Mahadashraya, Mahadāśraya, Mahat-ashraya: 4 definitions

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Mahadashraya 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.

The Sanskrit term Mahadāśraya can be transliterated into English as Mahadasraya or Mahadashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahadāśraya (महदाश्रय).—dependence on or seeking protection with the great.

Derivable forms: mahadāśrayaḥ (महदाश्रयः).

Mahadāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahat and āśraya (आश्रय).

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

Mahadāśraya (महदाश्रय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Dependent upon or attached to the great. E. mahat and āśraya asylum.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mahadāśraya (महदाश्रय):—[=mahad-āśraya] [from mahad > mah] mfn. dependent upon or attached to the great

2) [v.s. ...] m. having recourse to the great, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Mahadāśraya (महदाश्रय):—[mahadā+śraya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Dependent on or devoted to the great.

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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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