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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
mahaमहmahá mfn. great, mighty, strong, abundant, [RV.]
mahá m. (cf. makha, magha) a feast, festival, [MBh.]
the festival of spring, [Śiś.]; [Hariv.]; [Var.]
a partic. Ekāha, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
a sacrifice, [L.]
a buffalo, [L.]
light, lustre, brilliance, [L.]
mahá n. pl. great deeds, [RV.]
in comp. for mahā before ṛ and before r for ṛ.
mahacमहच्in comp. for mahat.
mahadमहद्in comp. for mahat.
mahanमहन्mahán n. greatness, might, power, abundance (only instr. sg. mahnā́ and once pl. mahábhiḥ, which also = greatly, mightily, right heartily), [RV.]
maharमहर्ind. (for mahas) the fourth of the seven worlds which rise one above the other (supposed to be the abode of those saints who survive a destruction of the world, [Pur.]; [Vedāntas.]; cf. [IW. 55 n. 2]).
&c. See p. 794, col. 3.
mahasमहस्máhas n. greatness, might, power, glory (instr. pl. greatly, mightily &c.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]; [Up.]
joy, gladness, pleasure, [VS.]; [AV.]; [TBr.] (°ás ind. gladly, briskly, swiftly, [RV.])
a festival or a festive hymn, [Pañcar.]
a sacrifice, oblation, [L.]
light, splendour, majesty, [Inscr.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [BhP.]
the fourth of the seven worlds (written mahar; see above and cf. vyāhṛti)
= udaka, water, [Naigh. i, 12]
N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
mahás ind., gladly, briskly, swiftly, [RV.]
, mahasa &c. See p. 794, col. 3.
mahatमहत्mahát mfn. (orig. pr. p. of √ 1. mah; strong form, mahānt f. mahatī́; in ep. often for mahāntam; ibc. mostly mahā, q.v.) great (in space, time, quantity or degree) i.e. large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long, abundant, numerous, considerable, important, high, eminent, [RV.] &c. &c. (also ind. in mahad-√ bhū, to become great or full [said of the moon] [Śiś.])
abounding on rich in (instr.), [ChUp.]
(ifc.) distinguished by, [Śak.]
early (morning), [ib.]
advanced (afternoon), [MBh.]
violent (pain or emotion), [ib.]
thick (as darkness), gross, [ib.]
loud (as noise), [Lāṭy.]
many (people, with jana sg.), [MBh.] (with uktha n. a partic. Uktha of 720 verses; with aukthya n. N. of a Sāman, [MBh.]; mahānti bhūtāni, the gross elements, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; cf. mahābhūta)
mahát m. a great or noble man (opp. to nīca, alpa or dīna), [Kāv.]; [Kām.]; [Pañcat.]
the leader of a sect or superior of a monastery, [RTL. 87 n. 1]
a camel, [L.]
N. of Rudra or of a partic. R°, [BhP.]
of a Dānava, [Hariv.]
(scil. gaṇa), a partic. class of deceased progenitors, [MārkP.]
of two princes, [VP.]
mahát m. (rarely n. scil. tattva), ‘the great principle’, N. of Buddhi, ‘Intellect’, or the intellectual principle (according to the Sāṃkhya philosophy the second of the 23 principles produced from Prakṛti and so called as the great source of Ahaṃkāra, ‘self-consciousness’, and Manas, ‘the mind’; cf. [IW. 83, 91] &c.), [MaitrUp.]; [Mn.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]; [MBh.] &c.
mahát n. anything great or important, [ChUp.]
greatness, power, might, [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]
dominion, [L.]
a great thing, important matter, the greater part, [ĀśvGṛ.]
advanced state or time (mahatí rātriyai or rātryai, in the middle of the night, [TS.]; [Br.])
sacred knowledge, [MBh.]
mahát , mahán &c. See p. 794, cols. 2, 3.
mahadaमहदmaha—da mfn. giving greatness (?), [Daś.] (in mahadāyudhāni, ‘weapons giving greatness’).
mahakaमहकm. (only [L.]) an eminent man
a tortoise
N. of Viṣṇu
N. of a man (cf. māhaki).
mahasaमहसn. knowledge, [L.]
kind, sort, manner, [L.]
mahatāमहताmaha—tā f. greatness, mightiness, [ChUp.]
mahatīमहतीmahátī (atī), f. the egg-plant, [Bhpr.]
the (7 or 100-stringed) lute of Nārada, [Śiś.]
