महाभाष्यmahābhāṣya

महाभाष्य (mahābhāṣya) is a Sanskrit word meaning Patanjali's commentary on the Sutras of Panini, any major commentary, a great commentary. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Any 'great commentary' (general sense), Patañjali's specific 'Great Commentary'.

Definitions: 4

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Any 'great commentary' (general sense)

2 definitions

1. A great commentary. 2. Specifically, Patanjali's great commentary on Panini's sutras.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Patanjali's commentary on the Sutras of Panini. 2. Any major commentary.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patañjali's specific 'Great Commentary'

2 definitions

The Great Commentary, the commentary of Patanjali on the Sutras of Panini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the great commentary of Patanjali on the grammatical sutras of Panini

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.