Mahad: 2 definitions
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Mahad means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahad (महद्):—[from mah] in [compound] for mahat.
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMahad (महद्):—-an allomorph of [mahat] as it appears in a modified form in certain compounds; ~[āśaya (mahadāśaya)] noble, noble-minded; ~[guṇa] having the characteristics of a great man.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+225): Mahada, Mahadabhikhya, Mahadaddara, Mahadadijali, Mahadaha, Mahadai-shreshthin, Mahadairghatamasa, Mahadaitya, Mahadakanda, Mahadakara, Mahadakini, Mahadamatra, Mahadambha, Mahadamshtra, Mahadana, Mahadana-akshapatal-adhikrita, Mahadanadina, Mahadananirnaya, Mahadananukramanika, Mahadanapaddhati.
Full-text (+10): Mahadbhutadhipati, Mahadayudha, Mahadgata, Mahadbhu, Mahadgaurava, Mahadvat, Mahadgunatva, Mahadguna, Mahadabhikhya, Mahadbila, Mahadvyatikrama, Mahadashcaryam, Mahadashraya, Mahadvaruni, Mahadavasa, Mahadasha, Mahadbhaya, Mahadbhuta, Aukthya, Asuratva.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Mahad; (plurals include: Mahads). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 14.4 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 14.3 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 12.20 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.389 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Verse 1.5.27 < [Chapter 5 - Eating the Mendicant Brāhmaṇa’s Offerings]
Verse 1.9.29 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 35 < [First Stabaka]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.1.29 < [Part 1 - Qualities of Pure Bhakti (bhagavad-bhakti-bheda)]
Verse 2.1.200 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]