Maheshvara, Ѳś, ś, Maha-ishvara: 36 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Ѳś and ś can be transliterated into English as Mahesvara or Maheshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaѲś (महेश्व�).—Another name of Śiva.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) Ѳś (महेश्व�) refers to one of the eight names of Śiva (ś峾) and is mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20 while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (ٳ-ṅg) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the eight names of Śiva viz:—Hara, Ѳś, Śambhu, Śūlapāṇi, Pinākadhṛk, Śiva, Paśupati and Mahādeva shall be used respectively for the rites of bringing the clay, kneading, installation, invocation, ceremonial ablution, worship, craving the forbearance and ritualistic farewell. Each of the names shall be prefixed with Oṃkāra. The name shall be used in the dative case and Nama� shall be added to them. The rites shall be performed respectively with great devotion and joy. [...]�.
2) ś (माहेश्वर) refers to a “devotee of Lord Śiva�, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.18.—Accordingly, “[...] in the meantime a certain devotee of Lord Śiva [viz., ś] came out of the city taking with him various articles of offering (ܱ貹). He had observed fast (uposhita) on the Śivarātri day. In order to worship lord Śiva, he was on his way, along with his kinsmen and was carrying different sorts of delightful offerings. [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ѳś (महेश्व�).�(Śiva): cursed the seven sages to be born in every epoch;1 got vṛṣa (bull) from Surabhī for his standard;2 lived long in his father-in-law's house after marriage; Meru insulted him as poor and useless when Umā insisted on her husband to go to his house; he went to Benares after which it became Avimukta;3 also Brahmā;4 Stambha; Kāpāli on earth for having removed one face of Brahmā; to get rid of this brahmicide Śiva's service to Kāmākṣ� at Kāñcī; blessed for his samādhi; bathed in Pañcasaras and found himself at Kāśi, from there to Kāñcī; Jyotirmayibhikṣa given; the Kapāla dropped out and he was relieved;5 blessed Kubera to be the lord of the Yakṣas for his penance at the confluence of the Narmadā and the Kāveī.6 Praise of, by Kāvya.7
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 27. 47; III. 1. 9.
- 2) Ib. III. 3. 78-79.
- 3) Ib. III. 31. 35. 67. 32, 60.
- 4) Ib. IV. 1. 203; 2. 221, 257; 4. 35, 73; 7. 49; 14. 18.
- 5) Ib. IV. 40. 52-59.
- 6) Matsya-purāṇa 181. 3-5; 185. 12; 189. 10.
- 7) Vāyu-purāṇa 97, 162-202.
1b) As cosmos; hence Գٲٳ but the source of all beings; Brahmanas from face, Kṣatriyas, from breast, Vaiśyas from the thighs and Śūdras from the feet;1 created the world, men, devas, asuras, constellation, night, day, Vedas, etc.;2 the smallest atom among the ṛts, never failing, absolute; formless, and of form; the darkness becomes illumination by the contact of tejas;3 the six angas of; all wise, all satiating, ever arousing, all free, eternally powerful, and of undiminished strength;4 a Mahāyogi;5 Lokeśa, worshipped in different ways.6
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 9. 122.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 5. 95.
- 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 226.
- 4) Ib. 12. 31-3.
- 5) Ib. 21. 36.
- 6) Ib. 49. 171.
1c) Born of Pradhāna and Puruṣa; father of world creation;1 the universe as limbs of.2
2) ś (माहेश्वर).—The 29th Kalpa in which Tripuram was burnt.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 290. 10.
Ѳś (महेश्व�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. XIV.8.27, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning Ѳś) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyѲś (महेश्व�) is the deity to be worshipped in the month Magha for the Բṅgٰǻ岹śī-հٲ, according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In the month of Magha the tooth-brush is of ṭa, food is milk, the deity to be worshipped is Ѳś and the result is eight times that of gomedha sacrifice.
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapuranaś (माहेश्वर) or śpurāṇa refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapurāṇa) according to the Kūrmapurāṇa and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Upapurāṇas (e.g., ś-purāṇa) can be considered as the supplements of the Mahāpurāṇas as those are mostly based on the Mahāpurāṇas. The ܰܰṇa considers the Upapurāṇas as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapurāṇas are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapurāṇas which are excluded from the lists of Upapurāṇas given by different sources.

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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraѲś (महेश्व�) is the Sanskrit name for a deity to be worshipped during ṅgū, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to Ѳś).

