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Mahajata, ѲᲹṭa, Maha-jata, ѲᲹṭ�: 7 definitions

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Mahajata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahajata in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

ѲᲹṭ� (महाजटा) is another name for ܻᲹṭ�, a medicinal plant identified with Aristolochia indica (Indian birthwort or duck flower) from the Aristolochiaceae or “birthwort family� of flowering plants, according to verse 3.79-81 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (ḍūc徱-) of this book contains climbers and creepers (īܻ). Together with the names ѲᲹṭ� and ܻᲹṭ�, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahajata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ѲᲹṭa (महाज�).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: Ჹṭa� (महाजटः).

ѲᲹṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and Ჹṭa (जट).

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ѲᲹṭ� (महाजटा).�

1) a great braid of hair.

2) the matted hair of Śiva.

ѲᲹṭ� is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and Ჹṭ� (जट�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ѲᲹṭa (महाज�):—[=-Ჹṭa] [from > mah] mfn. wearing a gr° braid or coil of matted hair (Name of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]

2) ѲᲹṭ� (महाजटा):—[=-Ჹṭ�] [from -Ჹṭa > > mah] f. a species of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahajata in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

Ჹṭ� (မဟာဇဋ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
[mahantī+Ჹṭā]
မȶĔĹĐ�+ဇċĬ]

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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