Mahiyate, Mahīyate: 1 definition
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Mahiyate 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahīyate (महीयते).—Den. Ā. (rarely P.)
1) To be glad, happy or prosperous (Ved.).
2) To rise to a high position, thrive, prosper.
3) To be highly respected or honoured; सरस्वती श्रतमहतां महीयताम् (sarasvatī śratamahatāṃ mahīyatām) Ś.7.35.
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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Full-text: Mahiy, Avyaktika, Bhramarika, Vyapetakalmasha, Naciketa, Kandvadi, Gandhamalya, Gocarman.
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.313 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Verse 4.260 < [Section XXII - Summing Up]
Verse 5.153 < [Section XIV - Duties of Women]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.9.37-038 < [Chapter 9 - The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Śrīdhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.17 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Verse 1.3.16 < [Adyaya I, Valli III - The parable of the chariot]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]