Maheshvasa, Maheṣvāsa, Maha-ishvasa, Maheśvāsa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Maheṣvāsa and Maheśvāsa can be transliterated into English as Mahesvasa or Maheshvasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismMaheśvāsa (महेश्वास) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Maheśvāsa).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaheṣvāsa (महेष्वास).—a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि (atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhāmārjunasamā yudhi) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.4.
Derivable forms: maheṣvāsaḥ (महेष्वासः).
Maheṣvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and iṣvāsa (इष्वास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaheṣvāsa (महेष्वास).—m.
(-saḥ) A warrior, a champion, an archer. E. maheṣu, and āsa who shoots.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaheṣvāsa (महेष्वास).—m. an archer.
Maheṣvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and iṣvāsa (इष्वास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaheṣvāsa (महेष्वास).—[masculine] great bowman or archer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maheṣvāsa (महेष्वास):—[from mahā > mah] m. a gr° archer, [Mahābhārata] (also -tama), [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaheṣvāsa (महेष्वास):—[maheṣvā+sa] (saḥ) 1. m. Archer, warrior.
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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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