Mahashayya, Mahāśayyā: 5 definitions
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Mahashayya 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 Mahāśayyā can be transliterated into English as Mahasayya or Mahashayya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāśayyā (महाशय्या) or Mahāśayā.—f.
(-yā) A throne, a regal seat. E. mahā great, and śayā bed or couch.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāśayyā (महाशय्या).—f. a throne.
Mahāśayyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and śayyā (शय्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāśayyā (महाशय्या):—[=mahā-śayyā] [from mahā > mah] f. a gr° or lofty or splendid couch, [Bhartṛhari]
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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 (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.
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Partial matches: Shayya, Maha.
Full-text: Mahashaya.
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