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, 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).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism1) Ѳś (महेश्व�) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the sixty-eight places hosting a ⲹܱṅg, one of the most sacred of ṅg according to the Ś岵. The presiding deity residing over the ṅg in this place (Ѳś) is named Oṃkāra.
2) Ѳś (महेश्व�) is also the name of a deity presiding over Prayāga, Viśvamadhya and Dīpta, three of the sixty-eight places hosting a ⲹܱṅg, which is one of the most sacred of ṅg according to the Ś岵.
The list of sixty-eight ⲹܱṅgs and presiding deities is found in the commentary on the ṇo-岹ś첹 by Nigamajñānadeva. The word ṅg refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.
: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (shaivism)Ѳś (महेश्व�).—There existed yet another group of Siddhas from the South known as Ѳś Siddhas. They advocate the pure method (śܻ-). Because, the 岹ṣiṇa-śdzٲ (the right current), stressed on (knowledge) through yogic practices, instead of using the five �m’s as used by the 峾-śdzٲ (left current), which include blood sacrifices, drinking and female consorts. The Tamil Siddhas belong to the 岹śṇa-śdzٲ.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraѲś (महेश्व�) is mentioned in as the “chief of things animate and inanimate�. His dwelling place is the mountain-peak Kailāsa, located within Himavat, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 1. Accordingly, “There (Kailāsa) dwells Ѳś the beloved of Pārvatī, the chief of things animate and inanimate, attended upon by Gaṇas, Vidyādharas and Siddhas. In the upstanding yellow tufts of his matted hair the new moon enjoys the delight of touching the eastern mountain yellow in the evening twilight.�
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning Ѳś, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the dharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa PancaratraѲś (महेश्व�) is a name of Śiva, as mentioned in the 9th century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra (Ādikāṇḍa chapter 1).—“[...] Formerly, it is told, Virūpākṣa-Ѳś (i.e., Śiva) with Gauī (i.e., Pārvatī) questioned the four-faced one (Brahmā) who was staying in the above of Vairāja�.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) 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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Ѳś (महेश्व�) refers to “supreme Controller; it sometimes refers to Śambhu Śiva and sometimes to Bhagavān Śī Kṛṣṇa�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī--ī).

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Shaiva philosophy
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Ѳś (महेश्व�) refers to the “Great Lord�, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.1.2.—Accordingly, “What conscious Self could produce either a refutation or a demonstration [of the existence] of the agent, the knowing subject, the always already established Self, the Great Lord (ś)?�
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)ś (माहेश्वर) or śkavaca refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ۴Dz峾ṛt is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 śǰ첹.—The catalogue includes the term—ś�-kavaca in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: (1) śkavaca� (2) śdhūpa� .

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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraѲś (महेश्व�) is the name of a deity mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter IV). Other individuals also know all the dharmas, e.g., Mo hi cheou lo (Ѳś) [in the languag of ղ’i, ‘Great Lord’]: he has eight arms (ṣṭᲹ), three eyes (trinetra, ٰⲹṣa) and he is mounted on a white bull (ṛṣԲ) [Nandi]. All these gods are great guides (ⲹ첹). They cannot be omniscient. Why? Because their mind remains attached (Ծṣṭ) to hatred (屹ṣa) and pride (Բ).
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Ѳś (महेश्व�) is the name of a Devarṣi appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Śⲹ, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Devarṣi Ѳś in Śⲹ], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

Mahayana (महायान, yāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) Ѳś (महेश्व�) refers to one of the �Twenty-Five Kalkis� (Tibetan: rigs ldan) as well as the �Thirty-two kings of Shambhala�, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (ٲԳٰ), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas and twenty-five Kulikas [e.g., Ѳś] are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.
Ѳś is also known as Kulika Mahabala. He is known in Tibetan as (1) Wangchug Che (2) Rigden Wangchug [rigs ldan dbang phyug] (3) [dbang phyug] (4) [dbang phyug chen po] (5) [dbang phyug che] (6) [dbang chen ] and in Mongolian as: Khaan Vanchügchenbo. His traditional reign is considered to be from 2127 to 2227 CE.
2) Ѳś (महेश्व�) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ѳś).
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyѲś (महेश्व�) is the name of a deity commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is white; his Vehicle is the bull; he has four arms.
Ѳś is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (ٳܱ岵īś-ṇḍ) as follows:�
: WikiPedia: Tibetan Buddhism“Ѳś� sits on the Bull, and is white in colour. His crown of matted hair is beautified by the moon. He is four-armed. With the two principal hands he displays the ñᲹ over the head, and with the two others he carries the ٰśū and the 첹�.
