ORIENTAL SERIES.

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MAHARMAINAKA.
MAHAE. _ See VyahntL
MAHA-EASHTEA The land of the Mahrattas.
MAHAE-LOKA. See Loka.
MAHAESHIS (Maha-nshis). 'Great JZ&his.' The great
jf&shis or Prajapatis. See Bi&hi.
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MAHA-SENA. The great captain. A name of Kartikeya,
god of war.
MAHAT. The great intellect produced at the creation.
See Vishmi Puriwa, i. 29.
MAHATMYA. 'Magnanimity.' A legend of a shrine or
other holy place.
MAHA-VlEA CHAEITA <
The exploits of the great hero
(Eama).' A drama by Bhava-bhuti, translated into English by
Pickford. There are several editions of the
"
text. The situa-
tions and sentiments of this drama are of a stirring and martial
description, and the language is adapted with singular felicity to
the subject from which it
springs." Wilson.
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MAHA-YOGI. The great ascetic.' A name of Siva
MAHA-YUGA. A great Yuga or ago, consisting of
4,320,000 years. See Yuga.
MAHENDEA A name of Indra. One of the seven moun-
tain ranges of India ; the hills which run from Gomlwaiia to
Orissa and the Northern Circars. See Kula-parvatas.
MAHESWABA. A name of Siva.
MAHESWAEA PUEAiVA. See Purana.
MAHISHA, MAHISHASTJEA. i. The great Asura or demon
killed by Skanda in the Maha-bharata. (See Krauncha.)
2. Also a demon killed by Chanrfa or Durga.
MAHISHMATl, MAHISHMATI. The capital of Kartavirya,
king of the Talajanghas, who had a thousand arms. It
has been identified by Colonel Tod with the village of Chilli
Maheswar, which, according to him, is still called " of the thousand-armed."
the village
MAHODAYA. A name of the city of Kanauj.
MAHOEAGA (Maha + uraga).
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Great serpent/ The serpent
Sesha, or any other great serpent.
MAINAKA. A mountain stated in the Malia-bharata to be
so called as being the son of Himavat and Me-
north of Kailasa ;
naka. Wlien, as the poets sing, Indra clipped the wings of the
mountains, this is said to have been the only one which escaped.