Mahabuddhi, Mahābuddhi: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Mahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि) is one of the ministers of Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 45. Accordingly, as Kaśyapa said to Maya, Sunītha and Sūryaprabha: “... the two Asuras, who used to be called Vikaṭākṣa and Hayagrīva, have been born as his two ministers here, Sthirabuddhi and Mahābuddhi”.
2) Mahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि) is an incarnation of Saṃyataka, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 118. Accordingly, “... then Saṃyataka was born as the son of the king’s minister, in accordance with the curse, and his father gave him the name of Mahābuddhi....”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Mahābuddhi, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि) refers to “highly intelligent” and is used to describe Viśvakarman, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.38 (“Description of the dais or maṇḍapa”).—Accordingly, as Himavat prepared the wedding of Menā and Śiva: “[...] The highly intelligent (mahābuddhi) Viśvakarman built everything very quickly for the propitiation of Śiva from whom he had secured great favours. Similarly he erected Śiva’s mansion of various shapes and of great brilliance. Having the symbol of Śiva it was designated as Śivaloka. It was admired by all the gods. [...]”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि) refers to “great intelligence”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption of six nights, great intelligence (mahābuddhi) arises, as a result of which, [the Yogin acquires] knowledge of everything that is beyond analytical thought. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि).—adj. endowed with much intellect, [Pañcatantra] 4, 22; very sensible (ironically,
Mahābuddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and buddhi (बुद्धि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि).—[adjective] of great understanding, very wise or clever.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahābuddhi (महाबुद्धि):—[=mahā-buddhi] [from mahā > mah] f. the intellect, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having gr° understanding, extremely clever, [Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra] (-buddhe [wrong reading] for -yuddhe, [Mahābhārata])
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] of a man, [ib.]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymahābuddhi (မဟာဗုဒ္ဓိ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[mahanta+buddhi]
[မဟန္တ+ဗုဒ္ဓိ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Buddhi, Buddhi.
Starts with: Mahabuddhinidhi.
Full-text: Mahabuddhinidhi, Great intelligence, Mahamati, Samyataka, Hayagriva, Siddhodaka, Mahat, Vikataksha, Sutta.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Mahabuddhi, Mahābuddhi, Maha-buddhi, Mahā-buddhi, Mahanta-buddhi; (plurals include: Mahabuddhis, Mahābuddhis, buddhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 89 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 108 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.20.5-7 < [Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc.]
Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 3 - Numbers of Purāṇas < [Chapter 1b - An introduction to the Bhāgavatapurāṇa]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.6: Number of Purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXIX < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter XLVII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
Chapter XLVIII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]