Ѳś (महेश्व�) (in Tibetan: Wangchug Che) (2127�2227 CE) refers to the twenty-third of the twenty-five Kalki kings (of Shambhala) who represents the holders of the Kalachakra (“wheel of time�) teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni.—The king Ѳś is described as “victorious over the armies of demons�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismѲś (महेश्व�) refers to a class of mahoraga deities gods according to the Digambara tradition, while the Śvetāmbara does not recognize this class. The mahoraga refer to a category of vyantaras gods which represents one of the four classes of celestial beings (devas). The mahoragas are are dark or black in complexion and the Nāga is their ٲⲹ-ṛkṣa (sacred-tree).
The deities such as the Ѳśs are defined in ancient Jain cosmological texts such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapaṇṇati by Yativṛṣabha (5th century) in the Digambara tradition.
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraѲś (महेश्व�) and Īśvara are the two Indras of the Bhūtavādita class Vyantaras living in the first 100 yojanas of the Ratnaprabhā-earth in the “lower world� (adhaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [ᾱٲٳ-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] In the first 100 yojanas of Ratnaprabhā, with the exception of 10 above and 10 below, i.e., in 80 yojanas, there are 8 classes of Vyantaras: [viz., the Bhūtavāditas, ...] The two Indras in these classes are respectively: [viz., Īśvara and Ѳś;...]�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryѲś.�(SITI), ś, followers of the Śaiva reli- gion; a congregation of Śaiva devotees having a voice in the management of the affairs of a Śiva temple. (ASLV), trustee of a Śaiva temple. (IE 8-2), ‘devotee of Ѳś (Śiva),� epithet of a Kuṣāṇa king. Note: ś is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Ѳś.�(EI 28), the Pāśupta faith. Note: ś is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� 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 dictionaryś (माहेश्वर).�a. (-ī f.)
1) Belonging to a great lord or to Śiva; अनेन � महाराज माहेश्वरमनुत्तमम� � इष्ट्व� यज्ञ� (anena ca rāja śmanuttamam | iṣṭvā yajña�) ... Rām. 6.7.19.
2) Worshipping Śiva.
-� A worshipper of Śiva.
-ī Name of Pārvatī or Durgā.
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Ѳś (महेश्व�).�
1) a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापर� (śstryambaka eva nāpara�) R.; गोप्तारं � निधीना� कथयन्त� महेश्वरं विबुधा� (goptāra� na nidhīnā� kathayanti ś� vibudhā�) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.74.
2) Name of Śiva.
3) of Viṣṇu.
4) a god (opp. ṛt).
5) the Supreme Being (貹ٳ); माया� तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम� (māyā� tu ṛt� nmāyina� tu śm) Śvet. Up.4.1. °सख� (�) Name of Kubera; यय� कैलासभवन� महेश्वरसखं बली (yayā kailāsabhavane śsakha� balī) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 9.11.55. (-ī) 1 Name of Durgā.
2) a kind of bell-metal.
Derivable forms: ś� (महेश्वरः).
Ѳś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and īś (ईश्व�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryѲś (महेश्व�).�(1) sg. or pl.; in Lalitavistara 112.3; 113.1, 11, a devaputra, evidently a leader of the śuddhāvāsakāyika gods, with whom he comes to salute the infant Bodhisattva and predict his future Buddhahood; in Ѳ屹ٳ i.224.3, 5 = ii.27.3, 5 (verses) pl., 8000 gods named Mah° come to cast the horoscope of the infant Bodhisattva; probably interpret in this sense ś-rūpeṇa (the Bodhisattva, it is suggested, should enter his mother's womb thus) Lalitavistara 39.12; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3108 maheśvarāyatanam, q.v., a special stage of śuddhāvāsakāyika gods; (2) name of a yakṣa: پ屹Բ 41.2 ff.; ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ 161.6; Mahā-Māyūī 9; (3) name of one or two Bodhisattva(s): Բ 71.4 (here between Avalokite- śvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta); Ҳṇḍū 442.6 (in a long, rigmarole list).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲś (महेश्व�).—m.
(-�) Siva. f. (-ī) 1. Durga the wife of Siva. 2. Mixed or bell-metal. 3. A flower, (Clitoria ternata.) E. great, and īś God, fem. aff. ṅīṣ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲś (महेश्व�).—m. Śiva.
Ѳś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and īś (ईश्व�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲś (महेश्व�).—[masculine] = [preceding], also [Epithet] of [several] other gods, [especially] of the 4 world-protectors; [feminine] ī [Epithet] of Durgā.
