Maithila: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Maithila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Maithila (मैथिल).—Is Janaka; went to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 82. 26.
1b) The son of the Mithila king, Śatadhanva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 78.
1c) A dynasty of 28 kings, contemporaneous with the 10 Śaiśunāgas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 24; 74. 137; Matsya-purāṇa 272. 16.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Maithila (मैथिल) (or Janaka) is the son of Vipulā and Vāsavaketu, an ancient king from Mithilā, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Now in the city Mithilā there were a king in the Harivaṃśa, Vāsavaketu by name, and his wife, Vipulā. Their son, with no less glory, became king, Janaka by name, like a father (janaka) of his subjects, famous on earth”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
maithila (मैथिल).—a S Relating to the city or country Mithila;--a tribe of Brahmans &c.
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
Maithila (मैथिल).—[mithilāyāṃ bhavaḥ aṇ] A king of Mithilā; उत्पन्ना मैथिलकुले जनकस्य महात्मनः (utpannā maithilakule janakasya mahātmanaḥ) Rām.7.17.37; R.11.32,48.
-lāḥ (pl.) The people of Mithilā q.v.
-lī Name of Sītā; स जहार तयोर्मध्ये मैथिलीं लोकशोषणः (sa jahāra tayormadhye maithilīṃ lokaśoṣaṇaḥ) R.12.29.
Derivable forms: maithilaḥ (मैथिलः).
Maithila (मैथिल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lī-laṃ) Belonging to, born in, &c. Mithila. f. (-lī) A name of Sita. E. mithilā, aṇ aff.
Maithila (मैथिल).—i. e. mithilā + a, I. adj., f. lī, Born in, referring to, Mithilā, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 110, 13. Ii. m. The king of Mithilā, Ram. 3, 53, 2. Iii. f. lī, A name of Sītā, ib. 3, 49, 55.
Maithila (मैथिल).—[feminine] ī relating to Mithilā. [masculine] sgl. & [plural] the king & the people of [Middle], [feminine] ī the princess of [Middle], i.e. Sītā.
1) Maithila (मैथिल):—mf(ī)n. relating or belonging to Mithilā, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) m. a king of M° ([plural] the people of M°), [ib.]
Maithila (मैथिल):—[(laḥ-lī-laṃ) a.] Of Mithila. f. A name of Sītā.
Maithila (मैथिल):—adj. f. ī zu Mithilā in Beziehung stehend: Sprache [Colebrooke II, 27.] Brahmanen [179.] [VAJRASŪCI 256.] rājan [Mahābhārata 12, 3666.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 75, 13. 3, 14, 24.] [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 24, 13.] [UTTARARĀMAC. 86, 7.] m. ein Fürst von Mithilā [Mahābhārata 12, 3664. fg.] [Harivaṃśa 2113] (nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg.). [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 33, 6 (34, 6 Gorresio). 3, 53, 2.] [Raghuvaṃśa 11, 32. 48.] pl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 13, 27.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 467, Nalopākhyāna 17.] als Autoren [Oxforder Handschriften 95,b,5. 279,a,19.] das Volk von Mithilā [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 12.] f. ī Beiname der Sītā, Tochter Janaka's, Königs von Mithilā, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 4.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 703.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 1, 52. 77, 28.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 104, 1. 3, 49, 55.] [Meghadūta 98.] [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 29. 15, 37.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 299.]
Maithila (मैथिल):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) zu Mithilā in Beziehung stehend. —
2) m. — a) ein Fürst von Mithlā. — b) Pl. — α) das Volk von Mithilā. — β) Name einer Dynastie. —
3) f. ī Beiname der Sītā , der Gattin Rāma's.
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
Maithila (मैथिल):—adj. of/belonging to Mithila; n. Mythol. king of Mithila;
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: Maithila ganeshadatta sharman, Maithilakayastha, Maithilapaddhati, Maithilasamgraha, Maithilashridatta, Maithilavacaspati, Maitilai.
Full-text (+71): Maithilavacaspati, Vidyakaramishra maithila, Vaidyanatha maithila, Maithilasamgraha, Maithilakayastha, Maithilapaddhati, Abhiharana, Pancagauda, Rameshvara maithila, Maithila ganeshadatta sharman, Manikya maithila, Pratijnakara mishra maithila, Krishnadatta maithila, Badarinatha upadhyaya maithila, Durgadatta maithila, Shridatta maithila, Hemakara maithila, Mithila, Maithilashridatta, Bhagavadbhaktimahatmya.
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