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Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन) refers to one who is “born in a high lineage”, according to the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 2.28. Accordingly:—“[...] soothening with kind words to Sītā, when eyes were blemished with tears, the virtuous Rāma spoke again as follows, for the purpose of waking her turn back: ‘[...] Sītā! Your are born in a high lineage (mahākulīna), ever devoted to righteousness. Perform your own virtue here, which is agreeable to my mind’”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Māhākulīna (माहाकुलीन).—a. (-lī f.), [māhākulīna] a. (-nī f.)

1) Nobly born, of noble family, of illustrious descent.

See also (synonyms): māhākula.

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Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन).—a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born.

-lam a noble birth or family, high descent.

Mahākulīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and kulīna (कुलीन). See also (synonyms): mahākula.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Of good family. E. mahā great, and kulīna of family.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन).—[adjective] = [preceding] 2, [abstract] tā [feminine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन):—[=mahā-kulīna] [from mahā > mah] mf(ā)n. = [preceding] [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]

2) Māhākulīna (माहाकुलीन):—[=māhā-kulīna] [from māhā] mfn. ([from] mahā-kula) nobly born, iv, 1, 114.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahākulīna (महाकुलीन):—[mahā-kulīna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahakulina 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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Partial matches: Kulina, Maha.

Starts with: Mahakulinata.

Full-text: Mahakula, Mahakulinata, Khan, Kulina.

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