Mahasudarshana, Mahāsudarśana: 7 definitions
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Mahasudarshana has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahāsudarśana can be transliterated into English as Mahasudarsana or Mahasudarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāsudarśana (महासुदर्शन):—[(ma + su)] m. Nomen proprium eines Cakravartin [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 92.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāsudarśana (महासुदर्शन):—m. Nomen proprium eines Cakravartin [Tārānātha’s Geschichte]
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: Darshana.
Starts with: Mahasudarshanacakra, Mahasudarshanayantra, Mahasudarshanayantralakshana.
Full-text: Sudarshana, Mahasudarshanayantra, First Antarakalpa.
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