Mahambuja, Mahāmbuja, Maha-ambuja: 5 definitions
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Mahambuja 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāmbuja (महाम्बुज).—a billion.
Derivable forms: mahāmbujam (महाम्बुजम्).
Mahāmbuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and ambuja (अम्बुज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmbuja (महाम्बुज):—[=mahāmbu-ja] [from mahā > mah] (hām) n. a [particular] high number, a billion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahāṃbuja (ಮಹಾಂಬುಜ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) name of a hell.
2) [noun] a huge number; one lakh crore (10,00,00,00,00,000).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Ja, Ambuja.
Starts with: Mahambujapitha.
Full-text: Mahasaroja, Mahambujapitha.
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