Mahamanas, Maha-manas, Mahāmanas: 10 definitions
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Mahamanas 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahāmanas (महामनस्).—Grandson of Janamejaya, a King of the Aṅga dynasty. Mahāśāla was the son of Janamejaya and Mahāmanas was the son of Mahāśāla. Uśīnara was the son of Mahāmanas. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 277).
Mahāmanas (महामनस्) refers to “one of lofty mind”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] In order to make her own words true, the great goddess, who bestows everything desired, delightedly entered the mind of the mountain with all her constituent elements. Hence he shone with an extraordinary splendour and great joy. With a resplendent brilliance, he, of lofty mind [i.e., mahāmanas], became invincible like a blazing fire. Then, in a beneficent hour, the lord of the mountains deposited in his beloved the entire constituent element of Śiva by means of ecstatic contemplation. [...]”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Mahāmanas (महामनस्).—a.
1) high-minded, nobleminded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः (tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā dharmaputro mahāmanāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.1.7.
2) liberal.
3) proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ (śarabha) q. v.
Mahāmanas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and manas (मनस्). See also (synonyms): mahāmanaska.
Mahāmanas (महामनस्).—mfn.
(-nāḥ-nāḥ-naḥ) Magnanimous, high-minded, liberal, munificent. E. mahā great, manas mind.
Mahāmanas (महामनस्).—adj. high-minded, magnanimous, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 55, 52. Vaktumanas, see s. v.
Mahāmanas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and manas (मनस्).
Mahāmanas (महामनस्).—[adjective] high-minded, proud or generous.
1) Mahāmanas (महामनस्):—[=mahā-manas] [from mahā > mah] mfn. (mahā-) gr°-minded, high-m°, magnanimous, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Śiśupāla-vadha] arrogant-minded, proud, haughty, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the fabulous animal Śarabha (q.v.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
Mahāmanas (महामनस्):—[mahā-manas] (nāḥ-nāḥ-naḥ) a. Magnanimous, liberal.
Mahāmanas (महामनस्):—[(ma + ma)]
1) adj. grossgesinnt, hohen Sinnes [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 367.] [Halāyudha 2, 200.] [Ṛgveda 10, 103, 9.] [Nalopākhyāna 5, 40. 7, 8. 18, 19] (su) . [20, 2.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4813.] [Spr. 3936.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 6, 18] (a) . [3, 55, 52.] stolzen Sinnes, stolz, hochfahrend [Chāndogyopaniṣad 6, 1, 2.] [Spr. 3636] (nicht grossmüthig). —
2) m. a) ein best. fabelhaftes Thier, = śarabha [Śabdakalpadruma] u. dem letzten Worte; vgl. manasvin . — b) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Harivaṃśa 1672. fg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 444.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 23, 2.]
Mahāmanas (महामनस्):——
1) Adj. — a) stolzen Sinnens , stolz , hochfahrend. — b) hohen Sinnes , grossgesinnt. —
2) m. — a) *das fabelhafte Thier Śarabha [Rājan 19,3.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
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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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
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