Mahajihva, Maha-jihva, Mahājihva, Mahājihvā: 6 definitions
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Mahajihva 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraMahājihva (महाजिह्व) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (nāṭyaśāstra), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., Mahājihva) various roles suitable to them.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) 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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahājihvā (महाजिह्वा).—A Brahmarākṣasī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 99; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 134.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahājihva (महाजिह्व).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: mahājihvaḥ (महाजिह्वः).
Mahājihva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and jihva (जिह्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahājihva (महाजिह्व):—[=mahā-jihva] [from mahā > mah] mfn. long-tongued (said of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Daitya, [Harivaṃśa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 63 - Vijaya’s Accomplishment of Siddhi < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 167 - Greatness of Bhūtamātṛkā (Bhūta-mātṛkā) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 27 - The description of the Jaya ablution < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 96 - Prayer to Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
39. Description of the Demons < [Mythology]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of Kokālika’s mendacious accusations < [Section I.4 - Abstention from falsehood]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)