Mahavita, Mahāvīta: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mahāvīta (महावीत).—The son of Savana and King of the Mahāvīta Kingdom.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 14-15; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 14.
1b) A Kingdom of Puṣkaradvīpa; after Mahāvīta, son of Savana; adjoining the Mānasa Mt.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 117, 125; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 15; 49. 113, 121.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāvīta (महावीत):—[from mahā > mah] m. (hāv) Name of a son of Savana, [Purāṇa]
2) [=mahā-vīta] [from mahāvīta > mahā > mah] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by that king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] ([varia lectio] -vīra).
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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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Starts with: Mahavitanadharma, Mahavitapa.
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Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
8. The area of Puskaradvipa < [Chapter 9 - Geography]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 53 - Geography of the World < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 89 - Characteristics of good conduct (sadācāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The race of Priyavrata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 19 - Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)