Mahishtha, Mahiṣṭha: 6 definitions
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Mahishtha 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Mahistha or Mahishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahiṣṭha (महिष्ठ).—a. Greatest, largest (superl. of mahat q. v.); नमः क्षोदिष्ठाय स्मरहर महिष्ठाय च नमः (namaḥ kṣodiṣṭhāya smarahara mahiṣṭhāya ca namaḥ) Śiva-mahimna 29.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahiṣṭha (महिष्ठ).—([superlative]) greatest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahiṣṭha (महिष्ठ):—[from mah] mfn. greatest, largest, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMahiṣṭha (ಮಹಿಷ್ಠ):—[adjective] of more than average size, quantity, degree, quality, etc.; big; large; great.
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Mahiṣṭha (ಮಹಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] greatness; nobility; dignity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.97 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.262 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 2.4.258 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]