Mahadambha, Mahādambha, Maha-dambha: 4 definitions
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Mahadambha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahādambha (महादम्भ).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: mahādambhaḥ (महादम्भः).
Mahādambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and dambha (दम्भ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahādambha (महादम्भ):—[=mahā-dambha] [from mahā > mah] mfn. practising gr° deceit (said of Śiva), [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-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.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.414 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 2.16.105 < [Chapter 16 - The Lord’s Acceptance of Śuklāmbara’s Rice]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]