Mahavyahriti, Ѳ屹ṛt, Maha-vyahriti: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Mahavyahriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ѳ屹ṛt can be transliterated into English as Mahavyahrti or Mahavyahriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�).—Mohini got the name from Brahmā; also Sāvitrī.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 25. 50.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�) or Ѳ屹ṛthoma refers to one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Ѳ屹ṛt-homa rite is mentioned under the header called Marriage homa (dz).

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismѲ屹ṛt ("महाव्याहृत�"); Sanskrit, lit: "great utterance"; used as prefix in Mantras. See , ("great") and ṛt ("utterance", "speech" or "statement"). The recitation of the Gāyatrī-mantra is traditionally preceded by � and the 屹ṛt.
: WikiPedia: HinduismѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�, “great (mystical) utterance�).—It is made up of three (mystical) utterances: ū�, ܱ� and �. The three utterances are taken as the names of three worlds:�
- ū�: the terrestrial,
- ܱ�: the world connecting terrestrial to celestial,
- �: celestial.
These are the names of the first three of the seven ṛt or higher worlds of Hindu cosmology. From a meditational point of view, ū�, ܱ�, � are mystically interpreted as the three degrees/levels of depths of meditation: Conscious, Semi-conscious and the Unconscious.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�).�f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस� (bhūr, bhuvas) and स्वर� (svar).
Derivable forms: 屹ṛt� (महाव्याहृतिः).
Ѳ屹ṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ṛt (व्याहृति).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�).—f.
(-پ�) The three mystical words, Bhur, Bhuvah, and Swer, the essential part, with O4m and Gayatri of the daily Brahminical prayer. E. great, and ṛt a word.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�).—[feminine] great word ([ritual or religion]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�):—[=-ṛt] [from > mah] f. the gr° Vyāhṛti (q.v.), Name of the mystical formula bhūr bhuva� sva�, [ṢaḍvBr.; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Nirukta, by Yāska etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ屹ṛt (महाव्याहृत�):—[-ṛt] (پ�) 2. f. Three mystical words, Bhūr, Bhuva and Swar.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vyahriti, The, The, Maha, Mahavyahriti, Te.
Starts with: Mahavyahritihoma.
Full-text: Vyahriti, Pratimahavyahriti, Mahavyahritihoma, Makaviyakiruti, Gayatrimantra.
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