Mahishvara, Mahi-ishvara, Mahīśvara: 5 definitions
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Mahishvara 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahīśvara can be transliterated into English as Mahisvara or Mahishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mahīśvara (महीश्वर).—[masculine] earth-lord, king.
Mahīśvara (महीश्वर):—[from mahī > mah] (hīlv) m. ‘e°-lord’, a king, [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
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Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
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