Mahasara, Mahāsara, Mahāsarā, Mahāsāra, Maha-sara, Mahashara: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Mahasara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahasara Mahasara
The books contain a list of seven great lakes, situated in the Himalaya. They form the sources of the five great rivers and dry up only when four suns appear in the world. These seven lakes are
Anotatta, Sihapapata, Rathakara, Kappamunda, Kunala, Chaddanta and Mandakini(A.iv.101; also at J.v.415; SNA.407; DA.i.164; UdA.300; AA.ii.759).
Sometimes (E.g., Vsm.416) Hamsapatana is given in place of Mandakini.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymahāsara : (nt.) a great lake. || mahāsāra (adj.), having immense wealth.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāsāra (महासार).—a kind of Khadira tree.
Derivable forms: mahāsāraḥ (महासारः).
Mahāsāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and sāra (सार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāsāra (महासार).—m.
(-raḥ) A kind of Khadira.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāśara (महाशर).—[masculine] great arrow.
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Mahāsāra (महासार).—[adjective] solid, pithy, strong, precious.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāśara (महाशर):—[=mahā-śara] [from mahā > mah] m. a species of reed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Mahāsāra (महासार):—[=mahā-sāra] [from mahā > mah] mfn. ‘having gr° sap or vigour’, firm, strong, [Rāmāyaṇa; Mālavikāgnimitra]
3) [v.s. ...] valuable, precious, [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a tree akin to the Acacia Catechu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a city, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Mahasara Jataka, Mahasarappakasini, Mahasarasvati, Mahasarasvatidvadashanamastotra, Mahasarasvatistavaraja, Mahasarasvatistotra, Mahasarasvatisukta, Mahasarathi.
Ends with: Pitamahasara.
Full-text: Pitamahasaras, Rathakara, Kannamunda, Mahasara Jataka, Sara, Kusha, Revata, Mahant.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLII < [Apaddharmanusasana Parva]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 2 - Country of Chen-chu (Ghazipur) < [Book VII - Five Countries]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 157: Guṇa-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 92: Mahāsāra-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)