Mahamatra, 惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补, Maha-matra: 14 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擪a峁僺a addressed the hastipa thus;1 there was more than one 尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 in charge of the elephant, Kuvalay膩p墨岣峚; all of them were killed by K峁涐梗峁嘺.2
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渉igh royal officer鈥�, who should be represented with an 补谤诲丑补尘耻办耻峁璦 (small crown), according to N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 23. Providing masks is a component of nepathya (costumes and make-up) and is to be done in accordance with the science of 腻丑腻谤测腻产丑颈苍补测补 (extraneous representation).
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥渕inisters鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f Venus should enter the constellation of 膧艣le峁Ｄ� there will be much suffering from serpents; it Venus should pass through the constellation of Magha, elephant keepers or ministers will suffer [i.e., 尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补-do峁k峁泃] and there will be abundance of rain. If Venus should pass through the constellation of P奴rvaphalgun墨, hill men and the people of Pulinda will perish and there will be abundance of rain; if she should pass through the constellation of Uttaraphalgun墨, the people of Kuru, of J膩峁単ala and of P膩帽c膩la will perish, and there will also be rain鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥渃hief minister鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 ruler who is a Universal Sovereign is entitled to the first, a Provincial Governor to the second and a District Governor to the third [level of] Creative Energy. [To the same are entitled] a chief minister (尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补) or a twice-born, provided he is in charge of the protection of many people. No single man is entitled to [deploy] Her for [just] another man鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补.鈥�(IE 8-3), cf. Prakrit Mah膩m膩ta (EI 3); a high executive officer employed in various capacities; cf. Nagara- vyavah膩rika-尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补, Stryadhyak峁-尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补, Dharma-尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补, etc.; adopted in Greek as Ma尘腻迟谤补i. See CII, Vol. I, p. 92, etc.; Artha艣膩stra, I. 12, V. 1; etc.; K膩mas奴tra, V. 5. 17. 33 and 35. The word 惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 in Manu, IX. 259, is explained by Medh膩tithi as 鈥榯he Mantrin, Purohita and others鈥� and by Kull奴ka as meaning 鈥榯he professional tamers of elephants鈥�. (SITI) explained as 鈥榓 senior minister.鈥� See M膩tra in a similar sense. Cf. Anta岣ura-尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 in the Masulipatnam plates of Amma II (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXIV, p. 276). (EI 28; CII 4), 鈥榓n elephant-driver鈥�. Note: 尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 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.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�a.
1) great in measure, very great or large.
2) most excellent, best; 啶掂啶粪啶｀啶え啷嵿ぇ啶曕ぎ啶灌ぞ啶ぞ啶む啶班啶� 啶膏す (v峁涐梗峁噛andhaka尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补i岣� saha) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 1.221.27; 5.22.37. (-迟谤补岣�) 1 a great officer of state, high stateofficial, a chief minister; (mantre karma峁噄 bh奴峁Ｄ亂膩峁� vitte m膩ne paricchade | m膩tr膩 ca mahat墨 ye峁Ｄ佱箖 尘补丑腻m膩tr膩stu te sm峁泃膩岣�); Ms. 9.259; 啶椸啶⑧お啷佮ぐ啷佮し啶啶班ぃ啶苦ぇ啶苦 啶曕啶むぎ啶灌ぞ啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶じ啶班啶 (g奴岣峢apuru峁pra峁噄dhi岣� k峁泃a尘补丑腻m膩tr膩pasarpa岣�) (v. l. 尘补丑腻尘腻迟测腻辫补蝉补谤辫补岣�) 啶啶班啶距え啶う啶距え啶じ啶班啶く啷囙い啷� (辫补耻谤补箩腻苍补辫补诲腻苍补辫补蝉补谤辫补测别迟) Kau. A.1.13.9; R膩m.2.37.1.
2) an elephant-driver or keeper; 啶う啷嬥え啷嵿ぎ啶む啶むじ啷嵿く 啶啶じ啷嵿く 啶曕啶炧啶溹ぐ啶膏啶� 啶� 啶椸啷嵿啶む 啷� 啶夃え啷嵿ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶掂ぞ啶氞啶い啶距 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶距 啶膏ぎ啷�啶啶距 (madonmattasya bh奴pasya ku帽jarasya ca gacchata岣� | unm膩rga峁� v膩cyat膩峁� y膩nti 尘补丑腻m膩tr膩岣� sam墨pag膩岣�) || Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.161.
3) a superintendent of elephants. (-迟谤墨) 1 the wife of a chief minister.
2) the wife of a spiritual teacher.
惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 尘腻迟谤补 (啶ぞ啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攎.
(-迟谤补岣�) 1. A king鈥檚 minister or associate, any high officer in a kingdom: as a counsellor, a general, &c. 2. An elephant-driver, a Mahut. 3. Superintendent of the elephants. 4. A man of wealth and consequence. f. (-迟谤墨) 1. The wife of a spiritual preceptor. 2. The wife of an officer of state, &c. E. 尘补丑腻 great, 尘腻迟谤补 wealth or retinue, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擨. m. 1. a king鈥檚 minister. 2. an elephant driver, or breaker, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 259. 3. superintendent of the elephants. 4. a man of wealth and consequence. Ii. f. 迟谤墨. 1. the wife of an officer of state. 2. the wife of a spiritual teacher.
惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 尘腻迟谤补 (啶ぞ啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擺adjective] great (in measure), best, first of (鈥斅�) 鈥擺masculine] great man, high official, minister; elephant-driver or keeper.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-尘腻迟谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] mfn. great in measure, gr掳, the greatest, best, most excellent of ([compound]), [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a man of high rank, high official, prime minister, [ib.] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] an elephant-driver or keeper, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata; Hariva峁兣沘] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a superintendent of elephants, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺尘补丑腻+尘腻迟谤补] (迟谤补岣�) 1. m. A king鈥檚 minister or associate; a rich man; elephant driver. f. (迟谤墨) A teacher鈥檚 wife; a state of ficer鈥檚 wife.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (嗖补嗖距伯嗖距菠喑嵿舶):鈥�
1) [adjective] large (in size).
2) [adjective] having grat merit; superior.
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惭补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 (嗖补嗖距伯嗖距菠喑嵿舶):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖补嗖距勃喑嵿舶嗖о簿嗖� [mahapradhana].
2) [noun] the superintendent of an elephant-stable.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahamatra-gana, Mahamatra-nagaravyavaharika.
Full-text (+8): Dharmamahamatra, Gananamahamatra, Ganakamahamatra, Stryadhyaksha-mahamatra, Mahamatra-gana, Mahamatra-nagaravyavaharika, Antahpura-mahamatra, Anta-mahamatra, Isila, Devasuramahamatra, Mamattiran, Ahara, Makamattiran, Mahita, Mahut, Mamatrai, Nagara-vyavaharika, Matra, Tosali, Ardhamukuta.
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