Mahidasa, Mahīdāsa: 5 definitions

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Mahidasa 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)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Mahīdāsa (महीदास).—An ācārya (Preceptor). He is believed to be the author of "Aitareya Brāhmaṇa" and "Aitareya Āraṇyaka".

According to Chāndogyopaniṣad and Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa, Mahīdāsa lived for 117 years. Although this ācārya was a victim of diseases he was quite indifferent to the painful sufferings caused by them. (Chāndogyopaniṣad 3; 16; 7—Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa, 4; 2; 11).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Mahīdāsa (महीदास) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a second name of the well-known Mahīdhara. Oxf. 172^b, and elsewhere.

2) Mahīdāsa (महीदास):—Caraṇavyūhabhāṣya.

3) Mahīdāsa (महीदास):—Tājakamaṇi. Maṇittha. Līlāvatīṭīkā, composed in 1587. Varṣaphalapaddhati.

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

1) Mahidāsa (महिदास):—[=mahi-dāsa] [from mahi > mah] m. Name of a son of Itarā, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka; Chāndogya-upaniṣad]

2) Mahīdāsa (महीदास):—[=mahī-dāsa] [from mahī > mah] m. Name of various authors (also -bhaṭṭa; cf. mahi-d), [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahidasa 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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