mahā महा (ā), f. a cow, [L.] Ichnocarpus Frutescens, [L.] mahā́ in comp. for mahat (in [RV. ii, 22, 1] and [iii, 23]; [49, 1] used for mahat as an independent word in acc. sg. mahā́m = mahāntam). mahā-kaṅkara &c. See p. 794, col. 3. mahādhī महाधी mahā—dhī mfn. having a great understanding, [Śiś.]; [Śrutab.] mahāśa महाश mahā°śa (°hāśa), m. N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.] mahāga महाग mahā—ga mfn. (?) great, prosperous, [W.] mahāhi महाहि mahā°hí m. a great serpent, [ŚBr.]; [Kathās.] mahāja महाज mahā°já m. a large he-goat, [ŚBr.]; [Yājñ.] mahā—ja mfn. high-born, noble, [W.] mahāsi महासि mahā°si (°hāsi), m. a large scimitar or sword, [W.] mahābhra महाभ्र mahā°bhra (°hābh°) n. a great or dense cloud, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] mahādhur महाधुर् mahā—dhur m. = mahān dhūḥ sadṛśaḥ pravāhaḥ, [MBh.] ([Nīlak.]) mahāṅga महाङ्ग mahā°ṅga mfn. (°hāṅga) having a great body or limbs (said of Śiva), [MBh.] mahā—°ṅga m. (only [L.]) a camel a kind of rat Asteracantha Longifolia Plumbago Zeylanica. mahāḍhya महाढ्य mahā°ḍhya mfn. (°hāḍh°) very rich, [Kathās.] mahā—°ḍhya m. Nauclea Cadamba, [L.] mahāśrī महाश्री mahā—śrī f. N. of Lakṣmī, [W.] of a Buddhist goddess, [L.] mahāśva महाश्व mahā°śva (°hāś°), m. N. of a man, [MBh.] mahāñji महाञ्जि mahā́°ñji (°hā́ñji) mfn. having broad spots, [VS.] mahābja महाब्ज mahā°bja (°hāb°) m. N. of a serpent demon, [Kālac.] mahācit महाचित् mahā—cit f. great intelligence (-tva n.), [Up.] mahādiś महादिश् mahā—diś f. a chief quarter of the world (east, south, west, north), [ĀpŚr.] Comm. mahāgni महाग्नि mahā°gni m. N. of wk. (°hāg°) mahāhna महाह्न mahā°hna (°hāh°), m. ‘advanced time of day’, the afternoon, [ŚāṅkhBr.] (cf. -niśā, -rātra). mahākṣa महाक्ष mahā°kṣa mfn. (°hākṣa) having great eyes (N. of Śiva), [MBh.] mahāmla महाम्ल mahā°mla mfn. (°hām°) very acid or sour, [W.] mahā—°mla n. the fruit of the Indian tamarind, [L.] acid seasoning, [W.] mahāniś महानिश् mahā—niś f. the dead of night, midnight, [Mn.] mahānta महान्त mahā́nta mfn. great, [Suparṇ.] mahā́nta m. N. of a prince, [VP.] mfn. (for mahar-anta) ending with mahar, [MBh.] mahārdha महार्ध mahā°rdha (°hār°) m. a species of plant, [L.] mahārgha महार्घ mahā°rgha mfn. (°hār°) high-priced, very precious or valuable, [MBh.]; [Kathās.] (also °ghya, Bharat.) costly, expensive, [Bālar.] mahā—°rgha m. Perdix Chinensis, [L.] mahārtha महार्थ mahā°rtha m. (°hār°) a great thing, a gr matter, [DevīP.] weighty or important meaning, [MW.] mahā—°rtha mf(A)n. having large substance, rich, [VarBṛS.] great, dignified, [W.] having great meaning, significant, important, weighty, [MBh.]; [R.] mahā—°rtha m. N. of a Dānava, [Kathās.] mahā—°rtha n. = mahā-bhāṣya (q.v.), [Cat.] mahārha महार्ह (°hār°), mfn. very worthy or deserving, very valuable or precious, splendid, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. mahā—rha n. white sandal-wood, [L.] mahārma महार्म mahā°rma (°hār°), [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 90.] mahāruj महारुज् mahā—ruj ([ŚārṅgS.]) or mahā—ruja ([Suśr.]), mfn. causing great pain, very painful. mahārya महार्य mahā°rya (°hār°), m. N. of a teacher, [Cat.] mahāsya महास्य mahā́°sya (°hā́s°), mfn. large-mouthed, [AV.] mahābhāgā महाभागा mahā—bhāgā f. N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Mahālaya, [Cat.] mahābhāga महाभाग mahā—bhāga mf(A)n. one to whom a great portion or lot has fallen, highly fortunate, eminent in the highest degree, illustrious, highly distinguished (mostly of persons and frequently in address), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. virtuous in a high degree, pure, holy, [W.] mahā—bhāga m. great luck, prosperity, [MW.] N. of a king, [VP.] mahābhāra महाभार mahā—bhāra m. a great weight or burden, [Pāṇ.] mahābhīśu महाभीशु mahā°bhīśu (°hābh°) mfn. very brilliant, [Mcar.] mahābhīma महाभीम mahā—bhīma m. N. of Śāṃtanu, [L.] of one of Śiva's attendants, [L.] mahābhīru महाभीरु mahā—bhīru m. ‘very timid’, a sort of dung-beetle, [L.] mahābhītā महाभीता mahā—bhītā f. Mimosa Pudica, [L.] mahābhīta महाभीत mahā—bhīta mfn. greatly terrified, [Pañcar.] mahābhīti महाभीति mahā—bhīti f. great danger or distress, [L.] mahābhauma महाभौम mahā—bhauma m. N. of a king, [MBh.] mahābhūmi महाभूमि mahā—bhūmi f. a great country, [KaṭhUp.] the whole territory (of a king), [Nyāyam.] mahābhūta महाभूत mahā—bhūta mfn. being great, great, [MBh.] mahā—bhūta m. a great creature or being, [ib.] mahā—bhūta n. a great element, gross element (of which 5 are reckoned, viz. ether, air, fire, water, earth, [Up.]; [Nir.]; [Mn.] &c. [cf. [IW. 83, 221]], as distinguished from the subtle element or Tanmātra, q.v.), [IW. 221] mahābharī महाभरी mahā—bharī f. Alpinia Galanga, [Bhpr.] mahābhaṭa महाभट mahā—bhaṭa m. a great warrior, [Inscr.]; [BhP.] N. of a Dānava, [Kathās.] of a warrior, [ib.] mahābhaya महाभय mahā—bhaya n. great danger or peril, [AitBr.]; [MBh.] &c. mahā—bhaya m. Great Danger personified as a son of Adharma by Nirṛti, [MBh.] (cf. bhaya) mahā—bhaya mf(A)n. accompanied with great danger or peril, very dangerous or formidable, [MBh.] mahābhiṣa महाभिष m. N. of a sovereign of the race of Ikṣvāku, [MBh.]; [Kād.]; [BhP.] mahābhogā महाभोगा mahā—bhogā f. N. of Durgā, [Pur.] mahābhoga महाभोग mahā—bhoga m. (fr. bhoga) a great curve or coil, great hood (of a snake), great winding, [MW.] mahā—bhoga mfn. (a snake) having great windings or coils, having a great hood, [MBh.] mahā—bhoga m. a great serpent, [AṣṭāvS.] mahā°bhoga (°hābh°) mfn. having a wide girth, having a large compass, [Kathās.] mahā—bhoga m. (fr. 2. bhoga) great enjoyment, [Kathās.] mahā—bhoga mf(A)n. causing great enjoyment mahābhoja महाभोज mahā—bhoja m. a great monarch, [BhP.] N. of a king, [Pur.] mahābhoṭa महाभोट mahā—bhoṭa or mahā—bho°ṭa-deśa, m. Great Tibet, [Cat.] mahābhuja महाभुज mahā—bhuja mfn. having long arms, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Ragh.] &c. mahāchāya