Mahashila, Mahāśīla: 5 definitions
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Mahashila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Mahashila has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahāśīla can be transliterated into English as Mahasila or Mahashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāśilā (महाशिला):—[(ma + śi)] f. eine best. Waffe [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 149.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 787,] [Scholiast]
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Mahāśīla (महाशील):—[(ma + śīla)] m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Janamejaya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 23, 2.] — Vgl. mahāśāla 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāśilā (महाशिला):—f. eine best. Waffe.
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Mahāśīla (महाशील):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Janame Jaya.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shila, Maha, Cila.
Starts with: Mahashilakantaka.
Full-text: Mahamani, Mahashilakantaka, Udagra.
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