Mahanayaka, Mahānāyaka, Maha-nayaka: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahānāyaka.—(EI 4; BL), official designation probably indicating a class of feudatories; a subordinate title. Note: mahānāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahānāyaka (महानायक).—
1) a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.
2) a great head or chief.
Derivable forms: mahānāyakaḥ (महानायकः).
Mahānāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and nāyaka (नायक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahānāyaka (महानायक):—[=mahā-nāyaka] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° head or chief, [Inscriptions; Vāsavadattā]
2) [v.s. ...] a gr° gem in the centre of a string of pearls, [Vāsavadattā]
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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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Partial matches: Maha, Nayaka.
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