महाछाय mahā—chāya m. the Indian fig-tree, [L.] mahāchada महाछद mahā—chada m. Lipeocercis Serrata, [L.] mahādhātu महाधातु mahā—dhātu m. ‘great metal or element’, gold, [L.] lymph, [L.] N. of Śiva, [MBh.] (= meru-parvata, [Nīlak.]) mahādhana महाधन mahā—dhaná n. great spoil or booty (taken in battle), [RV.] a great contest, great battle, [ib.]; [Naigh.] great wealth or riches, [Var.]; [Kathās.] agriculture, [L.] mahā—dhaná mf(A)n. costing much money, very costly or precious or valuable, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.]; [Cāṇ.] having much money, rich, wealthy, [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.] &c. mahā—dhaná m. N. of a merchant, [Kathās.]; [Vet.] mahā—dhaná n. anything costly or precious, [W.] gold, [L.] incense, [L.] costly raiment, [L.] mahādhṛti महाधृति mahā—dhṛti m. N. of a king, [Pur.] mahādhura महाधुर mahā—dhura m., [Pāṇ. v, 4, 74], Sch. mahāghāsa महाघास mahā—ghāsa mfn. abounding with grass or fodder, [W.] mahā—ghāsa m. = mahato mahatyā vā ghāsaḥ, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 46], Vārtt. 1. mahāghasa महाघस mahā—ghasa m. ‘great eater’, N. of one of Śiva's attendants, [L.] mahāghaṭa महाघट mahā—ghaṭa m. a great pitcher, [Cat.] (accord. to others, a proper N.) mahāghṛta महाघृत mahā—ghṛta n. ghee kept a long time (used for medicinal purposes), [Suśr.] mahāghora महाघोर mahā—ghora mfn. very terrible or formidable, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.] mahā—ghora m. N. of a hell, [L.] mahāghoṣā महाघोषा mahā—ghoṣā f. Boswellia Thurifera, [L.] = karkaṭa-śṛṅgī (or a kind of gall-nut), [L.] = śṛṅgī, [L.] mahāghoṣa महाघोष mahā—ghoṣa mf(A)n. loud-sounding, [MBh.] mahā—ghoṣa m. a loud noise, [L.] mahā—ghoṣa n. a market, [L.] mahājhaṣa महाझष mahā—jhaṣa m. a big or strong fish, [L.] mahākhāta महाखात mahā—khāta n. a deep ditch or moat, [Hcar.] mahā—khāta mfn. having a large ditch or moat, [Hit.] mahāphalā महाफला mahā—phalā (ā), f. (only [L.]) a kind of colocynth the big jujube a species of Jambū a citron tree a kind of spear. mahāphala महाफल mahā—phala n. a great fruit, [Bhartṛ.] a testicle, [Viṣṇ.] great reward, [Mn.] mahā—phala mf(A)n. having great fruits, bearing much fruit, [L.] bringing a rich reward, [Mn.] mahā—phala m. Aegle Marmelos, [L.] mahāpheṇā महाफेणा mahā—pheṇā f. Os Sepiae, [L.] mahāśākhā महाशाखा mahā—śākhā f. a great traditional recension of a Vedic text, [L.] Uraria Lagopodioides, [L.] mahāśākha महाशाख mahā—śākha mfn. having great branches, [L.] mahāśāka महाशाक mahā—śāka n. a kind of vegetable, [Yājñ.] mahāśāla महाशाल mahā—śāla m. a great Vatica Robusta, [R.] (su-m°) (mahā́-), the possessor of a large house, a great householder, [ŚBr.]; [Up.] &c. N. of a son of Janam-ejaya, [Hariv.] (cf. -śīla). mahāśāli महाशालि mahā—śāli m. a kind of large rice, [Suśr.] mahāśaila महाशैल mahā—śaila m. a great rock or mountain, [Bhartṛ.] N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] mahāśīla महाशील mahā—śīla m. N. of a son of Janam-ejaya, [BhP.] (cf. -śāla). mahāśītā महाशीता mahā—śītā f. Asparagus Racemosus, [L.] mahāśaṭha महाशठ mahā—śaṭha m. a species of thorn-apple, [L.] mahāśamī महाशमी mahā—śamī f. a large Acacia Suma, [Pañcat.] mahāśana महाशन mahā°śana (°hāś°), mf(A)n. eating much, voracious, a great eater, [Nir.