Mahaprasthana, Mahāprasthāna, Maha-prasthana: 9 definitions

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Mahaprasthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान).—n (S) The great march or journey, viz. death.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान).—n The great march, viz. death.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान).—

1) departing this life, death.

2) setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा (ihaiva nidhanaṃ yāma mahāprasthānameva vā) Rām.2.47.7 (com. mahāprasthānaṃ maraṇadīkṣā- pūrvakamuttarābhimukhagamanam); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.365.

Derivable forms: mahāprasthānam (महाप्रस्थानम्).

Mahāprasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and prasthāna (प्रस्थान).

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

Mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान).—n. Death, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11070.

Mahāprasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and prasthāna (प्रस्थान).

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

Mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान).—[neuter] the great journey, i.e. death; prasthānika or prasthānika [adjective] relating to it.

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

Mahāprasthāna (महाप्रस्थान):—[=mahā-prasthāna] [from mahā > mah] n. setting out on the gr° journey, departing this life, dying, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti etc.]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahāprasthāna (ಮಹಾಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನ):—[noun] the final travel; the cessation of life; death.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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