Mahadvipa, Maha-dvipa, Mahādvīpa, Mahādvipa: 4 definitions
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Mahadvipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMahādvipa (महाद्विप) refers to a “great elephant”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.21 (“Description of the Special War”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Then Gaṇeśa hit Śumbha in his chest with his axe and felled him to the ground. Thereafter he mounted his mouse again. Lord Gaṇeśa of elephantine face got ready for the fight. He hit him mockingly and angrily as if hitting a great elephant (mahādvipa) with a goad. Kālanemi and Śumbha simultaneously attacked Gaṇeśa furiously with arrows as ruthless as serpents. On seeing him afflicted, the powerful Vīrabhadra accompanied by a crore goblins rushed in. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymahādvīpa (महाद्वीप).—n m (A large island.) A modern word framed to render Continent.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahādvīpa (महाद्वीप).—n m Continent.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMahādvīpa (महाद्वीप):—n. 1. continent (only for Australia); 2. a huge island;
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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Search found 5 books and stories containing Mahadvipa, Maha-dvipa, Mahā-dvipa, Mahā-dvīpa, Mahādvīpa, Mahādvipa; (plurals include: Mahadvipas, dvipas, dvīpas, Mahādvīpas, Mahādvipas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic Geography: Chatur-dvipa and Sapta-dvipa < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.2 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Seven Mahādvīpas (islands) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Sun-Worshipping Sakadvipiya Brahmanas (by Martina Palladino)
1. Sanskrit text < [Chapter 1 - The Purāṇic Sections]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]