Sanskrit Dictionary

mfn. great, mighty, strong, abundant

m. (see makha-, magha-) a feast, festival

m. the festival of spring

m. a particular ekāha-

m. a sacrifice

m. a buffalo

m. light, lustre, brilliance

m. Ichnocarpus Frutescens

n. plural great deeds

in compound for mahā- before ṛ- and before r- for ṛ-.

महच्

in compound for mahat-.

महच्छब्द

(śabda-), the word mahat-

महद्

in compound for mahat-.

महद

mfn. giving greatness (?)

(in mahadāyudhāni-,"weapons giving greatness") .

महदभिख्य

mfn. having a high-sounding name

महदाशा

f. great expectation, high hope

महदाश्चर्यम्

ind. very surprising

महदाश्रय

mfn. dependent upon or attached to the great

महदाश्रय

m. having recourse to the great

महदावास

m. a great or roomy dwelling

महदायुध

n. a great weapon

महद्भय

n. a great danger or emergency

महद्भय

n. fear of great people

महद्भू

mfn. become great or full

(mahad-used adverbially) .

महद्भूत

mfn. idem or 'mfn. become great or full (mahad-used adverbially) .'

महद्भूताधिपति

m. a particular supernatural being

महद्बिल

n. the atmosphere, ether (see mahā-b-)

महद्गत

mfn. great

(see pāli- mahaggato-).

महद्गौरव

n. high respect or reverence

महद्गुण

mfn. possessing the virtues of the great ( mahadguṇatva -tva- n.)

महद्गुणत्व

n. mahadguṇa

महद्वारुणी

f. a species of plant

महद्वत्

mfn. connected with the word mahat-

महद्व्यतिक्रम

m. a great transgression

महद्युमन्

m. or n. (?) Name of a tīrtha- (others"of the sun")

महैकोद्दिष्ट

n. a kind of funeral ceremony

महैकोद्दिष्ट

mahaitareya- etc. See .

महैला

f. great cardamoms

महैरण्ड

m. a species of Ricinus

महैश्वर्य

n. great power

महैतरेय

n. Name of the

m. (only

) an eminent man

m. a tortoise

m. Name of viṣṇu-

m. Name of a man (see māhaki-).

महक्क

m. a, wide-spreading fragrance

महल्ल

m. (fr. Arabic mahall) a eunuch in a king's palace or in a harem

mf(ikā-)n. old, feeble, decrepit

m. equals prec.

m. a large house, mansion

m. Name of a daughter of prahlāda-

महल्लिका

f. a female attendant in the women's apartments

महल्लिक

m. equals mahalla-

महमदएदल

m. = $ Name of a prince

महंकाल

(?) m. equals mahā-kāla-

महम्मद

m. = $ Name of a king

महन्

n. greatness, might, power, abundance (only instrumental case sg. mahn/ā-and once plural mah/abhiḥ-,which also = greatly, mightily, right heartily)

महनीय

mfn. to be honoured, praiseworthy, illustrious, glorious

महनीयकीर्ति

mfn. of illustrious fame

महनीयमूर्ति

mfn. of a magnificent form or appearance,

महनीयशासन

mfn. ruling a glorious empire

महन्त

m. the superior of a monastery

महर्

ind. (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

;

; see

महर्द्धि

f. great prosperity or power or perfection (in maharddhiprāpta -prāpta- m.Name of a prince of the garuḍa-s

; maharddhimat -mat- mfn.possessing or conferring great possessing etc.

; m.a great sage

)

महर्द्धि

mfn. very prosperous or powerful

(also dhika-

dhin-

)

mfn. very sage

mfn. maharddhi

m. maharddhi

m. or n. (?) Name of a place

महर्जगत्

n. (

) idem or 'ind. (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 ; ; see ).'

महर्लोक

m. (

) idem or 'n. () idem or 'ind. (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 ; ; see ).' '

महर्षभ

m. a great bull

महऋषि

m. equals -rṣi-

m. a great ṛṣi-, any great sage or saint (according to to

ten maharṣi-s were created by manu- svāyambhuva-, viz. marīci-, atri-, aṅgiras-, pulastya-, pulaha-, kratu-, pracetas-, vasiṣṭha-, bhṛgu-, nārada-, also called the 10 prajāpati-s, q.v;some restrict the number to 7, and some add dakṣa-, dharma-, gautama-, kaṇva-, vālmīki-, vyāsa-, manu-, vibhāṇḍaka- etc.)

etc. (

)

m. Name of śiva-

m. of buddha-

m. of a poet

महर्त्विज्

(mah/a--) m. "great priest", Name of the 4 chief priests or ṛtvij- (viz. the hotṛ-, udgātṛ-, adhvaryu- and brahman-)

महर्त्विज्

m. "great priest", Name of the 4 chief priests or ṛtvij- (viz. the hotṛ-, udgātṛ-, adhvaryu- and brahman-)

महर्त्विक्त्व

n. (fr. next) the state or office of the great priest

n. greatness, might, power, glory (instrumental case plural greatly, mightily etc.)

n. joy, gladness, pleasure

( mas /as- ind.gladly, briskly, swiftly

)

n. a festival or a festive hymn

n. a sacrifice, oblation

n. light, splendour, majesty

n. the fourth of the seven worlds (written mahar-;See above and see vyāhṛti-)

n. equals udaka-, water

n. Name of a sāman-

mahasa- etc. See .

