Maheya, Māheya: 9 definitions
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Maheya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMāheya (माहेय).—A place of habitation of ancient India. (Śloka 49, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāheya (माहेय).—a. (-yī f.)
1) Terrestrial.
2) Made of earth, earthen; शातकुम्भमयैः कुम्भैर्माहेयैश्चाभिमन्त्रितैः (śātakumbhamayaiḥ kumbhairmāheyaiścābhimantritaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 8.1.44.
-yaḥ 1 The planet Mars.
2) The demon Naraka.
3) Coral.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāheya (माहेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Earthen, made of or from earth. m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Coral. 2. The planet Mars. f. (-yī) A cow. E. mahī the earth, ḍhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāheya (माहेय).—[adjective] earthen, [feminine] ī cow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māheya (माहेय):—mf(ī)n. ([from] mahī) made of earth, earthen, [Mahābhārata]
2) m. [metronymic] of the planet Mars, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) coral, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāheya (माहेय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Earthen, made of earth. m. Coral. f. A cow.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāhēya (ಮಾಹೇಯ):—[noun] (myth.) a son of the earth (Kuja, the astrological planet Mars or Naraka, a demon slain by Krīṣṇa).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Maheyacala, Maheyachala, Maheyana.
Ends with: Samaheya.
Full-text: Samaheya, Maheyi, Nadyadi, Ketumaladvipa.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100 - Index to Kāśīkhanda < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 17 - The Worlds of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)