Mahaprapanca, Mahāprapañca, Maha-prapanca: 5 definitions

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Mahaprapanca 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Mahaprapancha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mahaprapanca in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāprapañca (महाप्रपञ्च).—the great universe.

Derivable forms: mahāprapañcaḥ (महाप्रपञ्चः).

Mahāprapañca is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and prapañca (प्रपञ्च).

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

Mahāprapañca (महाप्रपञ्च).—[masculine] the great universe.

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

Mahāprapañca (महाप्रपञ्च):—[=mahā-prapañca] [from mahā > mah] m. the gr° universe or visible world, [Vedāntasāra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahaprapanca in German

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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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