Mahakshapatalika, Mahākṣapaṭalika: 5 definitions

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Mahakshapatalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Mahākṣapaṭalika can be transliterated into English as Mahaksapatalika or Mahakshapatalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Mahākṣapaṭalika (महाक्षपटलिक) in Sanskrit refers to a “superintendent of archives”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(Sircar 1966 p. 178; Sohoni JBRS 1966 p. 56-8); the word is well attested in the inscriptions: p. ex. IA VI 1877 p. 200; EI I p. 316, 318; EI IX p. 305; EI XX p. 128, etc.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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India history and geography

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Mahākṣapaṭalika.—(IE 8-3; CII 3; EI 30; BL; HD), record- keeper and accountant; same as Mahākṣapaṭal-ādhyakṣa; see Akṣapaṭalika, sometimes explained as ‘the chief keeper of records’ (CII 4), Cf. CII, Vol. III, p. 120. (IE 8-3), mentioned as a Pātra. Note: mahākṣapaṭalika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mahakshapatalika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahākṣapaṭalika (महाक्षपटलिक):—[=mahā-kṣa-paṭalika] [from mahākṣa > mahā > mah] m. a chief keeper of archives, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahakshapatalika in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahākṣapaṭalika (ಮಹಾಕ್ಷಪಟಲಿಕ):—[noun] the chief of law and finance departments under whom a large number of clerks are working.

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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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