Mahopadhyaya, Maha-upadhyaya, Mahopādhyāya: 9 definitions
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Mahopādhyāya.—(EI 6, 15), a title of teachers. Note: mahopādhyāya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय).—a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
Derivable forms: mahopādhyāyaḥ (महोपाध्यायः).
Mahopādhyāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and upādhyāya (उपाध्याय).
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय).—m. a reverend master,
Mahopādhyāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and upādhyāya (उपाध्याय).
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय).—[masculine] great teacher.
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—(?) probably Raghunātha: Anumānakhaṇḍaśiromaṇi. Khn. 60.
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय):—[from mahā > mah] m. ‘gr° teacher’, Name of various scholars and authors (e.g. of Bhāravi, Vidyā-nātha, Raghu-nātha etc.), [Catalogue(s)] (cf. mahā-mahop).
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय):—[(mahā + u)] m. ein grosser Lehrer, Beiw. Vidyānātha’s im [PRATĀPAR.], Bhāravi’s in den Unterschrr. von [Kirātārjunīya 4. fgg.] mahā [Bhāṣāpariccheda] am Schluss.
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय):—m. ein grosser Lehrer.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Mahopādhyāya (महोपाध्याय):—n. the principal; head master;
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.
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Partial matches: Upadhyaya, Maha.
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