Mahadeva, Mahādevā, Mahādeva, Maha-deva: 41 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
1) Mahādeva (महादेव):—One of the eight names of Rudra, given to him by Brahmā, according to the Pādma-purāṇa. This aspect became the presiding deity over the moon. The corresponding name of the consort is Rohiṇī. His son is called Budha.
2) Mahādeva:—First of the eleven emanations of Rudra (ekādaśa-rudra), according to the Aṃśumadbhedāgama and the Śilparatna. The images of this aspects of Śiva should have three eyes, four arms, jaṭāmakuṭas and be of white colour. It should be draped also in white clothes and be standing erect (samabhaṅga) on a padmapīṭha. It should be adorned with all ornaments and with garlands composed of all flowers and it should keep their front right hand in the abhaya and the front left hand in the varada poses, while it should carry in the back right hand the paraśu and in the back left hand the mṛga.
Mahādeva (महादेव) iconography is described in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the image of Mahādeva should be placed on a statue of bull. But according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, the picture of bull should be placed on the flag of the image of Mahādeva. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, five faces of the image of Mahādeva are instructed to be made.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
1) Mahādeva (महादेव, “Supreme among gods”):—One of the eleven epithets of Rudra, as adressed to in the second chapter of Śrī-rudram. These names represent his various attributes.
2) Mahādeva (महादेव) is the Sanskrit name of a deity presiding over Vārāṇasi, one of the sixty-eight places hosting a svāyambhuvaliṅga, which is one of the most sacred of liṅgas according to the Śaivāgamas. The list of sixty-eight svāyambhuvaliṅgas and presiding deities (e.g., Mahādeva) is found in the commentary on the Jirṇoddhāra-daśaka by Nigamajñānadeva. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.
Mahādeva (महादेव) is the name of a deity who received the Makuṭāgama from Śiva through the mahānsambandha relation, according to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha). The makuṭa-āgama, being part of the eighteen Rudrabhedāgamas, refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgamas: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu.
Mahādeva obtained the Makuṭāgama from Śiva who in turn obtained it from Sadāśiva through parasambandha. Mahādeva in turn, transmitted it to through divya-sambandha to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Makuṭāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)
Mahādeva (महादेव) refers to the “supreme god” and is used to describe Śarva, according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.116-125.—Accordingly, “Engaged in the path of the observance of the skull, the Lord wanders, free from attachment, displaying the Lokamārga and the supreme Lokātīta. And the lokas are designated ‘bound souls’, including gods, demons and men. No one realizes the supreme certainty with respect to knowledge of the self. And except for Śarva, the supreme god, there is no such behaviour of another [God]. No other god has certainty of knowledge. There is no such behaviour anywhere in the world with all its Gods. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahādeva (महादेव).—Śiva. (See under Śiva).
Mahādeva (महादेव) is a name of Śiva, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya chapter 4.—Accordingly, “[...] [Cañculā] saw the three-eyed Mahādeva, the eternal, being served devotedly by Viṣṇu, Brahmā and other gods. He had the brilliance of ten million suns and was reverently served by Gaṇeśa, Bhṛṅgi, Nandīśa Vīrabhadreśvara and others. His neck had a blue hue; he had five faces, three eyes, the crescent moon as crest-ornament and his left side was apportioned to Gaurī who had the brilliance of lightning. He was white in complexion like camphor and wore all ornaments. Besmeared with white ashes all over the body and clad in white cloth he shone brilliantly”.
Mahādeva is mentioned as one of the eight names of Śiva (śivanāma) in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the eight names of Śiva viz:—Hara, Maheśvara, Śambhu, Śūlapāṇi, Pinākadhṛk, Śiva, Paśupati and Mahādeva shall be used respectively for the rites of bringing the clay, kneading, installation, invocation, ceremonial ablution, worship, craving the forbearance and ritualistic farewell. Each of the names shall be prefixed with Oṃkāra. The name shall be used in the dative case and Namaḥ shall be added to them. The rites shall be performed respectively with great devotion and joy. [...]”.
