Mahajana, 惭补丑腻箩补苍补, Maha-jana: 22 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Mahajan.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渟piritual authority; one who truly understands religious prin-ciples; the twelve principal 尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉 are identified in the 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补尘 (6.3.20) as Lord Brahm膩, Bhagav膩n N膩rada, 艢ivaj墨, the four Kum膩ras, Kapiladeva, Sv膩yambhuva Manu, Prahl膩da Mah膩r膩ja, Janaka Mah膩r膩ja, Grandsire Bh墨峁a, Bal墨 Mah膩r膩ja, 艢ukadeva Gosv膩m墨 and Yamar膩ja鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�) refers to:鈥擜 great personality who teaches the highest ideal and who by his conduct sets an example for others to follow. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�) refers to the 鈥済eneral public鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.31 (鈥淒escription of 艢iva鈥檚 magic鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: 鈥淚 have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to 艢iva, [...] O mountain, this inclination of yours is not at all conducive to auspiciousness. O foremost among the wise, born of N膩r膩ya峁嘺鈥檚 family, learn sense. For the marriage of P膩rvat墨, He is not at all a deserving person. On hearing of this, the general public (尘补丑腻箩补苍补) will smile in derision. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�) refers to a 鈥済reat number of people鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] At that time, sixty 办辞峁璱蝉 of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: 鈥榌...] (229) They will deceive kings and a great number of people (尘补丑腻箩补苍补) will be split, even then living beings will listen to the dharma by the presence of the Buddha. (230) At that evil time, for the benefit of living beings, giving up our bodies and lives, we will uphold the true dharma. [...]鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, 尘补丑腻y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
India history and geography
: What is India: Inscriptions of the 艢il膩h膩ras惭补丑腻箩补苍补 refers to 鈥渕embers of the committees鈥� and was a title used in the administration during the rule of the 艢il膩h膩ra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).鈥擨n towns and villages local administration was carried on with the help of Committees on which merchants, artisans and trade-guilds were represented. Members of the Committees were called 尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉. Their number sixteen is mentioned in one record. In some records they are called mahattaras (representatives of the towns or villages). In the C膩nje inscription they are called 尘丑腻迟腻谤腻蝉 (Sanskrit, mahattaras), and are cited as witnesses.
The head of such a Committee was called mahattama. In Kanan岣峚 inscriptions he is called prabhu (Mayor). Local religious institutions were also represented on such Committees. One record mentions 辫补帽肠补-尘补峁环补-尘补丑腻蝉迟丑腻苍补, which was probably so called because the five 尘补峁环补蝉 comprised in it were dedicated to five Hindu deities (viz. Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, S奴rya and D膿v墨) or to five prominent religious sects such as those of Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, Buddha and Jina. These Town and Village Committees could make grants of land with the consent of the local 驳腻惫耻峁囜笉补蝉 or officers and the administrative heads.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary惭补丑腻箩补苍补.鈥�(SITI; ASLV), Br膩hma峁嘺 residents of the entire village; all the members of the village assembly; general body of the sabh膩 or village assembly. (IE 8-3), a member of village council. (EI 8), a merchant. (LP), generally, the merchants, magnates, grandees. Note: 尘补丑腻箩补苍补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary尘补丑腻箩补苍补 : (m.) the public.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary尘补丑腻箩补苍补 (醼欋�熱��囜��) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
[mahanta+jana]
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼囜赌擼
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥攎 (S) A virtuous or an illustrious man. 2 A merchant or trader. 3 (Mahadzan.) A merchant or trader. 4 also 尘补丑腻箩补苍墨 m An hereditary officer in a village, kasba, or city. His business is to superintend the trade of, and to assist in collecting the tax from, certain classes of traders.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥�m A virtuous man. A merchant. An hereditary office, in a city.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥�
1) a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; 啶す啶距啶ㄠ 啶啶� 啶椸い啶� 啶� 啶え啷嵿ぅ啶距 (尘补丑腻jano yena gata岣� sa panth膩岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 3.313. 117; 啶嗋啶啶� 啶む 啶むい啷� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶掂た啶膏啶溹啶� 啶� 啶す啶距啶ㄠぎ啷� (膩gamya tu tato r膩j膩 vis峁沯ya ca 尘补丑腻箩补苍补m) 6.98.25.
2) the populace, mob; 啶掂た啶侧啶曕啶� 啶掂啶︵啶о啶曕啶粪ぎ啶оた啶粪啶犩た啶む 啶む啶掂く啶� 啶す啶距啶ㄠ 啶膏啶啶班ぎ啷佮啷� 啶さ啶苦し啷嵿く啶むた (vilokya v峁沝dhok峁madhi峁ａ弓hita峁� tvay膩 尘补丑腻箩补苍补岣� smeramukho bhavi峁ati) Kum膩rasambhava 5.7.
3) a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; 啶す啶距啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶膏啶膏ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶ㄠい啶苦啶距ぐ啶曕 啷� 啶う啷嵿ぎ啶い啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶む啶 啶оい啷嵿い啷� 啶啶曕啶むぞ啶げ啶多啶班た啶ぎ啷� (尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉ya sa峁僺arga岣� kasya nonnatik膩raka岣� | padmapatrasthita峁� toya峁� dhatte mukt膩phala艣riyam) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 3.6.
4) the chief of a caste or trade.
5) a merchant, tradesman.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻箩补苍补岣� (啶す啶距啶ㄠ).
惭补丑腻箩补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and jana (啶溹え).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥攎.
(-苍补岣�) 1. A virtuous or illustrious man, a great man. 2. A merchant, a trader. 3. The mob. E. 尘补丑腻 great, jana a man.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥攎. 1. a preeminent man, a virtuous man. 2. a merchant.
惭补丑腻箩补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and jana (啶溹え).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�).鈥擺masculine] a great or eminent man (also coll.); a great number of men, people (also [plural]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-jana] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. (sg.; rarely [plural]) a gr掳 multitude of men, the populace (ne ind. in the presence of a gr掳 number of men, in public), [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; K膩vya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a gr掳 or eminent man, gr掳 persons, [Pa帽catantra]
3) [v.s. ...] the chief or head of a trade or caste, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) [v.s. ...] a merchant (?), [Pa帽catantra]
5) [v.s. ...] mfn. (a house) occupied by a gr掳 number of men, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�):鈥擺尘补丑腻+jana] (苍补岣�) 1. m. A virtuous or illustrious man; a merchant.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�) [Also spelled mahajan]:鈥�(nm) a private banker, money-lender; ~[苍墨] banking; money-lending (business).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (嗖补嗖距矞嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a multitude of general people; the general public.
2) [noun] (pl.) the prominent persons of a town, village.
3) [noun] (pl.) the juries of a village.
4) [noun] (pl.) scholarly br膩hma峁嘺s who are well-versed in vedas.
5) [noun] (pl.) religious people.
6) [noun] a merchant; a trader.
7) [noun] the chief of a community or clan.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻箩补苍补 (啶す啶距啶�):鈥攏. 1. moneylender; banker; financier; capitalist; creditor; 2. distinguished/eminent person;
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: Janas, Maha, Mahanta.
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