Mahamedha, Mahāmedha, Maha-medha, Mahāmedhā: 5 definitions
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Mahamedha 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 dictionaryMahāmedha (महामेध).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: mahāmedhaḥ (महामेधः).
Mahāmedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and medha (मेध). See also (synonyms): mahāmṛtyu.
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Mahāmedhā (महामेधा).—an epithet of Durgā.
Mahāmedhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and medhā (मेधा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāmedha (महामेध):—[=mahā-medha] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° sacrifice, [Mahābhārata]
2) Mahāmedhā (महामेधा):—[=mahā-medhā] [from mahā > mah] f. ‘great intelligence’, Name of Durgā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahāmēdha (ಮಹಾಮೇಧ):—[noun] the plant Leptadenia pyrotechnica ( = L. spartium) of Asclepiadaceae family.
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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Full-text: Mahameda, Mahamrityu, Mahamoha, Ashtavarga, Mahadeva, Gadadhara.
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