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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. महात्मन्mahātmanmfn. (˚हा*त्˚) "high-souled", magnanimous, having a gr great or noble nature, high-minded, noble Mn. MBh. R.…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedहा*त्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) "high-souled", magnanimous, having a gr great or noble nature, high-minded, noble Mn. MBh. R. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective highly gifted, exceedingly wise Pan5cat.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective eminent, mighty, powerful, distinguished MBh. R. Pan5cat. Sus3r.
    4. masculine gender the Supreme Spirit, gr great soul of the universe MaitrUp. Mn.
    5. masculine gender the gr great principle id est Intellect BhP.
    6. masculine gender (scilicet गण), Name of a class of deceased ancestors Ma1rkP.
    7. masculine gender of a son of Dhi1-mat धी-मत् VP.

    In the Gita7·1911·508·159·1311·1218·7411·2011·37

    वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ॥

    vāsudevaḥ sarvamiti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ. — At the end of many births the man of knowledge attains to Me. Very rare is the great soul who knows that Vasudeva, the omnipresent Being, is all that… 7·19
    • महात्माmahātmānominative singular of the masculine form of the compound adjective mahātman (the great-souled one) used as a noun .
    • महात्मानःmahātmānaḥnominative plural of the masculine form of the compound adjective mahātman (the great souled one) used as a noun.
    • महात्मनःmahātmanaḥgenitive singular of the masculine form of the compound adjective mahātman (the great-souled one) used as a noun.
    • महात्मन्‌mahātmanvocative singular of the masculine form of the compound adjective mahātman (the great-souled one) used as a noun.
  2. सुमहात्मन्sumahātmanmfn. very magnanimous ib.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very magnanimous ibidem

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अमहात्मन्amahātman[a-mahâtman] a. not high-minded.

    [a-mahâtman] adjective not high-minded.