Mahashana, Mahāśana, Maha-ashana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahāśana can be transliterated into English as Mahasana or Mahashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāśana (महाशन):—(mahā + 2. aśana) adj. f. ā viel essend, gefrässig, ein starker Esser [Yāska’s Nirukta 2, 27.] [Mahābhārata 3, 13238. 14720.] [Spr. 3360.] [Suśruta 2, 447, 21.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 78, 17.] kāma [Bhagavadgītā 3, 37.]
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Mahāsana (महासन):—(mahā + 1. ā) n. ein prächtiger Sitz [Mahābhārata 1, 6964.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 108.]
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Mahāśana (महाशन):—m. Nomen proprium eines Asura (= aghāsura Comm.) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 2, 1]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāśana (महाशन):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) viel essend , gefrässig (Blutegel [217,18]), ein grosser Esser. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Asura.
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Mahāsana (महासन):—n. ein prächtiger Sitz.
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Partial matches: Asana, Shana, Maha.
Starts with: Mahashanapushpika.
Full-text: Vrittaparni, Mahasanaparicchada, Padavinyasa, Asana.
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