Mahayaksha, Mahāyakṣa, Maha-yaksha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahāyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Mahayaksa or Mahayaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāyakṣa (महायक्ष):—[(ma + yakṣa)] m.
1) ein grosser Yakṣa, ein Fürst der Yakṣa [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 27, 4] (vgl. yakṣapati [5]). yakṣī f. [12.] —
2) Nomen proprium des Dieners des 2ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 41.]
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Mahāyakṣa (महायक्ष):—
1) senāpatayaḥ [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 76, 18.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāyakṣa (महायक्ष):—m. —
1) ein grosser Yakṣa , ein Fürst der Yakṣa. —
2) *Nomen proprium des Dieners der 2te Arhant’s der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇt.
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Partial matches: Yaksha, Maha.
Starts with: Mahayakshasenapati.
Full-text: Mahayakshasenapati, Mahayakshi, Naravahana, Baladhvaja, Candana, Kunala, Lohitaksha, Prabhavay, Jrimbhaka, Anga, Rohini, Senapati, Ajitabala, Mahoraga, Sagaracakri, Mathura, Magadha, Vajrapani, Ajitanatha, Ajita.
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