Mahakara, Maha-akara, Maha-kara, Mahākāra, Mahākara: 8 definitions
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Mahakara 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMahākara (महाकर) refers to “(those elephants) having a mighty trunk”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “7. Whose right tusk tip is high (higher than the left), whose mighty trunks (mahākara) and faces are marked with (light) spots, whose stout fore and hind legs have invisible Joints, these (elephants), O prince, are fit vehicles for you”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahākāra (महाकार).—a. extensive, large, great.
Mahākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and ākāra (आकार).
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Mahākara (महाकर).—a.
1) large-handed.
2) having a large revenue.
Mahākara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and kara (कर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahākara (महाकर).—name of a former Buddha: Lalitavistara 5.5 = Tibetan ḥod zer chen po, great ray.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākara (महाकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) 1. Large-handed, &c. 2. Having a large revenue. m.
(-raḥ) A large hand, rent, &c. E. mahā, and kara a hand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahākara (महाकर):—[=mahā-kara] [from mahā > mah] m. a large hand, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a l° revenue or rent, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] ‘having great rays’, Name of a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. large-handed
5) [v.s. ...] having a large revenue, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) Mahākāra (महाकार):—[from mahā > mah] mfn. (hāk) ‘large-formed’, great, extensive, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
7) [=mahā-kāra] [from mahākāra > mahā > mah] m. [plural] Name of a country belonging to Madhya-deśa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahākara (महाकर):—[mahā+kara] (raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) a. Having a large hand, revenue, or origin.
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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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Partial matches: Maha, Akara, Kaara, Kara.
Starts with: Mahakarabha, Mahakarambha, Mahakarana, Mahakaranadhyaksha, Mahakaranana, Mahakaranaprakarana, Mahakaranika, Mahakaranja, Mahakaranjiya.
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