Mahavata, Mahāvata, Mahāvāta, Maha-vata: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Pali
See also

Introduction:

Mahavata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

Mahāvāta (महावात) or Mahāvātaprasāraṇī-taila refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Mahāvāta-prasāraṇī-taila in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: mahāvātaprasāraṇītailaṃ .

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mahāvata (महावत).—m ( H) An elephant driver or keeper.

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

mahāvata (महावत).—m The elephant-driver or keeper.

context information

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

Mahāvāta (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 Dictionary

Mahāvāta (महावात).—[masculine] vātyā [feminine] tempest, storm-blast.

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

Mahāvāta (महावात):—[=mahā-vāta] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° or stormy wind, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahavata in German

context information

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

1) 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 corpus

Mahāvāta (ಮಹಾವಾತ):—

1) [noun] a violent storm with high winds.

2) [noun] (jain.) the air that is enveloping the earth.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Pali-English dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

mahāvāta—

(Burmese text): ကြီးစွာ-ပြင်းစွာ-သော လေ။

(Auto-Translation): Strong and powerful wind.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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