Mahasattva, Mahāsattva, Maha-sattva: 12 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—1. (ma + sa) m. ein grosses Geschöpf, lebendes Wesen [Mahābhārata 1, 2629.] vadha [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 40, 25 (41, 27 Gorresio).]
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Mahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—2. (wie eben)
1) adj. ein grosses d. i. edles Wesen habend, edel (von Personen): ko hi nāma mahāsattvaḥ pūrvamādharṣitaḥ paraiḥ . dīnaṃ vacanamādadyāt [Rāmāyaṇa.5,85,16.] [Mahābhārata.3,14339.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 37,75. 45,408. 56,165 320. 342. 61,312. 65,10. 13. 45. 72,224.] [SOM. NALA 83.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 60,15] [Oxforder Handschriften 52,b,21.] [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 56,9] (ati) . [64, 1.] [Hitopadeśa 100. 12.] [Sāhityadarpana 66.] mahāsattvo harṣaśokādyanabhibhūtasvabhāvaḥ [32, 21.] Bei den Buddhisten stehendes Beiwort von bodhisattva [Burnouf 465. 477.] Nach [BURNOUF] grand être oder grande créature. = buddha [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 80.] —
2) m. a) Beiname Kuvera's [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 38]; vgl. mahāsanna . — b) N. Śākyamuni’s als Thronerben [Burnouf 535.] [Hiouen-Thsang 1, 164.]
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Mahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—2.
1) Beiw. von Elephanten [Mahābhārata 3, 12380.]
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Mahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—3. n. nom. abstr. von mahā sant oder fehlerhaft für mahāsattvatva n. nom. abstr. von 2. mahāsattva [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 154.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—1. m. ein grosses Geschöpf , — lebendes Wesen.
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Mahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—2. —
1) Adj. — a) charakterfest. — b) ein grosses , d.i. edles Wesen habend , edel (Person). Bei den Buddhisten stehendes Beiw. von bodhisatva. — c) überaus muthig [110,29.] [Mahābhārata 3,178,18.] — d) grosse Thiere in sich bergend. —
2) m. — a) *ein Buddha. — b) *Beiname Kubera's. — c) Name Śākyamuni’s als Thronerben.
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Mahāsattva (महासत्त्व):—3. n. = mahāsatā.
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Partial matches: Maha, Tva, Sattva.
Starts with: Mahasattvata, Mahasattvavadha.
Ends with: Sumahasattva.
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