Mahasthana, Mahāsthāna, Maha-sthana: 6 definitions
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Mahasthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāsthāna (महास्थान):—[(ma + sthāna)] n. ein hoher Platz, eine hohe Stellung: svāyaṃbhuvaṃ sthānaṃ gacchati [Mahābhārata 13, 3366.] mahatsthānam ed. Bomb. prāpta m. Nomen proprium eines Bodhisattva [Burnouf 101.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 301.] mahāsthāmaprāpta [2, 227. fgg.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 21.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāsthāna (महास्थान):—n. ein hoher Platz , eine hohe Stellung.
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: Maha, Sthana.
Starts with: Mahasthanaprapta.
Ends with: Ghatikamahasthana, Naradiyamahasthana.
Full-text: Mahasthanaprapta, Mahasthamaprapta, Naradiyamahasthana, Naradiya, Sthana, Mhatara, Prabhu, Mahattara, Mahajana, Mahattama, Svayambhuva.
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