(with dvādaśī), the 12th day in the light half of the month Bhādrapada, [Pur.]; [Suśr.]
mahayeमहयेmaháye Ved. inf. for joy, for enjoyment, [RV.]
mahadbhūमहद्भूmahad—bhū mfn. become great or full, [Ml.] (mahad used adverbially).
mahaṛṣiमहऋषिmaha—ṛṣí m. = -rṣi, [AV.]
mahakkaमहक्कm. a wide-spreading fragrance, [L.]
mahallaमहल्लm. (fr. Arabic محل mahall) a eunuch in a king's palace or in a harem, [L.]
mahantaमहन्तm. the superior of a monastery, [Inscr.]
maharṣiमहर्षिmaha—rṣi m. a great Ṛṣi, any great sage or saint (accord. to [Mn. i, 34] ten Maharṣis were created by Manu Svāyambhuva, viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Pracetas, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Nārada, also called the 10 Prajāpatis, q.v.; some restrict the number to 7, and some add Dakṣa, Dharma, Gautama, Kaṇva, Vālmīki, Vyāsa, Manu, Vibhāṇḍaka &c.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. ([IW. 206 n. 1])
N. of Śiva, [Śivag.]
of Buddha, [L.]
of a poet, [Cat.]
mahattāमहत्ताmahat—tā f. greatness, high rank or position, [Kathās.]
mahayyaमहय्यmfn. to be gladdened or delighted, [ChUp.]
mahadāśāमहदाशाmahad—āśā f. great expectation, high hope, [Daś.]
mahadvatमहद्वत्mahad—vat mfn. connected with the word mahat, [AitBr.]
mahanīyaमहनीयmfn. to be honoured, praiseworthy, illustrious, glorious, [Kāv.]
maharddhiमहर्द्धिmaha—rddhi f. great prosperity or power or perfection (in -prāpta m. N. of a prince of the Garuḍas, [Buddh.]; -mat mfn. possessing or conferring great prosperity &c., [Cat.]; m. a great sage, [L.])
maha—rddhi mfn. very prosperous or powerful, [R.]; [Kathās.] (also °dhika, [L.], and °dhin, [MBh.])
very sage, [Rājat.]
&c. See col. 2.
mahareṇuमहरेणुmaha—reṇu m. or n. (?) N. of a place, [Cat.]
mahasenaमहसेनmaha—sena m. N. of a prince, [Priy.]
mahasoṇaमहसोणmaha—soṇa (?) m. N. of a man, [Inscr.]
mahastvaमहस्त्वmahas—tva n. greatness, mightiness, [Up.]
mahasvatमहस्वत्máhas—vat (máhas-), mfn. giving pleasure, gladdening, [RV.]; [VS.]; [TBr.]
great, mighty, glorious, splendid, [ChUp.]; [BhP.]
N. of a king, [Pur.]
mahasvinमहस्विन्mahas—vin mfn. brilliant, splendid, glorious, [Kathās.]
mahattvaमहत्त्वmahat—tva n. id., [Kāv.]; [Var.]
great size or extent, magnitude, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
violence, intensity, [Suśr.]
moral greatness, [Kathās.]
mahaṃkālaमहंकालmaha—ṃ-kāla (?) m. = mahā-kāla, [Siṃhās.]
mahadbhūtaमहद्भूतmahad—bhūta mfn. id.
mahadbhayaमहद्भयmahad—bhaya n. a great danger or emergency, [MBh.]
fear of great people, [MW.]
mahadbilaमहद्बिलmahad—bila n. the atmosphere, ether (cf. mahā-b°), [L.]
mahadgataमहद्गतmahad—gata mfn. great, [Divyāv.] (cf. Pāli mahaggato).
mahadguṇaमहद्गुणmahad—guṇa mfn. possessing the virtues of the great (-tva n.), [BhP.]
mahallakaमहल्लकmf(ikA)n. old, feeble, decrepit, [Lalit.]; [Kāraṇḍ.]
m. = prec. [L.]
a large house, mansion, [L.]
mahallikāमहल्लिकाf. a female attendant in the women's apartments, [L.]
N. of a daughter of Prahlāda, [Kathās.]
mahallikaमहल्लिकm. = mahalla, [L.]
mahammadaमहम्मदm. = محمد N. of a king, [ib.]
maharlokaमहर्लोकmahar—loka m. ([BhP.]) id.
mahartvijमहर्त्विज्mahá—rtvij or maha-rtvíj, m. ‘great priest’, N. of the 4 chief priests or Ṛtvij (viz. the Hotṛ, Udgātṛ, Adhvaryu and Brahman), [Br.]; [ŚrS.]
