Alternative spellings of this word include Mahavar.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mahāvara (महावर) refers to “great favours”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.38 (“Description of the dais or maṇḍapa”).—Accordingly, as Himavat prepared the wedding of Menā and Śiva: “[...] The highly intelligent Viśvakarman built everything very quickly for the propitiation of Śiva from whom he had secured great favours (mahāvara). Similarly he erected Śiva’s mansion of various shapes and of great brilliance. Having the symbol of Śiva it was designated as Śivaloka. It was admired by all the gods. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mahāvāra (महावार).—& mahāvārī Preferably māhēvāra & māhēvārī.

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māhavāra (माहवार).—n (Or māhēvārī) Monthly wages or allowance. v bāndha.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mahāvāra (महावार).—

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāvarā (महावरा).—Dūrvā grass.

Mahāvarā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and varā (वरा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahāvarā (महावरा).—f.

(-rā) Bent grass: see dūrvā. E. mahā great, vara best.

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

Mahāvarā (महावरा):—[=mahā-varā] [from mahā > mah] f. Dūrvā grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahāvarā (महावरा):—[mahā-varā] (rā) 1. f. Bent grass.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahavara in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mahāvara (महावर) [Also spelled mahavar]:—(nm) the red lac-solution used by woman to adorn their feet.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Maha, Vara.

Starts with: Mahavarah, Mahavaraha, Mahavaratin.

Full-text: Mahavar, Saubhagya, Saubhagy, Vara.

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