1) Mahādeva (महादेव).—An attribute of Śiva;1 presiding deity of the moon;2 in one of his previous births was Kṛṣṇa;3 of the Kailāsa hill;4 drinks soma;5 worshipped by Lavaṇa Asura;6 worshipped by the followers of Bhaṇḍa;7 claimed Bhṛgu as his son;8 made the mind-born creatures of Dakṣa not to grow; blessed Surabhī with eleven sons, Rudras;9 Śukra went to, for learning nītī;10 roamed about in the Mahākālavana with Pārvatī;11 in his name Gārgya performed penance for a son.12 avatārs of, were in Kali and not in the previous yugas;13 his mānasītanu, Candra;14 wife Rohiṇī and son Budha.15
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 26. 1; Matsya-purāṇa 47. 75; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 8. 6.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 246. 61; 265. 42.
- 3) Ib. 47. 1.
- 4) Ib. 54. 2.
- 5) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 89.
- 6) Ib. III. 3. 70; 7. 91-2.
- 7) Ib. III. 10. 17; 21. 76; 25. 14; 60. 28; 72. 3, 108, 116. IV. 10. 29; 11. 32; 12. 16.
- 8) Ib. III. 1. 38.
- 9) Ib. III. 2. 4.
- 10) Matsya-purāṇa 47. 75.
- 11) Ib. 179. 3.
- 12) Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 23. 3.
- 13) Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 2.
- 14) Ib. 27. 16.
- 15) Ib. 27. 47, 56.
2) Mahādevā (महादेवा).—A daughter of Devakā and Vasudeva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 130.
Mahādeva (महादेव) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mahādeva) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
1) Mahādeva (महादेव) effects how the universe is created, maintained and dissolved, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—This universe is encircled on the outer side by water, fire, air, the ākāśa and the bhūtādi and then by the mahat and the avyakta, each of which is ten times as large as the earth.There are thus seven coverings. The universe is like coconut fruit with various shell-coverings. In proper time, again by causing a preponderance of tamas, God eats up the universe in His form as Rudra and again creates it in His form as Brahmā. He maintains the world in his form as Viṣṇu. The production of the Universe and its maintenance and ultimate dissolution are all effected through the playful activity (svalilayā) of Lord Mahādeva.
2) Mahādeva (महादेव) is the deity to be worshipped in the month Phālguna for the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-Vrata, according to the Saurapurāṇa.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In the month of Phālguna, tooth-brush is of vaṭa, food is milk, the deity is Mahādeva and the result is eight times that of rājasūya.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Mahādeva (महादेव) is the Sanskrit name for a deity (lit: “creator of all the worlds”), to be worshipped during raṅgapūjā, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to Mahādeva).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Mahādeva (महादेव) is the name of a deity to be invoked in a certain ritual, according to the Mānavagṛhyasūtra 2.14. Accordingly, the deity is prescribed when one suffers from possession by the Vināyakas, Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa, Kūṣmāṇḍarājaputra, Usmita and Devayajana. The Baijavāpagṛhyasūtra replaces the names of last two vināyakas with Mita and Sammita. According to R. C. Hazra in his Gaṇapati-worship, “this rite is both expiatory and propitiatory in nature and in which various things including meat and fish (both raw and cooked) and wine and cakes are to be offered”..
The gṛhya-sūtras are a branch of dharma-sūtras and refer to a category of Vedic literature dealing with domstic rites and rituals. The Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra belongs to the Kṛṣṇa-yajurveda. The Baijavāpa-gṛhya-sūtra is known only through references to it in other works (e.g., Vīramitrodaya-Saṃskāra).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Mahādeva (महादेव).—A grammarian of the Kātantra school who has written a gloss on the कातन्त्रवृत्ति (kātantravṛtti) of दुर्गसिंह (durgasiṃha).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Mahādeva (महादेव) refers to:—(see Śiva). (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Mahādeva (महादेव) represents the number 11 (eleven) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 11—mahādeva] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Mahādeva (महादेव) is mentioned as the birth-name of Vaṭapura—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Vaṭapura is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His birth-name is Padmanābha (alternatively, his birth-name is Mahādeva and his father is Vāsuki according to the Kulakaulinīmata);
2) Mahādeva (महादेव) is also mentioned as the birth-name of Khaḍgadevī—another one of the Sixteen Siddhas.—Khaḍgadevī the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His birth-name is Karṇavaṭaśarī (alternatively, his birth-name is Mahādeva and his father is Āgama according to the Kulakaulinīmata);
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
1) Mahādeva (महादेव) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Mahādeva).
