Mahamatsya, Mahāmatsya, Maha-matsya: 5 definitions
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Mahamatsya 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāmatsya (महामत्स्य).—a large fish, sea-monster.
Derivable forms: mahāmatsyaḥ (महामत्स्यः).
Mahāmatsya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and matsya (मत्स्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmatsya (महामत्स्य).—[masculine] a large fish.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmatsya (महामत्स्य):—[=mahā-matsya] [from mahā > mah] m. a large fish, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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