Mahadvara, Mahādvāra, Maha-dvara: 6 definitions
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Mahadvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraMahādvāra (महाद्वार) refers to the “main door” or “entry zone” of any building.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymahādvāra (महाद्वार).—n (S) The great door or outer gate (esp. of a temple or a palace).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahādvāra (महाद्वार).—n The great door or outer gate.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahādvāra (महाद्वार).—a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
Derivable forms: mahādvāram (महाद्वारम्).
Mahādvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and dvāra (द्वार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahādvāra (महाद्वार):—[=mahā-dvāra] [from mahā > mah] m. n. a principal door or gate, [Harivaṃśa]
2) Mahādvārā (महाद्वारा):—[=mahā-dvārā] [from mahā-dvāra > mahā > mah] f. (a woman) having a large vagina, [Suśruta]
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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)
Starts with: Mahadvara-adhipati.
Ends with: Gangamahadvara.
Full-text: Gangamahadvara, Dhama, Dvaramaryada, Mahadvara-adhipati, Gopura, Mahamaryada, Dvarasala, Dvaraharmya, Dvaragopura, Dvarashobha, Dvaraprasada, Shukavaneshvara, Dvarapalaka.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
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