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ś (माहेश्वर).—[adjective] relating to great Śiva; [masculine] a Śivaite.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ѳś (महेश्व�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—guru of Kaiyaṭa.
2) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—father of Bhāskarācārya (Siddhāntaśiromaṇi).
3) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—poet. Mentioned in Bhojaprabandha Oxf. 150^b.
4) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—on [dharma] Quoted in Saṃskārakaustubha.
5) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—a medical author, quoted by Herambasena L. 206.
6) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Amarakośaviveka.
7) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Kāmaśāstra. Śp. p. 46.
8) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Keśavīvāsanābhāṣya. Yantrāja and—[commentary] Compare Mahendra. Laghujātakaṭīkā. Siddhāntaśiromaṇibhāṣya.
9) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Cityupaniṣadbhāṣya. Sahavaiupaniṣadbhāṣya.
10) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Caurapañcāśikāṭīkā. Prabodhacandrodayaṭīkā.
11) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Jīvanmuktiprakaraṇa.
12) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Tattvacintāmaṇiṭīkā. Tattvacintāmaṇidīdhitiṭīkā.
13) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Dāyabhāgaṭīkā.
14) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Dhūrtaviḍambana prahasana.
15) Ѳś (महेश्व�):�
—[commentary] on Bhartṛhari’s Nītiśataka.
16) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Ѳٲsaṃgraha.
17) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Mudrārākṣasaṭīkā.
18) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Raghuvaṃśaṭīkā.
19) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—Rasārṇava med. Quoted in Rasendracintāmaṇi W. p. 299.
20) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—son of Brāhma, grandson of Kṛṣṇa (Keśava): Viśvaprakāśa lex. composed in 1111. Śabdabhedaprakāśa or Śabdabhedanāmamālā, a sequel to the lexicon. Sāhasāṅkacarita. Quoted in the Preface to the Viśvaprakāśa. Oxf. 187^b.
21) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—son of Manoratha: Vṛttaśataka jy.
22) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—son of Virūpākṣa, wrote in 1590:
—[commentary] on Puruṣottama’s Viṣṇubhaktikalpalatā.
23) ś (माहेश्वर):—Sabhānāṭaka.
24) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—father of Somanātha Bhaṭṭa (Ajñānadhvāntadīpikā).
25) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—astronomer. Quoted L.. 1065-1067.
26) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—C. on Bhartṛhari’s Nītiśataka.
27) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—pupil of Svayamprakāśatīrtha: C. on the Rāmasahasranāman from the Liṅga-purāṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—[from > mah] m. a great lord, sovereign, chief, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Ѳٲ] etc. (with ٰ岹ś峾, ‘chief of the gods� id est. Indra)
2) [v.s. ...] a god (opp. to ṛt), [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of various gods ([especially] of Śiva and of Kṛṣṇa; [plural] of the Loka-pālas or guardians of the world, viz. Indra, Agni, Yama and Varuṇa), [Ѳٲ; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] of a Deva-putra, [Lalita-vistara]
5) [v.s. ...] of various authors and other men, [Inscriptions; Siddhāntaśiromaṇi; Catalogue(s)]
6) [v.s. ...] bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) ś (माहेश्वर):—[from ] mf(ī)n. ([from] ś) relating or belonging to the great lord Śiva, [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] m. a worshipper of Śiva, [Harivaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Harṣacarita]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲś (महेश्व�):�(�) 1. m. Shiva. f. (ī) ٳܰ; bell-metal; a flower (Clitoria).
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ѳś (महेश्व�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mahissara, Mahesara, .
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryś (माहेश्वर):�(a) pertaining to [ś] (Lord Shiv).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahēśvara (ಮಹೇಶ್ವ�):�
1) [noun] Śiva, the Great or Supreme Lord.
2) [noun] (vīr.) the second of six stages in the path of development of a devotee; the stage in which the devotee comes to have trust and the resultant confidence in Śiva.
3) [noun] a devotee in this level.
4) [noun] (yoga.) the deity presiding over the sixth mystical circle in the human body.
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Māhēśvara (ಮಾಹೇಶ್ವರ):�
1) [noun] (vīr.) a devotee in the second of six stages in the path of development of a devotee (the stage in which the devotee comes to have trust and the resultant confidence in Śiva).
2) [noun] name of one of the Śaiva clans.
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 Dictionary1) Ѳś (महेश्व�):—n. 1. the supreme god; 2. Mythol. an epithet of Shiva;
2) ś (माहेश्वर):—adj. 1. worshipping Shiva; 2. pertaining to Shiva;
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.
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