Mahapratihara, 惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补, Maha-pratihara: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Wisdom Library: Artha艣膩stra惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补 (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶灌ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥済reat door-keeper鈥� and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., 惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMah膩pratih膩ra or 惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补.鈥�(IE 8-2; EI 30; CII 3; BL), head of the door-keepers of the palace or the king's chamber, or of the capital; city; sometimes explained as 鈥榯he chief usher鈥� (CII 4). See Pratih膩ra. (HD), the superior officer above all door-keepers, the great chamberlain. See K膩dambar墨, para. 97; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�, IV. 142; Ep. Ind., Vol. X, p. 75; etc. (IE 8-2), one of the designations often included in the pa帽ca-尘补丑腻艣abda, as indicated by the R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�. (IE 8-3), sometimes also called Mah膩r膩ja, Mah膩s膩manta, Mah膩p墨lupati, Pa帽cakara峁�-oparika, P膩峁瓂-uparika, Purap膩l-oparika, etc., additionally. Note: 尘补丑腻辫谤补迟颈丑腻谤补 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.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补 (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶灌ぞ啶�).鈥攁 chief door-keeper.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补岣� (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶灌ぞ啶班).
惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补 (啶啶班い啷赌啶灌ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补 (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-辫谤补迟墨丑腻谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. a chief door-keeper, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMah膩pratih膩ra (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶灌ぞ啶�):鈥攏. hist. chief door-keeper in a palace;
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: Maha, Pratihara.
Starts with: Mahapratihara-pida.
Full-text: Mahapratihara-pida, Mahapratihaar, Divirapati, Mahadvara-adhipati, Patyuparika, Panca-adhikaran-oparika, Mahakarttakritika, Mahapilupati, Mahadandanayaka, Mahasamanta, Maharaja, Pratihara.
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