Mahakricchra, Mahākṛcchra, Maha-kricchra: 5 definitions
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Mahakricchra 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahākṛcchra can be transliterated into English as Mahakrcchra or Mahakricchra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahakrichchhra.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahākṛcchra (महाकृच्छ्र).—a great penance.
Derivable forms: mahākṛcchram (महाकृच्छ्रम्).
Mahākṛcchra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and kṛcchra (कृच्छ्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākṛcchra (महाकृच्छ्र).—n.
(-cchraṃ) A great penance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākṛcchra (महाकृच्छ्र):—[=mahā-kṛcchra] [from mahā > mah] n. great penance (used as Name of Viṣṇu), [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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