The Sanskrit term Mahadāścarya can be transliterated into English as Mahadascarya or Mahadashcarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mahadashcharya.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Mahadāścarya (महदाश्चर्य) refers to “great wonder”, 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 for five [days and] nights, the faculty of hearing from afar, which causes great wonder (mahadāścarya), certainly arises for the [Yogin]. [...]”.

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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).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mahadāścarya (महदाश्चर्य) refers to a “wonderfully great thing”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Jalandhara: “[...] O lord of Daityas, I had been to the summit of Kailāsa casually. There I saw Śiva seated along with Pārvatī. He is fair-complexioned and exquisitely handsome. He has three eyes and the moon for his crest. On seeing this wonderfully great thing (mahadāścarya), a doubt arose in my mind. Can there be anywhere in the three worlds such a splendour as this? [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahadāścarya (महदाश्चर्य).—a. very wonderful.

Mahadāścarya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahat and āścarya (आश्चर्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahadāścarya (महदाश्चर्य) or Mahadāścaryya.—n. Adv.

(-ryaṃ) Very surprising. E. mahat and āśvarya surprising.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahadāścarya (महदाश्चर्य):—[mahadā+ścarya] (ryyaṃ) adv. Very surprising.

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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)

Partial matches: Ashcarya, Mahat, Mahad.

Starts with: Mahadashcaryam.

Full-text: Great wonder, Mahadashcaryam, Mahadashcaryya, Wonder, Sarpana, Ashcarya.

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