Mahodaya, Mahodayā, Maha-udaya: 24 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Mahoday.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahodaya (महोदय) is the city city of Kubera, guardian (dikpāla) of the northern direction, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 76.
Mahodaya (महोदय).—One of the sons of Vasiṣṭha. Once Triśaṅku, King of Ayodhyā, conducted a yāga with Viśvāmitra as Ṛtvik and for that yāga Viśvāmitra invited Vasiṣṭha and his son Mahodaya also. But Mahodaya refused to respond to the invitation and sent a message picturing both Viśvāmitra and Triśaṅku as Caṇḍālas. Enraged at this insulting message Viśvāmitra cursed Mahodaya to become Śūdra. (Verses 20-21, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Chapter 59, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
Mahodayā (महोदया).—The sabhā of the Lord of the Nakṣatras, the seats and altars of pure beryl.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 34. 90.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Mahodayā (महोदया) refers to the city of Kubera or Soma, situated on the northern lower slope of mount Meru, according to Parākhyatantra 5.66. Meru is the name of a golden mountained situated in the middle of nine landmasses (navakhaṇḍa): Bhārata, Hari, Kimpuruṣa, Ramyaka, Ramaṇa, Kuru, Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla and Ilāvṛta. Together these khaṇḍas make up the continent known as Jambūdvīpa.
Mahodayā is also known by the name Prabhā or Prabhāvatī, and is mentioned in various other sources, eg., the Svacchanda-tantra 10.132-136, Kiraṇa-āgama 8.51-54, Mṛgendra-āgama vidyāpāda 13.47-54, Sarvajñānottara-tantra adhvaprakaraṇa 34-36 and Mataṅga-āgama vidyāpāda 23.60-63
The Parākhyatantra is an old Śaiva-siddhānta tantra dating from before the 10th century.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Mahodaya (महोदय) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Kanauj or Kānyakubja.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Mahodayā (महोदया) is another name for Bhadrodanī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.103-105 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Note: Narhari’s Bhadrodanī may be Rājabalā of Dh. [Dhanvantari?]. Together with the names Mahodayā and Bhadrodanī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Mahodaya (महोदय) refers to the “great awakening”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “O Lord, by means of the Command [i.e., ājñā] you have imparted the essence of (all) that has occurred in the past, all that has been heard in the previous recitation (of the scripture) (pūrvapāṭha) and the teaching (nirdeśa) of the previous age. O god, the Great Awakening (mahodaya) of the qualities of the Command has been revealed in the past; by falling from that there has been a (general) falling (from the Path), so tell (me) clearly about (that) reality. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Mahodaya (महोदय) refers to “that which is exceedingly profitable”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[Hunting by snares] [...] is useful in the capturing of elephants, etc. Therefore kings should also have recourse to it as it is exceedingly profitable (mahodaya-karī). [...] When, on account of their training, deer capture deer, and birds capture birds, that is also included under this head”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Mahodaya (महोदय) 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 Mahodaya).
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.
India history and geography
Mahodaya.—(IA 18), used in the sense of Svāmin or possessor. Note: mahodaya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Mahodaya in India is the name of a plant defined with Grewia tenax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chadara erythraea Schweinf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1804)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1908)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Botanical Journal of South China (1993)
· Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. (1926)
· Fl. Delhi (1963)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahodaya, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mahōdaya (महोदय).—m S A certain festival,--a day of synchronism of all the particulars enumerated under ardhōdaya except one.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mahodaya (महोदय).—a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity. (-yaḥ) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् (nandastvatīndriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā lokapālamahodayam) Bhāgavata 1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ (apavarga- mahodayārthayorbhuvamaṃśāviva dharmayorgatau) R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.
2) final beatitude.
3) a lord, master.
4) Name of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.
5) Name of the capital of Kanouja.
6) sour milk mixed with honey.
7) = महात्मन् (mahātman) q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम (saṃsaktau kimasulabhaṃ mahodayānāma) Kirātārjunīya 7.27. °पर्वन् (parvan) a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र (śravaṇa nakṣatra) and the end of व्यतिपात (vyatipāta) (generally in the month of māgha or pauṣa at the beginning of amāvāsyā).
Mahodaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and udaya (उदय).
Mahodaya (महोदय).—n.
(-yaṃ) Kanouj, the ancient city and district. m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Final beatitude, emancipation from vitality and absorption into the divine essence. 2. Prosperity, elevation, eminence. 3. Pride. 4. Abandoning, relinquishment. 5. A master, a lord. 6. Sour milk mixed with honey. E. mahā great, udaya rising, splendour, &c.
Mahodaya (महोदय).—I. m. 1. prosperity. 2. final beatitude. 3. covereignty. 4. a lord. 5. the country of Kanoj. 6. a proper name, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 28. Ii. n. Kanoj. Yathā-udaya + m, adv. in proportion to one’s income, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 43.
Mahodaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and udaya (उदय).
Mahodaya (महोदय).—1. [masculine] great happiness, bliss.
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Mahodaya (महोदय).—2. [adjective] very fortunate or lucky.
1) Mahodaya (महोदय):—[from mahā > mah] m. great fortune or prosperity, [Kāvya literature; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] pre-eminence, sovereignty, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] final emancipation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. conferring gr° fortune or prosperity, very fortunate, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] thinking one’s self very lucky, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a lord, master, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] sour milk with honey, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a Vāsiṣṭha, [Rāmāyaṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] of a royal chamberlain (who built a temple), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (cf. below)
10) [v.s. ...] of another man, [Mahābhārata]
11) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Rāmāyaṇa]
12) Mahodayā (महोदया):—[from mahodaya > mahā > mah] f. Name of the city and district of Kānya-kubja, [Bālarāmāyaṇa] (also m., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
13) [v.s. ...] f. Uraria Lagopodioides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] an overgrown maiden, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] Name of a mythical town on mount Meru, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
16) [v.s. ...] of a hall or dwelling in the world of the moon, [Kādambarī]
Mahodaya (महोदय):—[maho+daya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Kanoj. m. Final beatitude; abandoning, leaving; prosperity; pride.
