The Sanskrit term Mahāsūkṣmā can be transliterated into English as Mahasuksma or Mahasukshma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Mahāsūkṣma (महासूक्ष्म) refers to “very subtle” and represents one of the three kinds of Caitanya (“consciousness”), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Consciousness (caitanya) is said to be (of three kinds) gross [i.e., sthūla], very subtle and Unstruck Sound. The Body (piṇḍa) made of these principles is the differentiated (sakala) (aspect) whose form is the ghost (which is the goddess's vehicle). Complete and made of the six parts (noted below), it is sustained by Pure Knowledge (śuddhavidyā). Above it is the measure (called) Sound (nādamātrā), which is just a straight (line) (ṛjumātrā). [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahāsūkṣmā (महासूक्ष्मा).—sand.

Mahāsūkṣmā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and sūkṣmā (सूक्ष्मा).

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

Mahāsūkṣma (महासूक्ष्म).—mfn.

(-kṣmaḥ-kṣmā-kṣmaṃ) Subtile, fine, minute. f.

(-kṣmā) Sand. E. mahā very, sūkṣma thin.

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

1) Mahāsūkṣma (महासूक्ष्म):—[=mahā-sūkṣma] [from mahā > mah] mfn. very fine or minute or subtle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Mahāsūkṣmā (महासूक्ष्मा):—[=mahā-sūkṣmā] [from mahā-sūkṣma > mahā > mah] f. sand,

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

Mahāsūkṣmā (महासूक्ष्मा):—[mahā-sūkṣmā] (kṣmā) 1. f. Sand. a. Subtile.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahasukshma 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.

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Partial matches: Sukshma, Maha.

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