Maithila: 11 definitions
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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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 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)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMaithila (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 (“lives of the 63 illustrious persons”): a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three important 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaithila (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaithila (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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaithila (मैथिल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lī-laṃ) Belonging to, born in, &c. Mithila. f. (-lī) A name of Sita. E. mithilā, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaithila (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaithila (मैथिल).—[feminine] ī relating to Mithilā. [masculine] sgl. & [plural] the king & the people of [Middle], [feminine] ī the princess of [Middle], i.e. Sītā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaithila (मैथिल):—[(laḥ-lī-laṃ) a.] Of Mithila. f. A name of Sītā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Maithila ganeshadatta sharman, Maithilakayastha, Maithilapaddhati, Maithilasamgraha, Maithilashridatta, Maithilavacaspati.
Ends with: Badarinatha upadhyaya maithila, Candradatta maithila, Durgadatta maithila, Hemakara maithila, Krishnadatta maithila, Manikya maithila, Pratijnakara mishra maithila, Rameshvara maithila, Shridatta maithila, Vaidyanatha maithila, Vaidyanathamaithila, Vidyakaramishra maithila, Vidyakaramishramaithila.
Full-text (+69): Abhiharana, Pancagauda, Maithilasamgraha, Maithilavacaspati, Maithilapaddhati, Maithilashridatta, Maithilakayastha, Bhagavadbhaktimahatmya, Maithili, Pacangauda, Maithileya, Vaidyanatha maithila, Mithila, Maithilisharana, Harihara upadhyaya, Maithila ganeshadatta sharman, Gangananda kavondra, Maithiliparinaya, Hemakara maithila, Maithilinataka.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.6.8 < [Chapter 6 - The Liberation of Aghāsura]
Verse 6.1.16 < [Chapter 1 - Jarāsandha’s Defeat]
Verse 3.4.14 < [Chapter 4 - The Coronation-Bathing of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.305 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.2.39 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 1.9.5 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 64 - The description of Nimi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 4 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Introduction < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 8: Marriage with Kaikeyī < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]
Part 12: Kidnaping of Bhāmaṇḍala < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]
Part 19: Retreat to the forest < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]