Mahamakha, Mahāmakha: 6 definitions
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Mahamakha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahāmakha (महामख).—Born of Savitṛ.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 18. 1.
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.
India history and geography
Mahāmakha.—(EI 25), a festival. Note: mahāmakha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mahāmakha (महामख).—[masculine] great or chief sacrifice.
Mahāmakha (महामख):—[=mahā-makha] [from mahā > mah] m. a great or principal sacrifice, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] (cf. -yajña).
Mahāmakha (महामख):—[(ma + makha)] m. ein grosses Opfer, Hauptopfer (s. mahāyajña) [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 102.] [Mahābhārata 3, 14128.]
Mahāmakha (महामख):—m. ein grosses Opfer , Hauptopfer [Mahābhārata 1,165,8.13,6,38.]
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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