Mahasha, Mahāśa: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Mahasha means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahāśa can be transliterated into English as Mahasa or Mahasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahāśa (महाश).—(Mahīśa)—a son of Mitravindā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 16.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Mahasa (महस) refers to “greatness” [?], according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess, I praise you with mind and speech. Your greatness is primordial (ādya-mahasa). Your limbs are slightly ruddy like the morning sun, and you have made the triple world happy. You are the bride of the god [i.e., Śiva], and possess a body inseparable [from his]. You bestow worldly enjoyment and also liberation from [the world]. You are the stream [of consciousness or immortality], O ruler of worlds. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahasa (महस).—
1) Knowledge.
2) Kind, sort, manner.
Derivable forms: mahasam (महसम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahasa (महस).—n.
(-saṃ) 1. Knowledge. 2. Kind, sort, difference. E. mah to worship, Unadi aff. asac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahasa (महस).—n. Knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahasa (महस):—[from mah] n. knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] kind, sort, manner, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Mahāśa (महाश):—[from mahā > mah] (hāśa) m. Name of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahasa (महस):—(saṃ) 1. n. Knowledge; kind; difference.
[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 (+52): Mahasambhava, Mahasami, Mahasara, Mahashabda, Mahashaikh, Mahashaila, Mahashailakanyaka, Mahashairisha, Mahashait, Mahashaiva, Mahashaivatantra, Mahashaka, Mahashakha, Mahashakti, Mahashaktinyasa, Mahashakuna, Mahashakuni, Mahashakya, Mahashala, Mahashalanadi.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.8.6 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Birth]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.173 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.39 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Khadira-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)