Mahavratin, Mahāvratin, Maha-vratin: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्) refers to the “great vow”.—An early Cālukya inscription dated 639 AḌ. refers to the worship of Śiva as Kapāleśvara and to the maintenance of ascetics who observed the Great Vow (mahāvratin). Bhandarkar notes: “In the copper-plate charter of Nāgavardhana, the nephew of Pulakeśin II of Mahārāṣṭra, who ascended the throne in 610 AD and was living in 639 AD, a grant is recorded of a village near Igatpuri in Nāsik district for the worship of Kāpāleśvara i.e. the lord of the wearer of skulls, and for the maintenance of the Mahāvratins residing in the temple”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्).—m.
1) a devotee, an ascetic.
2) an epithet of Śiva.
Mahāvratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and vratin (व्रतिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्).—m. (-tī) 1. A name of Siva. 2. A devotee, an ascetic. E. mahā great, and vrata religious penance or observance, and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्).—m. 1. a devotee, an ascetic (cf. mahā-vrata). 2. a name of Śiva.
Mahāvratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and vratin (व्रतिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्):—[=mahā-vratin] [from mahā > mah] mfn. practising the five fundamental duties of Jainas, observing the rule of the Pāś°s [Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Daśakumāra-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a Pāś°s [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a devotee, ascetic (= joṭiṅga), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] = uraskaṭa (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāvratin (महाव्रतिन्):—[mahā-vratin] (tī) 5. m. Shiva; a devotee, an ascetic.
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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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