2) Mahādeva (महादेव) also refers to a group of deities summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Mahādeva (महादेव) refers to a class of kimpuruṣa deities according to the Śvetāmbara tradition, while the Digambara does not recognize this class. The kimpuruṣas refer to a category of vyantaras gods which represents one of the four classes of celestial beings (devas). The kimpuruṣas are are golden in appearance according to Digambara, but white in complexion with very bright faces according to Śvetāmbara.
The deities such as the Mahādevas are defined in ancient Jain cosmological texts such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapaṇṇati by Yativṛṣabha (5th century) in the Digambara tradition.
Mahādeva (महादेव) refers to the “great deity” (i.e., Rudra), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Rudra [com.—mahādeva—‘the Great Deity’] , elephants of the quarters, gods, demons, aerial spirits, aquatic predators, the planets, the Vyantaras , the guardians of the quarters of the sky, the enemies [of Vāsudeva], Hari, Bala, the chief of the snakes, the lord of the discus (i.e. Viṣṇu) and others who are powerful, the wind, the sun, etc. all themselves having come together are not able to protect an embodied soul even for an instant [when death is] initiated by the servants of Yama”.
Mahādeva (महादेव) or Mahādevastavana is the name of a work by Hemacandra dealing with classical hymns and stotras from Jain literature.—The Mahādeva-stavana (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Mahādeva-stavana is a hymn to the idea of a Jina, the true great God (Mahādeva). The purpose is to extol his superiority over Śiva in the perspective of the conversion of king Kumārapāla to Jainism. It is a powerful hymn marked by two refrains: mahādevaḥ sa ucyate (3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12) and ekamūrttiḥ kathaṃ bhavet (21 to 32).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Mahadeva Samigal refers to one of the sixteen Sri Lankan Siddhas, otherwise known as the īḻattuc cittarkaḷ (ஈழத்துச் சித்தர்கள்), according to Na. Muthiah in his Eelathu Siththarkal (“Mystics of Sri Lanka” published by Kumaran Pathippakam.
Mahādeva (महादेव) refers to a mountain (giri).—Pāṇḍraṅhgapalli grant of Avidheya describes the hill Mahādeva-giri, to the east of which flowed the river Ane (Yenna). The Mahādeva-giri has been identified with the Mahadeo Hills, one of the important spurs of the Sahya mountain. The Mahadeo Hills start about ten miles north of Mahābleśvara and stretch across the whole breath of Satara district in Maharashtra. Professor Mirashi, however, points out the difficulty in identifying Mahadeo Hills with the Mahādeva-giri of the grant. The difficulty arises because the Mahodeo Hills lie to the east of the Ane of Yenna river, while according to the grant, the Ane or Yenna river flowed to the east of Mahādeva-giri. He, therefore, suggests that Mahādeva-giri should be identified with the Mahābleśvara hills in the Satara district.
Mahādeva (A.D. 1195-1198/99) is the name of a member of the Kākatīya royal dynasty.—Rudradeva was succeeded by his brother Mahādeva. The Khaṇḍavalli copper plates grant of Pratāparudra dated A.D. 1289 states that Rudra had given his kingdom to Mahādeva as a regent to the young prince Gaṇapatideva. The Upparapalli inscription dated A.D. 1235-56 states Gaṇapatideva as the son of Rudradeva. Some of the local records also describe Rudra as the father of Gaṇapatideva. Since Rudra had no issues he would have adopted Gaṇapatideva as his son and entrusted the kingdom to Mahādeva as the regent of Gṇapatideva.
