Makaravasa, Makarāvāsa, Makara-avasa: 5 definitions
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Makaravasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMakarāvāsa (मकरावास).—the ocean; प्रविश्य मकरावासं यादोगणनिषेवितम् (praviśya makarāvāsaṃ yādogaṇaniṣevitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.11.19.
Derivable forms: makarāvāsaḥ (मकरावासः).
Makarāvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms makara and āvāsa (आवास). See also (synonyms): makarākara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMakarāvāsa (मकरावास).—[masculine] [Epithet] of the sea (lit. multitude or abode of monsters).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMakarāvāsa (मकरावास):—[from makara] m. ‘M°-abode’, the sea, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Makara, Avasa.
Full-text: Makarakara.
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