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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Mahīdhra (महीध्र) refers to an epithet of Himācala, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.3.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] on hearing these words of Himācala (i.e., mahīdhra), Viṣṇu and other gods considered their affair fulfilled and were delighted. They spoke”.

2) Mahīdhra (महीध्र) refers to “mountains”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] O great Brahmin, the misty haloes around the sun and the moon in the grip of Rāhu became the harbingers of great fear and unhappiness. At that time terrifying sounds that resembled those of the chariot issued forth from cracks and crevices in the mountains [i.e., mahīdhra-vivara]. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahīdhra (महीध्र).—

1) a mountain; महीध्रादुत्तुङ्गादवनिमवनेश्चापि जलधिम् (mahīdhrāduttuṅgādavanimavaneścāpi jaladhim) Bhartṛhari 2.1; Śiśupālavadha 15.54; R.3.6;13.7.

2) a symbolical expression for the number, 'seven'.

3) an epithet of Viṣṇu

Derivable forms: mahīdhraḥ (महीध्रः).

Mahīdhra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahī and dhra (ध्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahīdhra (महीध्र).—m.

(-dhraḥ) A mountain. E. mahī the earth, and dhṛ to uphold, aff. ka, and the vowel changed to ra .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahīdhra (महीध्र).—[masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mahīdhra (महीध्र):—[=mahī-dhra] [from mahī > mah] m. (for -dhara) a mountain, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of the number ‘seven’ [Sūryasiddhānta] (cf. parvata)

3) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahīdhra (महीध्र):—[mahī+dhra] (dhraḥ) 1. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahidhra in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahīdhra (ಮಹೀಧ್ರ):—[noun] = ಮಹೀಧರ - [mahidhara -]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mahi, Dhra.

Starts with: Mahidhraka, Mahidhravivara.

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Full-text: Kridamahidhra, Dhra, Makittiram, Sairamdhra, Mahidhravivara, Mahidhraka, Aparahna, Vivara, Mahidhara.

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