As a deity name
Name 602 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 784 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a great cycle of time
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahākalpāya" is the dative of "mahākalpa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "mahākalpa" is derived from "mahā" with the kalpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mahā (ā), f. a cow, L.
Ichnocarpus Frutescens, L.
mahā—kalpa m. a great cycle of time, MBh.; Pur.; Buddh.
N. of Śiva, MBh. (= divya-bhūṣaṇa, Sch.)
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mahā—kalpa m. a great cycle of time, MBh.; Pur.; Buddh.
N. of Śiva, MBh. (= divya-bhūṣaṇa, Sch.)
mahā (ā), f. a cow, L.
Ichnocarpus Frutescens, L.
Alternative readings
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