Mahayashas, Mahāyaśas, Maha-yashas: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Mahayashas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Mahāyaśas can be transliterated into English as Mahayasas or Mahayashas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—A woman follower of Subrahmaṇya. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 28).

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्) is the son of Ādityayaśas and grandson of Cakrin Bharata, according to chapter 2.6 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra (“lives of the 63 illustrious persons”): a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three important persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as king Sagara said: “[...] Cakrin Bharata had a son, Ādityayaśas, a sun in powerful splendor, not deficient in strength. Mahāyaśas was the son of Ādityayaśas, his glory sung to the ends of the earth, the crest-jewel of all the powerful. A son, Atibala, was born to him, ruling the earth with unbroken authority like Ākhaṇḍala. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.

Mahāyaśas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and yaśas (यशस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—(1) name of a past Buddha: Mahāvastu i.117.12 (verse), °yaśo, n. sg.; (2) name of a Bodhisattva or future Buddha: Gaṇḍavyūha 442.22; (3) name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 73; (4) name of a kalpa, in which lived 300 Buddhas successively, all named Jinendra: Mahāvastu iii.237.19 (verse), °yaśasmiṃ, loc. sg.; (5) f., name of a goddess: Sādhanamālā 502.12, °śā(ḥ), n. sg.

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

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—mfn.

(-śāḥ-śāḥ-śaḥ) Illustrious, celebrated. m.

(-śāḥ) The fifth Jaina of the past era. E. mahā great, yaśas fame.

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

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—adj. illustrious, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 55, 38.

Mahāyaśas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and yaśas (यशस्).

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

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्).—[adjective] very glorious.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Raghunandana: Gobhilīyaśrāddhakalpabhāṣya.

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

1) Mahāyaśas (महायशस्):—[=mahā-yaśas] [from mahā > mah] mfn. very glorious or renowned or celebrated, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the fourth Arhat of the past Utsarpiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] of a learned man, [Catalogue(s)]

4) [v.s. ...] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]

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

Mahāyaśas (महायशस्):—[mahā-yaśas] (śāḥ) 5. m. The fifth Jaina of the past era. a. Illustrious.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahayashas 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.

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