Maharajika, Māhārājika, Mahārājika, Maha-rajika, Mahārājikā: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMahārājika (महाराजिक) refers to one of the various classifications of Gaṇas: a group of deities attached to Lord Śiva.—Gaṇas are troops who generally appear in classes. Nine such classes are mentioned in the Purāṇas: They are (1) Ādityas (2) Viśvas or Viśvedevas (3) Vasus (4) Tuṣitas (5) Ābhāsvaras (6) Anilas (7) Mahārājikas (8) Sādhyas (9) Rudras. These are attached to Lord Śiva and serve under the command of Gaṇeśa, dwelling on Gaṇaparvata identified with Kailāsa—a peak of the Himālaya mountain.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāhārājika (माहाराजिक).—a. (-kī f.) Fit for a great king, imperial, royal.
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Mahārājika (महाराजिक).—Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: mahārājikaḥ (महाराजिकः).
Mahārājika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and rājika (राजिक).
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Mahārājikā (महाराजिका).—(m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).
Derivable forms: mahārājikāḥ (महाराजिकाः).
Mahārājikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and rājikā (राजिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahārājika (महाराजिक).—adj. (from mahārājan, q.v.), with or sc. deva, of the group of world-guardian (gods): °keṣu deveṣu Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 155.6; °ka-devaparṣadi Gaṇḍavyūha 513.22; °ka-rūpeṇa Lalitavistara 39.10, in the form of one of these gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahārājika (महाराजिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A kind of demi-god, of which there is a class of 220. E. mahā great, rāji splendour, aff. kan; or mahārāja the epithet of their chief and kan added.
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Māhārājika (माहाराजिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Imperial, royal, fit for a king, &c. E. mahārāja, ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahārājika (महाराजिक).—i. e. mahā -rāja + ika, m. A kind of demigod.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahārājika (महाराजिक):—[=mahā-rājika] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]
2) Māhārājika (माहाराजिक):—[=māhā-rājika] [from māhā] mf(ī)n. ([from] mahā-rāja) attached or devoted to the reigning prince, [Pāṇini 4-2, 35.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahārājika (महाराजिक):—[mahā-rājika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A kind of demigod of which there are 226.
2) Māhārājika (माहाराजिक):—[māhā-rājika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Imperial.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahārājika (ಮಹಾರಾಜಿಕ):—
1) [noun] Viṣṇu.
2) [noun] a class of demigods who live in nether regions.
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Mahārājika (ಮಹಾರಾಜಿಕ):—[noun] a great, uncontrollable commotion, arson.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Rajika.
Starts with: Maharajikadeva.
Ends with: Caturmaharajika, Chaturmaharajika.
Full-text: Maharajaka, Maharajikadeva, Caturmaharajika, Ganadevata, Six Devalokas, Tushita, Abhasvara, Anila, Aditya, Sadhya, Vishvedeva, Vishva, Gana, Maharaja, Yaksha, Vasu, Rudra, Deva.
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