Mahayudha, Mahāyudha, Maha-ayudha: 5 definitions
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Mahayudha 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMahāyudha (महायुध) refers to “great weapons”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu said to Jalandhara: “O excellent Asura, you are blessed. You are invincible in war. Since you are a great lord you are not at all afraid of even great weapons (mahāyudha-vara). Many Asuras have been killed by these very same weapons in great battles. The wicked and haughty people have been pierced through their bodies and killed. [...]”.
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 dictionaryMahāyudha (महायुध).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: mahāyudhaḥ (महायुधः).
Mahāyudha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and āyudha (आयुध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāyudha (महायुध):—[from mahā > mah] (hāy) mfn. having great weapons (said of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
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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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