Mahabila, Mahābila: 9 definitions
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Mahabila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Elements of Newar Buddhist Artmahabila refers to a “big hole”.—The signifcance of the waterholes in the (Kathmandu) valley can be understood properly only if we give an attention to the fact that the main source of water is believed to be rain and the mother sky itself is considered to be a big hole, mahabila. Newars originally believed that the sky is mother, which sharply contrasts with Indo-European concept of father sky.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahābila (महाबिल).—n.
(-laṃ) 1. Sky, heaven, atmosphere. 2. A water jar. 3. The heart, the mind. 4. A cave, a hole. E. mahā great, and vila a chasm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahābila (महाबिल).—[neuter] deep cave or hole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahābila (महाबिल):—[=mahā-bila] [from mahā > mah] n. a deep cave or hole, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] the atmosphere, ether, [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] a water-jar, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] the heart or mind, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. mahad-b).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mahābila (महाबिल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mahābila.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMahābila (महाबिल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mahābila.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahābila (ಮಹಾಬಿಲ):—
1) [noun] a big hole or cave.
2) [noun] the sky.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Mahadbilam, Mahadbila, Makavilayam, Waterhole.
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