Mahanish, Mahāniś, Maha-nish: 5 definitions
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Mahanish 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahāniś can be transliterated into English as Mahanis or Mahanish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāniś (महानिश्).—f. the middle of the night, 4, 129.
Mahāniś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and niś (निश्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāniś (महानिश्).—[feminine] dead of night, midnight.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāniś (महानिश्):—[=mahā-niś] [from mahā > mah] f. the dead of night, midnight, [Manu-smṛti]
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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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Starts with: Mahanisha, Mahanishitha.
Full-text: Mahaparahna.
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