In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Mahājavā (महाजवा).—A woman follower of Subrahmaṇya. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 22).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Mahājavā (महाजवा) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.21). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mahājavā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

context information

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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Mahājava (महाजव) refers to “tremendous speed”, and is mentioned in the meditation on Garuḍa in the Tejomaṇḍala, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā describes the different forms of Garuḍa in the five bhūta-maṇḍalas on which the aspirant has to meditate upon to cure the snake-bite victim from the poison which could have killed him. In the Tejo-maṇḍala, Garuḍa is meditated upon as one with tremendous speed (mahājava-yuta) and with the effulgence of the fire at the time of dissolution, clad in yellow and donninga a crown of different gems, his hands adorned with the conch and the tarjanī-mudrā, adept in arresting poison

context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahājava (महाजव).—an antelope.

Derivable forms: mahājavaḥ (महाजवः).

Mahājava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and java (जव).

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

Mahājava (महाजव).—adj. very fleet.

Mahājava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and java (जव).

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

Mahājava (महाजव).—[adjective] very swift, rapid.

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

1) Mahājava (महाजव):—[=mahā-java] [from mahā > mah] mf(ā)n. very impetuous, v° swift, v° fleet, very rapid, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. an antelope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Mahājavā (महाजवा):—[=mahā-javā] [from mahā-java > mahā > mah] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] mano-javā).

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahajava in German

context information

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 corpus

Mahajava (ಮಹಜವ):—

1) [noun] that which moves very fast.

2) [noun] a deer.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Maha, Java.

Starts with: Mahajavayuta.

Full-text: Manojava, Kshvid, Sampata, Java, Antarita.

Relevant text

Search found 4 books and stories containing Mahajava, Mahājava, Maha-java, Mahā-java, Mahājavā, Mahā-javā; (plurals include: Mahajavas, Mahājavas, javas, Mahājavās, javās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)

Starting with M

show preview

Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)

8.1. Geographical Information in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 5]

show preview

Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section 46 < [Shalya Parva]

show preview

Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)

(ii) The Site-planning (Vāstupada-vīnyāsa) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]

show preview