Mahādeva.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘eleven’. Note: mahādeva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Mahādeva (महादेव) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Mahādeva) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mahādēva (महादेव).—m (S) Shiva, the third deity of the Hindu triad. 2 The board forming the upper member or handle of the Weaver's phaṇī or comb. This, together with the pole or cylindrical piece at the bottom, called pārvatī, compose a frame for the phaṇī and furnish it with the needed weight for its office of pressing and closing the woof. This comb-frame, mahādēvapārvatī, is also called hātyādāṇḍī.
mahādēva (महादेव).—m Shiva. mahādēvī f The wife of Shiva.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mahādeva (महादेव).—Name of Śiva. (-vī) 1 Name of Pārvatī.
2) the chief queen.
Derivable forms: mahādevaḥ (महादेवः).
Mahādeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and deva (देव).
Mahādeva (महादेव).—(1) name of a king, of the race of Mahāsaṃ-mata and corresp. to Pali Makhādeva(!): Mahāvyutpatti 3582; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.111.19 ff.; (2) name of a prince, son of Mahāratha and [Page423-a+ 71] brother of Mahāsattva: Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 206.12; 225.13 ff.; (3) name of a god: Gaṇḍavyūha 218.6 ff.; perhaps understood as the same as Sanskrit Mahādeva (Śiva); but his residence is Dvāravatī (q.v.), and he has four arms (219.1); both things suggest Kṛṣṇa.
Mahādeva (महादेव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Siva. f. (-vī) Durga the wife of Siva. E. mahā great, and deva god; the epithet Maha compounded with a substantive forms many appellatives of these deities especially; thus Siva is Mahakala, Maharudra, Mahes'hwara, &c. and Durga is named Mahavidya, Mahasmriti, Mahamedha, Mahamoha, &c. &c.
Mahādeva (महादेव).—I. m. Śiva. Ii. f. vī. 1. Durgā. 2. a queen,
Mahādeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and deva (देव).
Mahādeva (महादेव).—[masculine] the great god, [especially] Rudra-Śiva or Viṣṇu; [feminine] ī the great goddess i.e. Pārvatī or Lakṣmī, the first wife of a king.
1) Mahādeva (महादेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—king, nephew of Kṛṣṇa, son of Jaitrapāla, grandson of Śaṅghaṇa, patron of Hemādri. Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa 2, 6.
2) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Candrapati, younger brother of Bhagīratha Megha (Dravyaprakāśikā). Hall. p. 66.
Mahādeva has the following synonyms: Maheśa.
3) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Soma, grandson of Hari, father of Goṇiga, grandfather of Acyuta (Rasasaṃgrahasiddhānta). W. p. 299.
4) Mahādeva (महादेव):—husband of Sumitrā, father of Jayadeva, the author of the Candrāloka and Prasannarāghava. L. 1784. Oxf. 141^b.
5) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Bālakṛṣṇa, father of Divākara (Śrāddhacandrikāprakāśa, etc.), grandfather of Vaidyanātha (Śrāddhacandrikāprakāśānukramaṇikā). W. p. 312. L. 734.
6) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Rāmeśvara, father of Divākara (Dānacandrikā). Io. 618.
7) Mahādeva (महादेव):—father of Maheśa (Smārtaprayogaratna). Sb. 135.
8) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Gaṅgādhara, father of Yājñikadīkṣita (Yājñikavallabhā) and Lakṣmīdhara. W. p. 52. Ben. 8.
9) Mahādeva (महादेव):—father of Vāsudeva (Mīmāṃsākautūhalavṛtti). Hall. p. 182.
10) Mahādeva (महादेव):—father of Vaidyanātha Pāyaguṇḍe (Paribhāṣenduśekharakāśikā, etc.).
11) Mahādeva (महादेव):—poet. Śp. p. 71. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] Compare Karañjamahādeva.
12) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Adbhutadarpaṇa nāṭaka.
13) Mahādeva (महादेव):—pupil of Svayamprakāśatīrtha: Amarakośaṭīkā Budhamanoharā.
14) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Avyayakośa. He quotes the Siddhāntakaumudī and Tattvabodhinī.
15) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Āśvalāyanaśrautasūtravyākhyā.
16) Mahādeva (महादेव):—
—[commentary] on Mallamalla's Udārarāghava.
17) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Kādambarīṭīkā.
18) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Candrālokana (?) alaṃk. Rasodadhi Rasataraṅgiṇīṭīkā.
19) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Tithinirṇaya. Tithiratna. Nirṇayasiddhānta [dharma]
20) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Dharmatattvasaṃgraha.
21) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Nibandhasarvasva [dharma]
22) Mahādeva (महादेव):—(?): Mahārasāyanavidhi med.
23) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Yajamānavaijayantī. Compare Prayogavaijayantī.
24) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Yogasūtraṭīkā. Haṭhapradīpikāṭīkā.
25) Mahādeva (महादेव):—client of Rājasiṃha: Rājasiṃhasudhāsindhu. Cambr. 24 (Masūrikādhyāya). Bik. 654.
26) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Saṃtānadīpikā jy.
27) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Subodhinī [dharma] Oppert. Ii, 8106.
28) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Svātmaprabodha.
29) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Horāpradīpa.
30) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Kāhvajit: Kuṇḍapradīpa. Mahādevī. Muhūrtadīpaka and—[commentary], written in 1661. Muhūrtasiddhi. Meghamālā. Sārasaṃgraha jy.
31) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Dhundhuka: Śabdasiddhi, a
—[commentary] on Durgasiṃha’s Kātantravṛtti. Kh. 44.
32) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Nārāyaṇa: Kāmyeṣṭiprayoga Hiraṇyak.
33) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Luṇiga, wrote in 1264:
—[commentary] on Śrīpati’s Jyotiṣaratnamālā.
34) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Somanātha: Ujjvalā Hiraṇyakeśisūtraṭīkā (seems to be the
—[commentary] on the Dharmasūtra). Prayogavaijayantī on Hiraṇyakeśikalpasūtra. Śrautacandrikā Baudh. Ben. 7. Hiraṇyakeśisūtraprayogaratna.
35) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Candrapati, brother of Bhagīratha Megha (Dravyaprakāśikā) and Dāmodara. Hall. p. 66.
Mahādeva has the following synonyms: Maheśa.
36) Mahādeva (महादेव):—father of Anantadeva (Nirṇayabindu). Stein 93.
37) Mahādeva (महादेव):—father of Raṅganātha Āraḍa (Daśakumārapūrvapīthikāsāra). Stein 81.
38) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Uṇādikośa.
39) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Viṭṭhaleśvarasyāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotra.
40) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Kṛṣṇa Sūri: Adbhutadarpaṇa nāṭaka.
41) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Nārāyaṇa. Take hither the works on p. 437^b, where instead of Somanātha the proper reading is Nārāyaṇa.
42) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Mādhava Dīkṣita, who was a grandson of Jagannātha Paṇḍitarāja: Bhāminīvilāsaṭīkā.
43) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Śrīpati: Nibandhasarvasva.
44) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Mīmāṃsānyāyasaṃgraha.
45) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Nārāyaṇa: Kāmyeṣṭiprayoga Hiraṇyak.
46) Mahādeva (महादेव):—C. on the Aśvistuti in the Mahābhārata.
47) Mahādeva (महादेव):—Vaidyakasaṃgraha.
48) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Kāhnajit, composed in 1648: Bhāveśaphalapradīpa.
49) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Viśvanātha: Āśaucatattva.
50) Mahādeva (महादेव):—son of Pāṭhaka Harivaṃśa: Narapatijayacaryāṭīkā Jayalakṣmī.
