Mahata, Mahatā: 9 definitions
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Mahata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesMahata (महत) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.17, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mahata) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryMahata (or, Mahatā) refers to one of the 84 castes (gaccha) in the Jain community according to local Deccan tradition. The Jain caste and sub-caste system was a comparatively later development within their community, and it may have arisen from the ancient classification of Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra. Before distinction of these classes (such as Mahata), the society was not divided into distinct separate sections, but all were considered as different ways of life and utmost importance was attached to individual chartacter and mode of behaviour.
According to Dr. Vilas Adinath Sangava, “Jainism does not recognise castes (viz., Mahata) as such and at the same time the Jaina books do not specifically obstruct the observance of caste rules by the members of the Jaina community. The attitude of Jainism towards caste is that it is one of the social practices, unconnected with religion, observed by people; and it was none of its business to regulate the working of the caste system” (source).
The legendary account of the origin of these 84 Jain castes (e.g., Mahata) relate that once a rich Jain invited members of the Jain community in order to establish a vaiśya-mahāsabhā (i.e. Central Association of Traders). In response, 84 representatives came from different places, and they were later seen as the progenitors of these castes. Various sources however mention differences in the list.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahatā.—(EI 32), the same as Mahattaka, Mahattara or Mahattama. Cf. Mahato. Note: mahatā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymahāta (महात) [or द, da].—m (mahāmātra S through H) An elephant-driver or elephant-keeper.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahāta (महात) [-da, -द].—m An elephant-driver.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahatā (महता):—[=maha-tā] [from maha > mah] f. greatness, mightiness, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
2) Māhata (माहत):—mfn. ([from] mahat) [gana] utsādi
3) n. greatness [gana] pṛthv-ādi.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMahatā (महता):—n. pl. of महतो [mahato]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+16): Mahataba, Mahatabaka, Mahataila, Mahatakkari Jataka, Mahatakkarijataka, Mahatala, Mahatalaka, Mahatalakkhandha, Mahatalakkhandhaparimana, Mahatalakkhandhappamana, Mahatalamajjha, Mahatalavara, Mahatalavari, Mahataleshvara, Mahatali, Mahatalitagama, Mahatama, Mahatamahprabha, Mahatamapanudana, Mahatamapavahana.
Full-text (+102): Mahita, Kalapuga, Mahivridh, Vaibhava, Utsarpin, Mahat, Mhata, Vibhavya, Ahaha, Pronmathyate, Mahishtha, Kalashya, Viyuha, Anuvidheya, Upadhvaryu, Basilĕos-Basilĕon-Mĕgalŏu, Mahattaraka, Anunadin, Arabdha, Maha.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Text 7.76 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.5.38 < [Chapter 5 - The Liberation of Bakāsura]
Verse 2.8.16 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.203 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.2.197 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.3.88-89 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 7 - Sanskrit text (saptama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 7 - Notes and Analysis of Seventh Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
The characters of Lobha and Trsna < [Chapter 4a - Characterisation of the play]
Introduction—Philosophical doctrines in the Sankalpa-suryodaya < [Chapter 5 - Philosophical doctrines]
The concept of Visnubhakti and Prapatti < [Chapter 5 - Philosophical doctrines]