Mahakasha, Mahākāśa: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Mahakasha 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahākāśa can be transliterated into English as Mahakasa or Mahakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMahākāśa (महाकाश).—A particular subcontinent in the Śaka island (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 11, Verse 25).
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhitaMahākāśa (महाकाश) refers to—The spiritual sky within which the Vaikuṇṭha planets are situated.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymahākāśa (महाकाश).—n S Space, immensity, the infinite void: as disting. from ghaṭākāśa & maṭhākāśa Embodied or defined space.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākāśa (महाकाश):—[=mahā-kāśa] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a Varṣa, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Kakaca.
Starts with: Mahakashabhairavakalpe sharabheshvarakavacam, Mahakashabhairavakalpesharabheshvarakavaca, Mahakashamatar, Mahakashamatri, Mahakashaya.
Full-text: Mahakashabhairavakalpesharabheshvarakavaca, Akashamatar, Makakayam, Makakaccam.
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