Mahaniyama, Mahāniyama, Maha-niyama: 4 definitions
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Mahaniyama 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 dictionaryMahāniyama (महानियम).—an epithet of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: mahāniyamaḥ (महानियमः).
Mahāniyama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and niyama (नियम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāniyama (महानियम):—[=mahā-niyama] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘great vow’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]
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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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