Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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मह् [ mah ] [ mah ]1 Root ( orig. [ magh ] ; cf. also √ [ maṃh ] ) cl. [1] [10] P. ( Lit. Dhātup. xvii , 81 ; xxxv , 15) [ mahati ] , [ maháyati ] ( Ved. and ep. also Ā. [ mahate ] , [ °háyate ] ; p. [ mahát ] q.v. ; pf. [ mamāha ] Gr. ; [ māmahé ] ; Subj. [ māmahanta ] , [ māmahas ] Lit. RV. ; aor. [ amahīt ] Gr. ; fut. [ mahitā ] , [ mahiṣyati ] Lit. ib. ; ind.p. [ mahitvā ] Lit. MBh. ; inf. [ mahe ] , and [ maháye ] q.v.) to elate , gladden , exalt , arouse , excite Lit. RV. Lit. Br. Lit. Kauś. Lit. ChUp. Lit. MBh. ; to magnify , esteem highly , honour , revere Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; (Ā.) to rejoice , delight in (instr. or acc.) Lit. RV. iii , 52 , 6 ; vi , 15 , 2 ; to give , bestow Lit. ib. i , 94 , 6 ; 117 , 17 ; v , 27 , 1 ( cf. Gk. 1 ; Lat. (magnus) , (mactus) ; Old Germ. (michel) ; Eng. (mickle) , (much) . )


 मह् [ mah ] [ máh ]2 m. f. ( [ ī́ ] or = m.) n. great , strong , powerful mighty , abundant Lit. RV. Lit. VS.

  ( with [ pitṛ ] or [ mātṛ ] ) old , aged Lit. RV. i , 71 , 5 ; v , 41 , 15

  [ mahī ] f. see [ mahī́ ] , p. 803 , col. 2.


 मह [ maha ] [ mahá ]1 m. f. n. great , mighty , strong , abundant Lit. RV.

  [ maha ] m. ( cf. [ makha ] , [ magha ] ) a feast , festival Lit. MBh.

  the festival of spring Lit. Śiś. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Var.

  a partic. Ekâha Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr.

  a sacrifice Lit. L.

  a buffalo Lit. L.

  light , lustre , brilliance Lit. L.

  [ mahā ] f. a cow Lit. L.

  [ maha ] m. Ichnocarpus Frutescens Lit. L.

  n. pl. great deeds Lit. RV.


  महंकाल [ mahaṃkāla ] [ mahá-ṃ-kāla ] (?) m. = [ mahā-kāla ] Lit. Siṃhâs.


  महता [ mahatā ] [ mahá-tā ] f. greatness , mightiness Lit. ChUp.


  महद [ mahada ] [ mahá-da ] m. f. n. giving greatness (?) Lit. Daś. ( in [ mahadāyudhāni ] , " weapons giving greatness " ) .


  महद्युमन् [ mahadyuman ] [ mahá-dyuman ] m. or n. (?) N. of a Tīrtha (others " of the sun " ) Lit. MBh. i , 804.


  महरेणु [ mahareṇu ] [ mahá-reṇu ] m. or n. (?) N. of a place Lit. Cat.


  महवीर्य [ mahavīrya ] [ mahá-vīrya ] m. N. of a teacher Lit. ib.


  महसेन [ mahasena ] [ mahá-sena ] m. N. of a prince Lit. Priy.


   महसेननरेश्वर [ mahasenanareśvara ] [ mahá-sena--nareśvara ] m. N. of the father of the 8th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī Lit. L.


  महसोण [ mahasoṇa ] [ mahá-soṇa ] (?) m. N. of a man Lit. Inscr.


 मह [ maha ] [ maha ]2 in comp. for [ mahā ] before [ ] and before [ r ] for [ ] .


  महऋषि [ mahaṛṣi ] [ maha-ṛṣí ] m. = [ -rṣi ] Lit. AV.


  महर्त्विक्त्व [ mahartviktva ] [ maha-rtvik-tva ] n. (fr. next) the state or office of the great priest Lit. TBr.


  महर्त्विज् [ mahartvij ] [ maha-rtvij ] [ mahá-rtvij ] or [ maha-rtví j ] , m. " great priest " , N. of the 4 chief priests or Ṛitvij (viz. the Hotṛi , Udgātṛi , Adhvaryu and Brahman) Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS.


  महर्द्धि [ maharddhi ] [ maha-rddhi ] f. great prosperity or power or perfection (in [ -prāpta ] m. N. of a prince of the Garuḍas Lit. Buddh. ; [ -mat ] mfn. possessing or conferring great possessing Lit. Cat. ; m. a great sage Lit. L.)