&c. See col. 2.
maharṣabhaमहर्षभmaha—rṣabhá m. a great bull, [AV.]
mahatkathaमहत्कथmahat—katha mfn. talked about by the great, mentioned by them, [BhP.]
mahatkulaमहत्कुलmahat—kula n. a distinguished or noble family, [Pañcad.]
mahatpatiमहत्पतिmahat—pati m. ‘great lord’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇ.]
mahatsenaमहत्सेनmahat—sena m. N. of a prince, [VP.]
mahatsevāमहत्सेवाmahat—sevā f. service of the great, homage (rendered) to great men, [MW.]
mahattamaमहत्तमmahat—tama mfn. greatest or very great
mahattarāमहत्तराmahat-tarā f. (in dram.) a woman superintending the gynaeceum, [Bhar.]
mahattarīमहत्तरीmahat—tarī f. N. of a form of the goddess Tārā, [Buddh.]
mahattaraमहत्तरmahat—tara mfn. greater or very great or mighty or strong, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kathās.]
mahat—tara m. the oldest, most respectable, chief, principal, [R.] (f(A). , [Mṛcch.])
mahat—tara m. the head or oldest man of a village, [L.]
a Śūdra (?), [W.]
a courtier, chamberlain, [Kathās.]
N. of a son of Kaśyapa (or of Kāśyapa), [MBh.]
mahavīryaमहवीर्यmaha—vīrya m. N. of a teacher, [ib.]
mahayāyyaमहयाय्यmahayā́yya n. (fr. Caus.) enjoyment, merriment, [RV.]
mahayā́yya maháye &c. See p. 794, col. 3.
mahacchabdaमहच्छब्दmahac—chabda (śabda), the word mahat, [Kathās.]
mahadāvāsaमहदावासmahad—āvāsa m. a great or roomy dwelling, [R.]
mahadāyudhaमहदायुधmahad—āyudha n. a great weapon, [ib.]
mahadyumanमहद्युमन्maha—dyuman m. or n. (?) N. of a Tīrtha (others ‘of the sun’), [MBh. i, 804.]
maharjagatमहर्जगत्mahar—jagat n. ([NādabUp.]) id.
mahatkāṇḍaमहत्काण्डmahat—kāṇḍá m. or n. (?) N. of a section of the Atharva-veda-saṃhitā, [AV.]
mahatsthānaमहत्स्थानmahat—sthāna n. a high place, lofty position (v.l. mahā-sth°), [ib.]
mahadāśrayaमहदाश्रयmahad—āśraya mfn. dependent upon or attached to the great
mahad—āśraya m. having recourse to the great, [W.]
mahadabhikhyaमहदभिख्यmahad—abhikhya mfn. having a high-sounding name, [Daś.]
mahadgauravaमहद्गौरवmahad—gaurava n. high respect or reverence, [Pañcad.]
mahadvāruṇīमहद्वारुणीmahad—vāruṇī f. a species of plant, [L.]
maharddhimatमहर्द्धिमत्maha—rddhi—mat mfn., possessing or conferring great prosperity &c., [Cat.]; m. a great sage, [L.]
mahatkṣetraमहत्क्षेत्रmahat—kṣetra mfn. occupying a wide district or territory, [L.]
mahattarakaमहत्तरकmahat—ta°raka m. a courtier, chamberlain, [Kathās.]
mahattarikāमहत्तरिकाmahat—tarikā f. a lady of the bedchamber, [Kād.]
mahattattvaमहत्तत्त्वmahat—tattva n. ‘the great principle’, Intellect (see above), [BhP.]
mahadguṇatvaमहद्गुणत्वmahad—guṇa—tva n.
mahartviktvaमहर्त्विक्त्वmaha—rtvik-tva n. (fr. next) the state or office of the great priest, [TBr.]
mahadāścaryamमहदाश्चर्यम्mahad—āścaryam ind. very surprising, [W.]
mahamadaedalaमहमदएदलmahamada-edala m. = محمد عادِل N. of a prince, [Cat.]
mahanīyakīrtiमहनीयकीर्तिmahanīya—kīrti mfn. of illustrious fame, [Ragh.]
mahanīyamūrtiमहनीयमूर्तिmahanīya—mūrti mfn. of a magnificent form or appearance, [ŚārṅgP.]
mahattamapadaमहत्तमपदmahat—tama—pada mfn. holding a great or high position (said of a saint), [Divyāv.]
mahanīyaśāsanaमहनीयशासनmahanīya—śāsana mfn. ruling a glorious empire, [Ragh.]
maharddhiprāptaमहर्द्धिप्राप्तmaha—rddhi—prāpta m. N. of a prince of the Garuḍas, [Buddh.]
mahattvarahitaमहत्त्वरहितmahat—tva—rahita mfn. deprived of majesty or greatness, [MW.]
mahadbhūtādhipatiमहद्भूताधिपतिmahad—bhū°tādhipati m. a partic. supernatural being, [ṢaḍvBr.]
mahadvyatikramaमहद्व्यतिक्रमmahad—vyatikrama m. a great transgression, [BhP.]
mahasenanareśvaraमहसेननरेश्वरmaha—sena—nareśvara m. N. of the father of the 8th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [L.]