महस

n. knowledge

महस

n. kind, sort, manner

महसेन

m. Name of a prince

महसेननरेश्वर

m. Name of the father of the 8th arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī-

महसोण

(?) m. Name of a man

महस्त्व

n. greatness, mightiness

महस्वत्

mfn. (m/ahas--) giving pleasure, gladdening

महस्वत्

mfn. great, mighty, glorious, splendid

महस्वत्

mfn. Name of a king

महस्विन्

mfn. brilliant, splendid, glorious

mfn. (originally pr. p. of1. mah-;strong form, mahānt- f. mahat/ī-;in Epic often mahat-for mahāntam-; in the beginning of a compound mostly mahā- q.v) great (in space, time, quantity or degree) id est large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long, abundant, numerous, considerable, important, high, eminent

etc. etc. (also ind.in mahad-bhū-,to become great or full [said of the moon]

)

mfn. abounding on rich in (instrumental case)

mfn. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') distinguished by

mfn. early (morning)

mfn. advanced (afternoon)

mfn. violent (pain or emotion)

mfn. thick (as darkness), gross

mfn. loud (as noise)

mfn. many (people, with jana-sg.)

(with uktha- n.a particular uktha- of 720 verses;with aukthya- n.Name of a sāman-

; mahānti bhūtāni-,the gross elements

; see mahābhūta-)

m. a great or noble man (opp. to nīca-, alpa-or dīna-)

m. the leader of a sect or superior of a monastery

m. a camel

m. Name of rudra- or of a particular rudra-

m. of a dānava-

m. (scilicet gaṇa-), a particular class of deceased progenitors

m. of two princes

m. (rarely n. scilicet tattva-),"the great principle", Name 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 thegreatsource of ahaṃkāra-,"self-consciousness", and manas-,"the mind"; see

)

etc.

m. the (7 or 100-stringed) lute of nārada-

m. (with dvādaśī-), the 12th day in the light half of the month bhādrapada-

n. anything great or important

n. greatness, power, might

n. dominion

n. a great thing, important matter, the greater part

n. advanced state or time (mahat/i rātriyai-or rātryai-,in the middle of the night

)

n. sacred knowledge

mah/an- etc. See p.794, columns 2, 3.

महता

f. greatness, mightiness

महती

f. the egg-plant

महत्काण्ड

m. or n. (?) Name of a section of the atharva-veda-saṃhitā-

महत्कथ

mfn. talked about by the great, mentioned by them

महत्क्षेत्र

mfn. occupying a wide district or territory

महत्कुल

n. a distinguished or noble family

महत्पति

m. "great lord", Name of viṣṇu-

महत्सेन

m. Name of a prince

महत्सेवा

f. service of the great, homage (rendered) to great men

महत्स्थान

n. a high place, lofty position (varia lectio mahā-sth-)

महत्ता

f. greatness, high rank or position

महत्तम

mfn. greatest or very great

महत्तमपद

mfn. holding a great or high position (said of a saint)

mfn. greater or very great or mighty or strong

m. the oldest, most respectable, chief, principal

(f(ā-).

)

m. the head or oldest man of a village

m. a śūdra- (?)

m. a courtier, chamberlain

m. Name of a son of kaśyapa- (or of kāśyapa-)

महत्तरा

f. (in dramatic language) a woman superintending the gynaeum,

महत्तरक

m. a courtier, chamberlain

महत्तरी

f. Name of a form of the goddess tārā-

महत्तरिका

f. a lady of the bedchamber

महत्तत्त्व

n. "the great principle", Intellect (See above)

n. idem or 'f. greatness, high rank or position '

n. great size or extent, magnitude

etc.

n. violence, intensity

n. moral greatness

महत्त्वरहित

mfn. deprived of majesty or greatness

महौदनी

f. Asparagus Racemosus

महौदवाहि

m. Name of a Vedic teacher

महौघ

mf(ā-)n. having a strong current

महौघ

m. Name of a son of tvaṣṭṛ-

महौघ

mahajas- etc. See .

n. great might or power

mfn. very vigorous or powerful or mighty

etc.

m. a hero, champion

m. Name of a king

m. of su-brahmaṇya-

m. plural of a people

महौजस

n. the discus of viṣṇu-

महौजसी

f. a species of plant

महौजस्क

mfn. equals mahaujas-

महौषध

n. a very efficacious drug, a sovereign remedy, panacea

महौषध

n. Name of certain very strong or pungent plants (such as dried ginger, garlic, long pepper etc.)

f. a great or very efficacious medicinal plant

etc. (also dhī-)

f. dūrvā- grass

f. Mimosa Pudica