Mahavici, Mahāvīci, Maha-vici: 9 definitions
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Mahavici 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि).—Name of a hell.
Derivable forms: mahāvīciḥ (महावीचिः).
Mahāvīci is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and vīci (वीचि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि).—(°cī) , f. or m., name of a hell (= avīci, q.v.): °cī Mahāvastu i.9.9 = °ciṃ iii.454.8 (the first nom., the second acc.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि).—f.
(-ciḥ) One of the divisions of Tartarus. E. mahā, vīci a wave.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि).—m. a hell, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 89.
Mahāvīci is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and vīci (वीचि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि).—[masculine] a cert. hell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि):—[=mahā-vīci] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a hell, [Manu-smṛti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvīci (महावीचि):—[mahā-vīci] (ciḥ) 2. f. A hell.
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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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