Mahar: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Mahar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
One of the Hands of The Seven Upper Worlds.—Mahar: the Patāka hand twisted upwards is applicable.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Biology (plants and animals)
Mahar in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea mays var. japonica (Van Houtte) A.W. Wood (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Manual of Botany for the Northern States (1818)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1891)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
· Makinoa (1947)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
· Escritos (1923)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahar, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mahar (महर्).—ind.
1) The fourth of the seven worlds which rise one above the other from the earth (being between svar and janas); (maharloka also in this sense).
2) A kind of व्याहृति (vyāhṛti) q. v.
See also (synonyms): mahas.
Mahar (महर्).—and maharloka mahar -loka (mahar for mahan, akin to mahant, or anomal. for mahas), m. The abode of the saints who survive a destruction of the world; it is said to be situated above the polar star, Weber, Ind. St. ii. 178; cf. 213; [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Mahar (महर्).—[masculine] [Name] of a cert. world.
1) Mahar (महर्):—[from mah] a ind. (for mahas) the fourth of the seven worlds which rise one above the other (supposed to be the abode of those saints who survive a destruction of the world, [Purāṇa; Vedāntasāra]; cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 55 n. 2]).
2) b etc. See p. 794, col. 3.
Mahar (महर्):—und maharloka m. N. der vierten von den sieben aufsteigenden Welten [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.2,1,28.8,20,33.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 101,25.] [Vedānta lecture No. 70.] [ĀRUṆIKOP.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien.2,178.] [Siddhāntaśiromaṇi.3,43.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 213. 632.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.2,5,38.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 46,39.] [Oxforder Handschriften 69,b,12.] [PAÑCAR.2,2,58.] Entstanden aus mahas Grösse, welches [TAITT. Upakośā 1, 5, 1. 3. fgg.] als 4te Vyā- -hṛti erscheint.
Mahar (महर्):—(Indecl.) , maharjagat ([Nādabinūpaniṣad 3]) und maharloka m. die vierte von den sieben aufsteigenden Welten.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Mahar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) wedding gift in cash or kind given by the husband to the wife amongst the Mohammedans..—mahar (महर) is alternatively transliterated as Mahara.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Mahar nachni, Mahara, Maharabbhaka Lena, Maharabhadavi, Maharaccha, Maharada, Maharaga, Maharagajala, Maharagama, Maharagwe, Maharaha, Maharahada, Maharahadola, Maharahapaccattharana, Maharaharati, Maharahasanama, Maharahaseyya, Maharahavarapaccattharana, Maharahavarapaccattharanatthata, Maharahulovada.
Full-text (+67): Maharloka, Cokhamela, Maharjagat, Nayakada, Nayakavada, Nayakavadi, Maharapora, Miraci, Mahanta, Loka, Mahar nachni, Hadola, Mahas, Maharamaharaki, Esakara, Maharaporaga, Maharavada, Maharagajala, Hadaki, Maharaharati.
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Search found 59 books and stories containing Mahar, Mahars; (plurals include: Mahars, Maharses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
40.7: Krishna’s disguise as a Mahar at royal court < [Chapter 40 - Damajipant of Mangalvedhe]
Foreword to first part (By J. F. Edwards)
54.11: A miracle is performed and the Mahar proved false < [Chapter 54 - Mankoji Bodhla the Patil (continued)]
Heading to Chaityabhoomi: Pilgrimages of Remembrance < [Volume 9, Issue 4 (2018)]
Saints, Hagiographers, and Religious Experience < [Volume 10, Issue 2 (2019)]
Past as Prophecy < [Volume 10, Issue 9 (2019)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 673 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 613 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 330 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Buddhist views on caste < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Changes in the Structures and Directions of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil... < [Volume 18, Issue 14 (2021)]
Moving beyond Inclusion to Belonging < [Volume 20, Issue 20 (2023)]
In-Class Cycling to Augment College Student Academic Performance and Reduce... < [Volume 14, Issue 11 (2017)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A role of jaluakaavcharanaand nimba haridrachoorna lepa in treatment of indralupta - a case study < [2021, Issue 6, June]
Pharmaceutical standardization of gandhakaajeerna baddho rasa < [2016, Issue XI November]