Mahodaya (महोदय):—1. (mahā + u) m. grosses Glück, grosser Segen: utpannapaścāttāpasya buddhirbhavati yādṛśī . tādṛśī yadi pūrvaṃ syātkasya na syānmahodayaḥ .. [VṚDDHA-Cāṇakya 14, 7.] [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 16.] pārameṣṭhya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 16, 15.] gṛhāt mahodayodayāt [4, 13, 47.] hṛte rājyamahodaye (vielleicht rājye zu lesen) [KĀM. NĪTIS. 14, 50.] pranaṣṭasya yathā lābho yathā harṣamahodayaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 20, 17.] harṣo ma ed. Bomb.; der Schol. mahaḥ putrajanmādyutsavaḥ tasmādudayo yasya sa harṣaḥ. = ādhipatya Oberherrschaft [Medinīkoṣa y. 125.] = apavarga, mukti die letzte Befreiung der Seele [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 75.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 228.] [Medinīkoṣa] = svāmin (svāmi vielleicht nur Druckfehler für svāmya) Herr, Besitzer [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]
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Mahodaya (महोदय):—2. (wie eben)
1) adj. grosses Glück verleihend, sehr segensreich: lokāḥ [Spr. 1366. 5170.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 8, 20. 6, 8, 33.] rājya [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 55.] [Harivaṃśa 12212.] vanavāsa [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 22, 29.] vṛkṣa [Harivaṃśa 7670.] vacana [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 91, 13.] yaśas [2, 21, 62.] kalyāṇaṃ sumahodayam [KĀM. NĪTIS. 5, 49.] —
2) m. a) saure Milch mit Honig [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 833.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Mahābhārata 13, 7678] (mahodarya ed. Bomb.). eines Vāsiṣṭha [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 59, 11. 15. 20.] eines Thorstehers, der ein nach ihm benanntes Heiligthum Mahodayasvāmin gründete, [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 28.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Berges [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 37, 8.] —
3) m. ( [Medinīkoṣa y. 125]), f. ā ( [Halāyudha 2, 132)] und n. ([Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 973.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]) Nomen proprium einer Stadt (= kānyakubja): kuśanābhastu dharmātmā puraṃ cakre mahodayam [Rāmāyaṇa.1,34,6] [?(35,5 Gorresio). Oxforder Handschriften.9,a,24.] —
4) f. ā a) Uraria logopodioides DC. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Name eines Saales in der Mondwelt [KĀD.] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 587.]
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Mahodaya (महोदय):—1. , nanu dharmanivṛttau nirmalajñānodayo mahodayaḥ [SARVADARŚANAS. 117, 3. 17, 11.]
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Mahodaya (महोदय):—2.
1) adj. auch sich überaus glücklich fühlend [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 35, 26.] mahānudaya utsavo yāsāṃ tāḥ Comm. —
3) f. ā Nomen proprium einer mythischen Stadt auf dem Meru [Scholiast] zu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 16, 30.]
Mahodaya (महोदय):—1. m. —
1) grosses Glück , grosser Segen. —
2) *Oberherrschaft. —
3) *die letzte Befreiung der Seele.
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Mahodaya (महोदय):—2. —
1) Adj. — a) grosses Glück verleihend , sehr segensreich. — b) sich überaus glücklich fühlend. —
2) m. — a) *Herr , Besitzer. — b) *saure Milch mit Honig. — c) Nomen proprium — α) verschiedener Männer. — β) eines Berges. —
3) (*m. f. ā) n. Beiname der Stadt Kānyakubjs [Bālarāmāyaṇa 306,6.] —
4) f. ā — a) Uraria lagopodioides [Rājan 4,105.] — b) Nomen proprium — α) einer mythischen Stadt auf dem Meru. — β) eines Saales in der Mondwelt.
Mahodaya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 大生 [dà shēng]: “great birth”.
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Hindi dictionary
Mahodaya (महोदय) [Also spelled mahoday]:—(a) Sir; an honorofic used as a form of address or otherwise; hence [mahodayā] madam.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Mahōdaya (ಮಹೋದಯ):—
1) [noun] a great prosperity.
2) [noun] the qualty or fact of being noble, magnanimous, pre-eminent; pre-eminence.
3) [noun] good luck; fortune.
4) [noun] greatness; superiority.
5) [noun] great joy.
6) [noun] the final liberationn of the soul from the worldly affairs and from the cycle of birth-death-rebirth, etc.; the Final Beautitude.
7) [noun] a lord, a master.
8) [noun] a fortunate, lucky man.
9) [noun] a man of importance; a celebrity.
10) [noun] a mixture of curd and honey.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mahodaya (महोदय):—n. sir; gentleman;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahodayapratyayasara, Mahodayapuri, Mahodayasvamin.
Full-text (+16): Mahodayasvamin, Rajeshvaramahodaya, Vyavaharamahodaya, Ramacandramahodaya, Niladrimahodaya, Bhaktimahodaya, Mahoday, Varshamahodaya, Cintamanimahodaya, Mahodarya, Niladri, Babhruvahana, Asahaya, Mahodayapratyayasara, Sudharmendramahodaya, Laghumula, Manovati, Samjivani, Makotayam, Tejovati.
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