Maha-sabha, Mahā-sabhā, Mahasabha: 4 definitions
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India history and geography
Mahā-sabhā.—(SII 1; ASLV; SITI), ‘the great assembly’; meeting of the general body of the sabhā; meeting of the Mahā- janas in session; body of the Mahājanas. Note: mahā-sabhā 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
Mahāsabhā (महासभा):—[=mahā-sabhā] [from mahā > mah] f. a large (dining) hall, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Mahāsabhā (महासभा):—(nf) a congress; ~[sabhāī] member of a [mahāsabhā].
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Nepali dictionary
Mahāsabhā (महासभा):—n. general assembly;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+335): Katamahasabha, Samyukta-rashtrasangha-mahasabha, Sanyukt-rashtrasangh-mahasabha, Maha-vyavastha, Ur, Sabha, Kanthada, Dusare, Bajava, Natila, Tattora, Harasola, Jolura, Beduja, Gogayya, Mandakya, Haradara, Dhaktha, Soniya, Kammeha.
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