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c. mahā—°śana m. N. of an Asura, [BhP.] mahāśara महाशर mahā—śara m. a species of reed, [L.] mahāśatā महाशता mahā—śatā or mahā—śatāvarī, f. a species of plant, [Bhpr.] mahāśaya महाशय mahā°śaya (°hāś°), m. ‘great receptacle’, the ocean, [L.] mahā—°śaya mfn. having a noble disposition, high-minded, magnanimous, noble, liberal, open, unsuspicious, [AṣṭāvS.]; [Hit.]; [Kathās.] &c. mahā—°śaya m. a respectable person, gentleman (sometimes a term of respectful address = Sir, Master), [MW.] mahāśilā महाशिला mahā—śilā f. a kind of weapon (a Śata-ghnī with iron nails), [L.] mahāśiva महाशिव mahā—śiva m. the great Śiva, [Pañcar.]; [BrahmaP.] mahāśman महाश्मन् mahā°śman (°hāś°), m. a precious stone, [Kir.] mahāśoṇa महाशोण mahā—śoṇa m. ‘great Śoṇa’, N. of a river, [MBh.] mahābādha महाबाध mahā—bādha mfn. causing great pain or damage, [MBh.] mahābāhu महाबाहु mahā—bāhu mfn. long-armed, [MBh.]; [R.]; [MārkP.] N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] of a Dānava, [Hariv.] of a Rākṣasa, [R.] of one of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.] of a king, [Kathās.] mahābīja महाबीज mahā—bīja mfn. having much seed (said of Śiva), [MBh.] (cf. -retas). mahābalā महाबला mahā—balā f. Sida Cordifolia and Rhombifolia, [L.] N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.] mahābala महाबल mahā—bala mf(A)n. exceedingly strong, very powerful or mighty, very efficacious, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Hariv.] &c. mahā—bala m. wind, [L.] borax, [L.] a Buddha, [L.] (scil. gaṇa), a partic. class of deceased ancestors, [MārkP.] N. of one of Śiva's attendants (?), [Hariv.] of Indra in the 4th Manv-antara, [MārkP.] of a Nāga, [Buddh.] of one of the 10 gods of anger, [Dharmas. 11] of a king and various other persons, [Hit.]; [VP.] &c. mahā—bala n. lead, [L.] a partic. high number, [Buddh.] N. of a Liṅga, [Cat.] mahābali महाबलि mahā—bali m. N. of the giant Bali, [MW.] mahābila महाबिल mahā—bila n. a deep cave or hole, [MBh.] the atmosphere, ether, [Cat.] a water-jar, [W.] the heart or mind, [W.] (cf. mahad-b°). mahābodhi महाबोधि mahā—bodhi m. or f. the great intelligence of a Buddha, [Buddh.] mahā—bodhi m. a Buddha, [L.] a partic. incarnation of Buddha, [Jātakam.] mahābuśa महाबुश mahā—buśa m. a sort of rice (which takes a year to ripen), [L.] barley, [L.] mahācārī महाचारी mahā—cārī f. the speaking of the Nāndī (q.v.), [L.] mahācīna महाचीन mahā—cīna m. Great China pl. the inhabitants of that country, [Buddh.]; [Cat.] mahācūḍā महाचूडा mahā—cūḍā f. N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.]