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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mahonmada (महोन्मद) is the name of a Gaṇa of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Urged by the gods, sages and mountains, the lord sent his Gaṇas as his emissaries to the place where his son was staying. O Nārada, he sent [e.g., Mahonmada], [...], and innumerable others of the same exploit as that of Śiva and of hideous features. [...]”.

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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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahonmada (महोन्मद).—m.

(-daḥ) 1. Intoxication, either literal or figurative, as with pride, passion, &c. 2. A sort of fish, commonly Phalui. E. mahā much, unmada intoxication.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahonmada (महोन्मद).—m. 1. intoxication, literally and figuratively. 2. A sort of fish.

Mahonmada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and unmada (उन्मद).

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

1) Mahonmada (महोन्मद):—[from mahā > mah] m. excessive intoxication, great ecstasy, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] a species of fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahonmada (महोन्मद):—[maho+nmada] (daḥ) 1. m. Intoxication; pride; madness; a sort of fish.

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Mahonmada 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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Partial matches: Maha, Unmada.

Full-text: Madarmada, Citraphala, Unmada.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Mahonmada, Maha-unmada, Mahā-unmada; (plurals include: Mahonmadas, unmadas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 4 - Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]

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