Nom. Ā. °yáte, to be joyous or happy, [RV.] &c. &c.; to prosper, [TUp.]; to be exalted, rise high, [R.]; to be highly esteemed or honoured, [Kāv.] (also pr. p. Pass. mahīyyamāna, [Bhaṭṭ.])
mfn. greater, mightier, stronger (or, ‘very great, very mighty &c.’), [Up.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (with hāsa m. very loud laughter; with kula n. a very noble family).