Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

1. I. 1 Parasmaipada, 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (महति, महयति-ते, महित)
2. To honour, respect, hold in great esteem, worship, revere, value greatly; गोप्तारं न निधीनां महयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Subhāṣ.; जयश्रीविन्यस्तैर्महित इव मन्दारकुसुमैः Gīt.11; स्त्री पुमानित्यनास्थैषा वृत्तं हि महितं सताम् Ku.6.12; Ki.5.7,24; Bk.1.2; R.5.25;11.49.
3. To delight, gladden.
4. To increase, aggrandize.
5. (Ātm.) To delight in; प्रशस्तिभिर्महयसे दिवे दिवे Ṛv.6.15.2.
6. To be honoured. (Vedic in the last four senses.) II. 1 Ā. (महते) To grow or increase.

1. (originally मघ्; confer, compare also √मंह्) class1.10. Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xvii, 81; xxxv, 15) महति, मह्/अयति (Vedic or Veda and Epic also Atmane-pada महते, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedह्/अयते; page and participle मह्/अत् quod vide; perfect tense ममाह grammar; मामह्/ए; subjunctive मामहन्त, मामहस् fg-veda; Aorist अमहीत् grammar; future महिता, महिष्यति ibidem; indeclinablepage and participle महित्वा MBh.; infinitive mood महे, and मह्/अये quod vide) to elate, gladden, exalt, arouse, excite fg-veda Breton Kaus3. ChUp. MBh.; to magnify, esteem highly, honour, revere MBh. Ka1v. etc.; (Atmane-pada) to rejoice, delight in (instrumental case or accusative) fg-veda iii, 52, 6; vi, 15, 2; to give, bestow ibidem i, 94, 6; 117, 17; v, 27, 1 etc. [confer, compare Greek μέγ-ας; Latin magnus, mactus; Old German michel; English mickle, much .]
2. mf(/ई or Equivalent to masculine gender)neuter gender great, strong, powerful mighty, abundant fg-veda VS.
3. mf(/ई or Equivalent to masculine gender)neuter gender (with पितृ or मातृ) old, aged fg-veda i, 71, 5; v, 41, 15 etc.

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