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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Mahattarikā (महत्तरिका) in Sanskrit (or Mayahariyā in Prakrit) refers to a “superior in the religious hierarchy”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(Balbir 1986 p. 48); Cf. mahattara “village chief”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Mahattārikā (महत्तारिका) is another name for the Goddess Mahāntārikā, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—There are several variant forms of the name of the goddess Mahāntārikā -the Great Saviouress. The most common one in the Kubjikāmatatantra is Mahāntārī, which appears as many as ten times. The form Mahāntārikā is also found in the Kubjikāmatatantra, but only once, others are Mahantārikā, Mahattārikā, or Mahantāryā found in other Kubjikā sources.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahattarikā (महत्तरिका):—[=mahat-tarikā] [from mahat-taraka > mahat-tara > mahat > mah] f. a lady of the bedchamber, [Kādambarī]

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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: Mahat, Tarika.

Full-text: Mayahariya, Dikkumari, Mahattari, Mahantarya.

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