Mahashakya, Mahāśākya: 5 definitions
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Mahashakya 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 Mahāśākya can be transliterated into English as Mahasakya or Mahashakya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5Mahāśākya (महाशाक्य) refers to one of the ten varieties of “rice” (śāli) according to verse 25.60b-61 of the Īśvarasaṃhitā which deals with the classification of the places for building the fire-pits (kuṇḍa). Śāli represents one of the seven village-corns that are fit for food-offerings. Accordingly, “Śāli (e.g., mahāśākya) is important among them. Others are to be taken in its absence or that of others”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāśakya (महाशक्य).—(?) , adj., mighty: °kya-mahāśakyā devatā MPS 5.3, 11 (contrasted with madhya, nīca). But Pali Dīghanikāya (Pali) ii.87.2 mahesakkhā = maheśākhya, of which our word is probably a folk-[etymology] alteration, tho well supported in the mss., and despite Pali mahābhisakka (Theragāthā (Pali) 1111); Tibetan mthu che ba mthu che ba; compare Mahāvyutpatti 6411 maheśākhya- maheśākhya (Tibetan dbaṅ [= mthu] che ba).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāśakya (महाशक्य):—[=mahā-śakya] [from mahā > mah] m. [wrong reading] for -śākya (q.v.), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) Mahāśākya (महाशाक्य):—[=mahā-śākya] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° or noble Śākya, [Lalita-vistara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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Partial matches: Shakya, Maha.
Full-text: Shali, Maheshakhya.
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