Mahapavitra, Mahāpavitra, Maha-pavitra: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāpavitra (महापवित्र).—an epithet of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: mahāpavitraḥ (महापवित्रः).
Mahāpavitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and pavitra (पवित्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāpavitra (महापवित्र):—[=mahā-pavitra] [from mahā > mah] mfn. greatly purifying (said of Viṣṇu), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] greatly protecting against unfavourable influences, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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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, Pavitra.
Full-text: Mahapavitreshti, Pavitra.
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