Mahavata, Mahāvata, Mahāvāta, Maha-vata: 9 definitions
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Mahavata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahavat.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymahāvata (महावत).—m ( H) An elephant driver or keeper.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahāvata (महावत).—m The elephant-driver or keeper.
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 dictionaryMahāvāta (महावात).—a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता (mahāvātā)>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः (tairmahiṣakulanīlairjaladharaiḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.22.
Derivable forms: mahāvātaḥ (महावातः).
Mahāvāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and vāta (वात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvāta (महावात).—[masculine] vātyā [feminine] tempest, storm-blast.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvāta (महावात):—[=mahā-vāta] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° or stormy wind, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionary1) Mahāvaṭa (महावट):—(nf) winter-rains.
2) Mahāvata (महावत) [Also spelled mahavat]:—(nm) a mahaut, elephant-driver.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahāvāta (ಮಹಾವಾತ):—
1) [noun] a violent storm with high winds.
2) [noun] (jain.) the air that is enveloping the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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