Introduction

Maharava means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Mahārava (महारव).—A King of the Yadu dynasty. In Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 218, we read that this Kṣatriya King had participated in the festival conducted by Yādavas at the Raivataka mountain.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mahārāva (महाराव) refers to a “loud explosive sound”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.32. Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O sage, on hearing the words spoken by you, Śiva became furious in a trice, Śiva of great fury and valour. Then Rudra, the destroyer of the world, plucked out a cluster of his matted hair and struck the top of the mountain with it. O sage, the cluster of the matted hair of the lord split into two, on being struck on the mountain. A loud explosive sound (mahārāva) was heard which was as terrific as the sound at the time of dissolution”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Mahārava (महारव) refers to one of the eight charnel grounds (śmaśāna) of the Jñānacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the jñānacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. Mahārava is associated with the tree (vṛkṣa) named Devadāru and with the direction-guardian (dikpāla) named Daityaśiras.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

India history and geogprahy

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Mahārāva.—(BL), designation of a feudatory; from Sanskrit Mahārāja, Note: mahārāva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahārava (महारव).—a frog.

Derivable forms: mahāravaḥ (महारवः).

Mahārava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and rava (रव).

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

Mahārava (महारव).—[masculine] loud sound or cry; [adjective] loud-sounding, crying, roaring.

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Mahārāva (महाराव).—[masculine] great howl or cry.

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

1) Mahārava (महारव):—[=mahā-rava] [from mahā > mah] mf(ā)n. loud-sounding, uttering loud cries, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. loud cries or roarings, [Hitopadeśa]

3) [v.s. ...] a frog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Daitya, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio] -bala)

5) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Mahābhārata]

6) Mahārāva (महाराव):—[=mahā-rāva] [from mahā > mah] m. loud cries, [Hitopadeśa]

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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. 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)

Partial matches: Maha, Rava.

Starts with: Maharavada, Maharavada-Vada, Maharaval, Maharavala.

Full-text: Daityashiras, Devadaru.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)

Verse 2.6.227 < [Chapter 6 - Abhīṣṭa-lābha: The Attainment of All Desires]

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The Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CCXXI < [Subhadra-harana Parva]

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