Mahahava, Maha-ahava, Mahāhava: 10 definitions
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Mahahava 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Mahāhava (महाहव) refers to a “great battle”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should institute a great sacrifice at times of great fear, when in conflict with a powerful enemy, when the land is afflicted with drought, when locusts and soldiers come (to ravage it), when (one seeks to) remedy disease and suffering, when there is a fight between relatives for kingdom, when the king is deposed, during solitary combat in a great battle [i.e., mahāhava], in order to (get a) son, when one fails to gets a young virgin (bride), during a marriage, in order to gain victory, (or) when a fort is under attack. [...]”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahāhava (महाहव) refers to a “vast army”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “Thus addressed by his preceptor Bhārgava, the lord of the Asuras, hastened to the lofty mountain. With his powerful arms, the Asura brought the mountain Droṇa and hurled it immediately into the ocean. There is nothing wonderful and mysterious in regard to the splendour of Śiva. The great hero, the son of the ocean, took a vast army (mahāhava) with him, came to the battle ground [punarāyānmahāvīraḥ sindhuputro mahāhavam] and began to kill the gods with various weapons. [...]”.
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
Mahāhava (महाहव).—a great or tumultuous fight.
Derivable forms: mahāhavaḥ (महाहवः).
Mahāhava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and āhava (आहव).
Mahāhava (महाहव).—m.
(-vaḥ) A great battle or war. E. mahā and āhava war.
Mahāhava (महाहव).—m. a great battle or fight.
Mahāhava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and āhava (आहव).
Mahāhava (महाहव).—[masculine] great fight or war.
1) Mahāhava (महाहव):—[from mahā > mah] 1. mahāhava (hāh) m. a gr° war or battle, [Mahābhārata]
2) [=mahā-hava] [from mahā > mah] 2. mahā-hava m. a gr° sacrifice, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
Mahāhava (महाहव):—[mahā+hava] (vaḥ) 1. m. A great battle.
Mahāhava (महाहव):—[(mahā + ā)] m. ein grosser Kampf [Arjunasamāgama 8, 2.] [Mahābhārata 4, 2007. 5, 7081. 7191. 14, 1772.]
Mahāhava (महाहव):—m. ein grosser Kampf.
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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Partial matches: Hava, Ahava, Maha.
Full-text: Makakavam.
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