Mahapuja, Mahāpūjā, Maha-puja: 6 definitions
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Mahapuja 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 Dictionarymahāpūjā (महापूजा).—f (S) pop. mahāpujā f Solemn worship upon extraordinary occasions.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahāpūjā (महापूजा) [-pujā, -पुजा].—f Solemn worship upon great occasions.
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 dictionaryMahāpūjā (महापूजा).—great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.
Mahāpūjā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and pūjā (पूजा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāpūjā (महापूजा):—[=mahā-pūjā] [from mahā > mah] f. ‘gr° honour’, a [particular] religious ceremony, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahapujavidhi.
Ends with: Sharadiyamahapuja.
Full-text: Mahapujavidhi, Mahat, Sharadiyamahapuja, Saradiya, Dvar, Varshika.
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