Mahabhoja, Mahābhoja: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMahābhoja (महाभोज).—A Yādava King. (Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mahābhoja (महाभोज).—A son of Sātvata; a righteous King and the originator of the Bhoja tribe: a Mahāratha who killed Satrajit, and gave Syamantaka to Akrūra.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 7, 11; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 2, 17-71; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 1, 7.
1b) A son of Kauśalya.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 2.
Mahābhoja (महाभोज) refers to one of the sons of Kroṣṭā and grandson of Yadu, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Nahuṣa married Virajā (the daughter of Pitṛ) and was blessed with five sons of whom Yayāti was the most famous. Yayāti had two wives—Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā. Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu. [...] The Son of Yadu was Kroṣṭā in whose race the most glorious kings were born. The text only names them as [viz., Mahābhoja].
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahābhoja.—(IE 8-2; EI 7, 22, 28; LL), a big Jāgīrdār; title of a feudatory ruler; see Bhojaka. Note: mahābhoja 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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahābhoja (महाभोज).—[masculine] great prince, [Name] of a king.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahābhoja (महाभोज):—[=mahā-bhoja] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° monarch, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Bhoja, Sahajit, Kinkana, Sahasrajit, Mahabhoji, Bhojaka, Satvata, Lekhaka, Kroshta, Andhaka.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 11 - Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
The Sātvata movement and Bhāgavata worship < [Introduction]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)