Mahakratu, Mahākratu, Maha-kratu: 6 definitions
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Mahakratu 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahākratu (महाक्रतु).—a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्र्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि (tadaṅgamagryaṃ maghavan mahākratoramuṃ turaṅgaṃ pratimoktumarhasi) R.3.46.
Derivable forms: mahākratuḥ (महाक्रतुः).
Mahākratu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and kratu (क्रतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākratu (महाक्रतु).—[masculine] great sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākratu (महाक्रतु):—[=mahā-kratu] [from mahā > mah] m. a great sacrifice, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] (cf. -yajña).
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMahākratu (ಮಹಾಕ್ರತು):—
1) [noun] a big, religious sacrifice.
2) [noun] (math.) a huge number (1 followed by thirty five zeros).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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