Mahadhatu, Mahādhātu, Maha-dhatu: 8 definitions
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Mahadhatu 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMahādhātu (महाधातु) refers to the “great bodily essence”, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 2.12-20.—Accordingly, “[...] (He worshipped thus) with (offerings) of the most excellent and divine Great Incense and many kinds of ornaments, established in supreme non-duality with (substances) born from (his) great bodily essence (mahādhātu). Endowed with supreme bliss and holding the great argha vessel, the Lord of the gods, worshipped, O dear one, the great and excellent Wheel and he, the emperor and Lord of the Śrīkula, deftly put all the Śrīkramas, including the sequence of the Child and the rest, in place in accord with the sequence”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahādhātu (महाधातु).—
1) gold.
2) an epithet of Śiva.
3) lymph.
4) Name of Meru.
Derivable forms: mahādhātuḥ (महाधातुः).
Mahādhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahādhātu (महाधातु).—m.
(-tuḥ) Gold. E. mahā great, chief, and dhātu mineral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahādhātu (महाधातु).—m. gold.
Mahādhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahādhātu (महाधातु):—[=mahā-dhātu] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘great metal or element’, gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] lymph, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata] (= meru-parvata, [Nīlakaṇṭha])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahādhātu (महाधातु):—[mahā-dhātu] (tuḥ) 2. m. Gold.
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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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Starts with: Mahadhatukatha.
Full-text: Prasuta.
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