Mahajaya, Mahājaya: 8 definitions
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Mahajaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMahājaya (महाजय).—One of the two Pārṣadas presented to Subrahmaṇya by Vāsuki, the King of serpents. The other one was Jaya. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva. Chapter 45, Verse 52).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahājaya (महाजय).—A son of Maṇivara.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 159.
Mahājaya (महाजय) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.48) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mahājaya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMahājaya (महाजय) refers to a “great victory”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “Patience is the strength of all monks: it humbles the wicked and manifests wondrous things in the assemblies. Patience is the guardian that watches that generosity and morality are not broken. Patience is a great armor that soldiers cannot pierce. Patience is the good medicine that eliminates bad poisons. Patience is a great victory (mahājaya) that assures safety and peace over the dangerous paths of saṃsāra. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahājaya or Mahājayā.—(EI 7; IA 26), name of a tithi; same as su-di 7. Note: mahājaya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahājaya (महाजय):—[=mahā-jaya] [from mahā > mah] mfn. very victorious, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata]
3) Mahājayā (महाजया):—[=mahā-jayā] [from mahā-jaya > mahā > mah] f. Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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