1) Mahādeva (महादेव):—[=mahā-deva] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘the gr° deity’, Name of Rudra or Śiva or one of his attendant deities, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] of one of the 8 forms of R° or Ś°, [Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]
4) [v.s. ...] of various authors etc., [Catalogue(s)] (also dīkṣita-m, dvi-vedi-m; cf. below)
5) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
6) Mahādevā (महादेवा):—[=mahā-devā] [from mahā-deva > mahā > mah] f. Name of a daughter of Devaka, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([wrong reading] for saha-devā)
7) Mahādeva (महादेव):—[=mahā-deva] [from mahā > mah] n. Name of a Tantra, [Catalogue(s); Āryavidyā-sudhākara] (cf. śiva-tantra)
Mahādeva (महादेव):—[mahā-deva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Shiva. f. (vī) Durgā.
Mahādeva (महादेव):—
1) m. (ma + deva) a) oxyt. der grosse Gott, insbes. Bez. eines zu dem Kreise des Rudra gehörigen Gottes und des Rudra selbst. somo.rājā.varuṇo.rājā mahāde.a u.a mṛ.yurindraḥ [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5, 21, 11. 9, 7, 7. 12, 5, 19.] Aryaman, Varuṇa, Rudra, Mahādeva [13, 4, 4.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 4, 36, 1.] Śarva, Īśāna, Mahādeva, Ugradeva [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 39, 8.] rudrāya mahādevāya juṣṭo vardhasva [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 4, 8, 9. 19.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 3, 5.] yāṃ samāṃ mahādevaḥ paśūṃhanyāt [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 6, 9, 7. 18.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 51.] [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 10, 1. 20.] [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda 42, 2.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 385.] mahādevasya putrābhyāṃ bhavaśarvābhyāṃ namaḥ [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 20, 1.] = śiva [Amarakoṣa.1,1,1,28.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 198.] [Halāyudha.1,13.] [Arjunasamāgama.3,7.] [Sundopasundopākhyāna.3,4. 28.] [Mahābhārata.2,1642.3,1625.4,1297.5,7392. 14,203.] [Harivaṃśa 7581. 12495.] [Rāmāyaṇa.1,37,6. 55,12. 15. fg. 75,17] [?(77,20 Gorresio).3,31,10. 35,107.6,74,38. 102,3. Spr. 4702. Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 23,63. 51,56. MUIR, Stenzler.3,161. PAÑCAR.1,7,10. WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 359. Oxforder Handschriften 23,b,10. 40,b,37.101,a,31. 345,a,42. WASSILYEW 42.] gṛha [Oxforder Handschriften 268,a,37.] eine der 8 Formen Rudra's oder Śiva’s [Viṣṇupurāṇa 58.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 52,7.] [Oxforder Handschriften 54,a,1.] — b) Beiname Viṣṇu’s [Mahābhārata 5, 298.] [Harivaṃśa 12561.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 352.] — c) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Weber’s Indische Studien.1,80. 470.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 141. 969. 1173. 1218. fg.] [Oxforder Handschriften 124,b,2. 141,b,9. 239,b, No. 580. 244,b, No. 608. fg. 336,a, No. 790. 364,b, No. 68.] [HALL 66. 87. 182.] [Hiouen-Thsang 1,171. 397.] [WASSILJEW 18. 30. 57. fg. 224. 228.] dīkṣita [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 246.] dvivedi [219. 229.] vedānti [?636. HALL in der Einl. zu VĀSAVAD. 18. 48. Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 541.] paṇḍita [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 33. 201.] puṇatāmakara [664. fgg.] [HALL 26. 34. 47. 51. 53.] bhaṭṭa [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1027.] [Oxforder Handschriften 262,b, No. 632.] [HALL 175.] [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 6,14, Nalopākhyāna 3.] bhaṭṭadinakara [HALL 74.] sarasvatī [1. 139.] vādīndra und sarvajñavādīndra [67. 26.] — d) Nomen proprium eines Berges [HALL 196.] —
2) f. mahādevī (ma + de) a) die grosse Göttin d. i. Pārvatī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 204.] [Halāyudha 1, 16.] [Mahābhārata 14, 1184.] [Harivaṃśa 9416. 9426.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 66, 39.] [Burnouf 532.] Name der Dākṣāyaṇī in Śālagrāma [Oxforder Handschriften 39,b,6.] — b) Beiname der Lakṣmī, Viṣṇu’s Gemahlin, [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 45, 42.] bhūmirbhūtirmahādevī dātāraṃ kurute priyam [Mahābhārata 13, 3108.] — c) die erste Gemahlin eines Königs [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Mahābhārata 5, 7395.] [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 11.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 29. 32, 123. 35, 23. 65, 99] (rāja) . [69, 81.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 437. 5, 220. 386.] [Daśakumāracarita 51, 17.] [Sāhityadarpana 19, 2.] — d) Nomen proprium verschiedener Frauenzimmer [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 29, 13.] [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 51.] gaṇikā [Oxforder Handschriften 217,b,32.] —
3) n. Name eines Tantra [Oxforder Handschriften 109,a,4.] mahādevatantra [32]; vgl. śivatantra .
