महत्mahata.Great, big, large, huge, vast; महान् सिंहः, व्याघ्रः &c.
[मह्-अति] (compar. महीयस्; superl. महिष्ठ; nom. महान्, महान्तौ, महान्तः; Accusative Plural महतः)
- Great, big, large, huge, vast; महान् सिंहः, व्याघ्रः etc.
- Ample, copious, abundant, many, numerous; महाजनः, महान् द्रव्यराशिः.
- Long, extended, extensive; महान्तौ बाहू यस्य स महाबाहुः; so महती कथा, महानध्वा.
- Strong, powerful, mighty; as महान् वीरः.
- Violent, intense, excessive; महती शिरोवेदना, महती पिपासा.
- Gross, thick, dense; महानन्धकारः.
- Important, weighty, momentous; महत्कार्यमुपस्थितम्, महती वार्ता.
- High, lofty, eminent, distinguished, noble; महत्कुलम्, महाञ् जनः.
- Loud; महान् घोषः-ध्वनिः.
- Early or late; महति प्रत्यूषे 'early in the morning'; महत्यपराह्णे 'late in the afternoon'.
- High; महार्घ्र. -Masculine
- A camel.
- An epithet of Śiva.
- (In Sāṅ. Philosophy) The great principle, the intellect (distinguished from मनस्), the second of the twenty-five elements or tattvas recognized by the Sāṅkhyas; Ms.1.15;12.14; महदाद्याः प्रकृतिविकृतयः सप्त Sāṅ. K.3,8,22 etc.
- The superior of a monastery.-Neuter
Derived forms and compounds
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-जवः
- Bos gavaeus.
- a kind of antelope; Latin D. B.
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-ज्यैष्ठी Feminine full-moon of ज्येष्ठ under certain combinations.
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-गुण Adjective having the qualities of the great.
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-तत्त्वम् the second of the 25 principles of the Sāṅkhyas.
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-दोष Adjective highly criminal; महादोषमबुद्ध- बोधनम् Kau. Atmanepada 1.17.
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-द्वन्द्वः
- loud uproar.
- martial band of music; Latin D. B.
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-फलः the Bilva tree; Latin D. B.
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-बिलम् the atmosphere.
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-भद्रा the river Gaṅgā; Latin D. B.
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-भीष्मः Name of Śantanu; Latin D. B.
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-मण्डूकः a kind of yellow frog; Latin D. B.
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-व्यतिक्रमः a great transgression.
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-सिंहः the lion of Durgā; Latin D. B.
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-सिद्धिनिलयः a mosque (the word is used by परमानन्द in Śivabhārata 18.52).
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-सेवा service of the great.
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-स्थानम्
- a high place, lofty station.
- Greatness, infiniteness, numerousness.
- Kingdom, dominion; 'महद्राज्यविशालयोः' Viśva; इन्द्रियाणि महत्प्रेप्सुः Mb.5.129.26.
- Sacred knoweldge.
- The Supreme Being (परमात्मा); बुद्धेः परतरं ज्ञानं ज्ञानात् परतरं महत् Mb.12.24.1. -Indeclinable Greatly, excessively, very much, exceedingly; त्रैलोक्योद्वेगदं महत् Rām.6.111.48. (Note: महत् as the first member of a Tatpuruṣa compound and a few other cases, remains unchanged, while in Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi comp. it is changed to महा quod vide, which see) -Compound
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-आयुधम् a great weapon; नाना- विधमहदायुधनैपुण्य ...... Dk.1.1.
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-आवासः a spacious or large building.
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-आशा a high hope; महदाशापूर्णमानसः Dk.1.3.
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-आश्चर्य Adjective very wonderful.
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-आश्रयः dependence on or seeking protection with the great.
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-उन्मदः a kind of fish; Latin D. B.
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-औषधिः Feminine a herb of wonderful power. On the Himālaya there are trees of the Devadāru family which have got resinous stems. These stems burn like oil-lamps. These sticks of pinewood, therefore, are the natural lamps of the Himālaya. Compare सरलासक्तमातङ्गग्रैवेयस्फुरितत्विषः । आसन्नोषधयो नेतुर्नक्तमस्नेहदीपिकाः ॥ R.4.75; ज्वलितमहौषधिदीपिकासनाथाम् R.9.7.
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-कथ Adjective talked of or mentioned by the great, in great men's mouths.
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-कार्तिकी full moon of Kārtika combined with the asterism Rohiṇī; Latin D. B.
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-कुलम् a noble family.
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-कूपः a deep well.
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-क्षेत्र Adjective occupying a wide territory.
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-गदः fever.
In the Gita·1·3·1·14·1·44·11·23·2·40·4·2·9·6·18·77
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् ।
- महतिम्mahatiaccusative singular of the feminine form of the adjective mahat (great).
- महतिmahatilocative singular of the masculine form of the adjective mahat (great).
- महत्mahatnominative or accusative singular the neuter form of the adjective mahat (great).
- महतःmahataḥablative singular of the neuter form of the adjective mahat (great).
- महताmahatāinstrumental singular of the masculine form of the adjective mahat (great).
- महान्mahānnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective mahat (great).
