Mahatmavat, Mahātmavat, Mahatma-vat: 2 definitions
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Mahatmavat 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMahātmavat (महात्मवत्) refers to “great-souled (Yogins)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Thus, by practising absorption which increases by degrees, the Yogins enjoy supreme bliss, like the great-souled (mahātmavat) Bhuśuṇḍa and others. Even in the dissolutions of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, the yogins enjoy supreme bliss, like the great-souled Bhuśuṇḍa and others. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahātmavat (महात्मवत्):—[=mahā-tma-vat] [from mahātman > mahā > mah] mfn. ‘high-souled’, highly gifted, very wise, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
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: Vat, Mahatman.
Full-text: Mahatman.
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