Mahadhvaja, Mahādhvaja, Maha-dhvaja: 5 definitions
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Mahadhvaja 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahādhvaja (महाध्वज).—a camel.
Derivable forms: mahādhvajaḥ (महाध्वजः).
Mahādhvaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and dhvaja (ध्वज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahādhvaja (महाध्वज).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.230.3 f.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahādhvaja (महाध्वज):—[=mahā-dhvaja] [from mahā > mah] m. a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahādhvaja (ಮಹಾಧ್ವಜ):—[noun] a camel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXI < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 102 - Mode of consecrating the flagstaff (dhvaja-āropaṇa)
Chapter 61 - Consecration of doors of the temple and the erection of banner
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXI - Former Buddhas < [Volume III]