Mahaprasthana, Maha-prasthana, ѲٳԲ: 10 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�).—n (S) The great march or journey, viz. death.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�).�n The great march, viz. death.
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 dictionaryѲٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�).�
1) departing this life, death.
2) setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधन� या� महाप्रस्थानमेव वा (ihaiva nidhana� yāma ٳԲeva vā) Rām.2.47.7 (com. ٳԲ� maraṇadīkṣ�- pūrvakamuttarābhimukhagamanam); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.365.
Derivable forms: ٳԲ (महाप्रस्थानम�).
ѲٳԲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ٳԲ (प्रस्थान).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�).—n. Death, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11070.
ѲٳԲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ٳԲ (प्रस्थान).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�).—[neuter] the great journey, i.e. death; ٳԾ첹 or ٳԾ첹 [adjective] relating to it.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�):—[=-ٳԲ] [from > mah] n. setting out on the gr° journey, departing this life, dying, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusѲٳԲ (ಮಹಾಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾ�):—[noun] the final travel; the cessation of life; death.
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 DictionaryѲٳԲ (महाप्रस्था�):—n. death;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prasthana, Maha.
Starts with: Mahaprasthanaparvan.
Full-text: Mahaprasthanaparvan, Mahaprasthanikaparvan, Mahaprasthaan, Mahaprasthanikaparva, Viradhvan, Vajra, Makappirastanam, Ulupi, Mahabharata.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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