Mahanataka, Mahānāṭaka, Maha-nataka: 6 definitions

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Mahanataka 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक).—'the great drama', Name of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D. :-एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे (etadeva yadā sarvaiḥ patākāsthānakairyutam | aṅkaiśca daśabhirdhīrā mahānāṭakamūcire) ||

Derivable forms: mahānāṭakam (महानाटकम्).

Mahānāṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and nāṭaka (नाटक).

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

Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक).—[neuter] a great drama.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—It exists in two recensions, the more ancient by Dāmodara and explained by Mohanadāsa, and a recent one edited by Madhusūdana. Jones. 413. Io. 237. 320. 1830. Oxf. 142^b. 143. Paris. (B 127. 225. D 29). L. 1739. Khn. 44. K. 72. 74. B. 2, 126 (and—[commentary]). Report. Xiv. Ben. 37. 38. 40. Pheh. 5 (and—[commentary]). Rādh. 23. Oudh. Ix, 6. Xv, 36. Burnell. 174^a. Gu. 4. H. 102-4. Taylor. 1, 11. 80. 333. 476. Oppert. 588. 1087. 1975. 2662. 3669. 4668. 5126. 6117. 6703. 7044. 7454. Ii, 2268. 3226. 3748. 4833. 5602. 5866. 8428. 9073. Rice. 268. W. 1568. Peters. 3, 395. Verses from it Śp. p. 99.
—[commentary] by Candraśekhara. Io. 237.
—[commentary] by Nārāyaṇa. K. 74.
—[commentary] by Balabhadra Miśra. K. 76. Bp. 55. 263. 357.
—[commentary] by Mohanadāsa. W. p. 163. Oxf. 142^b. 143^a. L. 1740. K. 72. Report. Xiv. Ben. 40. Oudh. Ix, 6. Xv, 36. Xix, 46. H. 104.

Mahānāṭaka has the following synonyms: Hanumannāṭaka.

2) Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक):—Fl. 450. Goldstu7cker 18. Oudh. Xxi, 48. Peters. 4, 31. Rgb. 466 (inc.). Stein 78.
—[commentary] by Balabhadra Miśra. Rgb. 466 (inc.).
—[commentary] by Mohanadāsa. Fl. 450. Oudh. Xxi, 48. Peters. 4, 31.

Mahānāṭaka has the following synonyms: Hanumannāṭaka.

3) Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक):—Ulwar 1028.
—[commentary] by Mohanadāsa. Ulwar 1029.

4) Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक):—As p. 139 (2 Mss.). Bd. 432. 485. Il. Io. 237. 320. 1279. 1830. 1982. 2184. Peters. 5, 438. 439. C. by Candraśekhara. Hpr. 2, 157. Io. 237. C. by Madhusūdana. Bd. 485. C. by Mohanadāsa. Io. 1279. Peters. 438. 439. C. by Vidyāvinoda Bhaṭṭācārya. As p. 139.

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

1) Mahānāṭaka (महानाटक):—[=mahā-nāṭaka] [from mahā > mah] n. a brilliant spectacle, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a kind of drama, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] of a drama in 14 acts fabled to have been composed by the monkey-chief Hanu-mat (= hanuman-n q.v.), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 367; 519.]

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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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