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Mahādeva (महादेव):—
1) d) giri [Kathāsaritsāgara 51, 48.]
Mahādeva (महादेव):——
1) m. — a) der grosse Gott , insbes. Bez. eines zu dem Kreise des Rudra gehörigen Gottes und des Kreise des Rudra gehörigen Gottes und des Rudra (Śiva) selbst. [Maitrāyaṇi 2,9,9,1.] [Mānavagṛhyasūtra 2,14.] Auch eine der 8 Formen Rudra’s oder Śiva's. — b) Beiname Viṣṇu's. — c) Nomen proprium — α) verschiedener Männer. Auch ṭīkṣita , ddhivedi , paṇiḍata , bhṭṭa , bhaṭṭadinakara , vidīndra , sarvajavādīndra und sarasvatī. — β) eines Berges. —
2) f. mahādevā f. Nomen proprium einer Tochter Devaka’s [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,98.] Richtig sahadevā. —
3) f. mahādevī — a) Beiname — α) der Pārvati. — β) der Lakṣmi. — b) Name der Dākṣāyaṇi in Śālagrāma. — c) die erste Gemahlin eines Fürsten. — d) *Koloquinthe [Rājan 7,112.] — e) Nomen proprium verschiedener Frauen. —
4) n. Titel eines Tantra [Āryavidyāsudhākara 160,17.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Mahādēva (ಮಹಾದೇವ):—
1) [noun] the Supreme God.
2) [noun] Śiva.
3) [noun] Viṣṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mahādeva (महादेव):—n. Mythol. Great God; Shiva;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
mahādeva (မဟာဒေဝ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+deva]
[မဟန္တ+ဒေဝ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahādeva—
(Burmese text): (၁) များစွာသောနတ်။ (၂) မလိယဒေဝထေရ်။ (၃) မဟာဒေဝထေရ်။ (မဟာဒေဝထေရ်သည် တတိယသံဂါယနာ တင်ပြီးနောက် ကိုးတိုင်းကိုးဌာန သာသနာပြု လွှတ်ရာတွင် မဟိံသကတိုင်းသို့ သာသနာပြု ကြွသောမဟာဒေဝထေရ် (ဝိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၁။ ၅ဝ)။ ကကုသန်ဘုရားရှင်၏ တပည့်သာဝကဖြစ်သော မဟာဒေဝထေရ် (ဝိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၁။ ၆၄)။ ဟူ၍ ၂-ပါးရှိ၏)။ (၄) မဟာဒေဝအမတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Many gods. (2) Mahalaya Deva Ther. (3) Mahadeva Ther. (Mahadeva Ther is the great deity who, following the third stage of the Sagayana, established the nine regional religious practices in the Mahinthaka region of the divine faith (Vi, Dtha, 1. 50). Mahadeva Ther is the disciple of the Lord Kakusan, known as Mahadeva Ther (Vi, Dtha, 1. 64).) (4) Mahadeva Ambassador.
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.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.24.44 < [Chapter 24 - The Story of Asuri Muni in the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 6.20.8 < [Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc.]
Verse 3.8.1 < [Chapter 8 - The Opulences of Śrī Girirāja]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXXV - Adoration of the great god mahadeva < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter LXXI - The prince's reply to the first question of the vitala < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter XXXVIII - On the external worship of the deity < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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