Mahashayana, Mahāśayana, Maha-shayana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahāśayana can be transliterated into English as Mahasayana or Mahashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāśayana (महाशयन):—[(ma + śa)] n. ein hohes Lager: virati [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 202.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāśayana (महाशयन):—n. ein hohes Lager.
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Partial matches: Sayana, Maha.
Full-text: Shikshapada, Samasera.
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