Mahayantra, Mahāyantra: 8 definitions
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Mahayantra 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
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: PāñcarātraMahāyantra (महायन्त्र) [=sudarśanamahāyantraghaṭitāsanāṅgulīyakadarpaṇaprabhāvavarṇanam] refers to one of the topics discussed in the forty-eighth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsMahāyantra (महायन्त्र) refers to the “sudarśana and nṛisṃha Yantra-designs”, as described in chapter 23 (Kriyākāṇḍa) of the Pārameśvarasaṃhitā: an important Pāñcarātra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam—dealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.—Description of the chapter [sudarśana-nṛsiṃha-mahāyantra-svarūpa-kathana]: The understanding of how to employ the sudarśana and nṛisṃha-yantra-designs is traced back to Śiva, who was instructed by Nārāyaṇa Himself to use them in expiation for cutting off one of Brahmā’s live heads (1-12). The secrets of the yantra-designs passed from Śiva to Indra to the lokapālakas to all the world. [...]
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāyantra (महायन्त्र).—n.
(-ntraṃ) Any great mechanical work, as a lock, or dyke, &c. E. mahā and yantra mechanical contrivance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāyantra (महायन्त्र).—n. any great mechanical work, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 63.
Mahāyantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and yantra (यन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāyantra (महायन्त्र):—[=mahā-yantra] [from mahā > mah] n. a gr° mechanical work, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāyantra (महायन्त्र):—[mahā-yantra] (ntraṃ) 1. n. Any great mechanical work or instrument.
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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, Yantra.
Starts with: Mahayantrapravartana.
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