Mahashana
Mahashana (महाशना) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose appetite is vast and all-consuming”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Mahashana (महाशना) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose appetite is vast and all-consuming”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Mahashana (महाशना, IAST: Mahāśanā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She whose appetite is vast and all-consuming”. From mahā (great) and aśana (eating, food, or hunger), this epithet reveals the Goddess as the one whose hunger encompasses all of existence, symbolic of her power to receive and transform the entire cosmos.
Meaning, etymology & significance
The Sanskrit word aśana derives from the root aś, meaning to eat or to pervade, giving Mahāśanā the dual sense of one who consumes greatly and one who pervades all things through that consumption. In Śākta cosmology, the Goddess's great appetite is a metaphor for her all-encompassing consciousness that leaves nothing outside herself. This name in the Lalitā Sahasranāma complements her epithets of cosmic dissolution and sovereign completeness.
This epithet of Lalitā is uncommon as a modern given name and is better appreciated in its liturgical context. Pronounced mah-haa-SHAH-naa, care should be taken with the aspirated śa sound.
Scriptural source
Mahashana appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.
Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology
By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Mahashana aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.
Mahashana — Name Facts
- Meaning
- She whose appetite is vast and all-consuming
- Gender
- Hindu girl name
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Rashi
- Simha (Leo)
- Numerology
- 8
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Mahashana mean?
Mahashana is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl name meaning “She whose appetite is vast and all-consuming”.
Is Mahashana a boy or girl name?
Mahashana is traditionally a Hindu girl name.
Which nakshatra and rashi suit the name Mahashana?
By the first-syllable rule of Vedic naming, Mahashana aligns with the Magha nakshatra, under the Simha (Leo) rashi.
What is the numerology number of Mahashana?
The Chaldean name number of Mahashana is 8.
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