Mahakarman, Mahākarman, Maha-karman: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahākarman (महाकर्मन्).—a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
Mahākarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and karman (कर्मन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahākarman (महाकर्मन्):—[=mahā-karman] [from mahā > mah] n. a great work, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. accomplishing great works (said of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
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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.
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Ends with: Indramahakarman.
Full-text: Indramahakarman.
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