   [ maharddhi ] m. f. n. very prosperous or powerful Lit. R. Lit. Kathās. ( also [ °dhika ] Lit. L. , and [ °dhin ] Lit. MBh.)

   very sage Lit. Rājat.


   महर्द्धिप्राप्त [ maharddhiprāpta ] [ maha-rddhi--prāpta ] m. , see [ maharddhi ] , N. of a prince of the Garuḍas Lit. Buddh.


   महर्द्धिमत् [ maharddhimat ] [ maha-rddhi--mat ] m. f. n. , see [ maharddhi ] , possessing or conferring great possessing Lit. Cat. ; m. a great sage Lit. L.


  महर्षभ [ maharṣabha ] [ maha-rṣabhá ] m. a great bull Lit. AV.


  महर्षि [ maharṣi ] [ maha-rṣi ] m. a great Ṛishi , any great sage or saint (accord. to Lit. Mn. i , 34 ten Maharshis were created by Manu Svāyambhuva , viz. Marīci , Atri , Aṅgiras , Pulastya , Pulaha , Kratu , Pracetas , Vasishṭha , Bhṛigu , Nārada , also called the 10 Prajāpatis , q.v. ; some restrict the number to 7 , and some add Daksha , Dharma , Gautama , Kaṇva , Vālmīki , Vyāsa , Manu , Vibhāṇḍaka ) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ( Lit. IW. 206 n. 1)

   N. of Śiva Lit. Śivag.

   of Buddha Lit. L.

   of a poet Lit. Cat.


 महक [ mahaka ] [ mahaka ] m. ( only Lit. L.) an eminent man

  a tortoise

  N. of Vishṇu

  N. of a man ( cf. [ māhaki ] ) .


 महच् [ mahac ] [ mahac ] in comp. for [ mahat ] .


  महच्छब्द [ mahacchabda ] [ mahac-chabda ] ( [ śabda ] ) , the word [ mahat ] Lit. Kathās.


 महत् [ mahat ] [ mahát ] m. f. n. ( orig. pr. p. of √ 1. [ mah ] ; strong form , [ mahānt ] f. [ mahatī́ ] ; in ep. often [ mahat ] 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 Lit. RV. (also ind. in [ mahad-√ bhū ] , to become great or full ( said of the moon ) Lit. Śiś.)

  abounding on rich in (instr.) Lit. ChUp.

  (ifc.) distinguished by Lit. Śak.

  early (morning) Lit. ib.

  advanced (afternoon) Lit. MBh.

  violent (pain or emotion) Lit. ib.

  thick (as darkness) , gross Lit. ib.

  loud (as noise) Lit. Lāṭy.

  many (people , with [ jana ] sg.) Lit. MBh. ( with [ uktha ] n. a partic. Uktha of 720 verses ; with [ aukthya ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. MBh. ; [ mahānti bhūtāni ] , the gross elements Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ; cf. [ mahābhūta ] )

  [ mahat ] m. a great or noble man ( opp. to [ nīca ] , [ alpa ] or [ dīna ] ) Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kām. Lit. Pañcat.

  the leader of a sect or superior of a monastery Lit. RTL. 87 n. 1

  a camel Lit. L.

  N. of Rudra or of a partic. Rudra Lit. BhP.

  of a Dānava Lit. Hariv.

  ( scil. [ gaṇa ] ) , a partic. class of deceased progenitors Lit. MārkP.

  of two princes Lit. VP.

  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 Prakṛiti and so called as the (great) source of Ahaṃkāra , " self-consciousness " , and Manas , " the mind " ; cf. Lit. IW. 83 , 91 ) Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. Mn. Lit. Sāṃkhyak. Lit. MBh.

  [ mahatī ] f. the egg-plant Lit. Bhpr.

  [ mahat ] m. the (7 or 100-stringed) lute of Nārada Lit. Śiś.

  ( with [ dvādaśī ] ) , the 12th day in the light half of the month Bhādrapada Lit. Pur. Lit. Suśr.

  n. anything great or important Lit. ChUp.

  greatness , power , might Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ĀśvGṛ.

  dominion Lit. L.

  a great thing , important matter , the greater part Lit. ĀśvGṛ.

  advanced state or time ( [ mahatí rātriyai ] or [ rātryai ] , in the middle of the night Lit. TS. Lit. Br.)

  sacred knowledge Lit. MBh.


  महत्कथ [ mahatkatha ] [ mahát-katha ] m. f. n. talked about by the great , mentioned by them Lit. BhP.


  महत्काण्ड [ mahatkāṇḍa ] [ mahát-kāṇḍá ] m. or n. (?) N. of a section of the Atharva-veda-saṃhitā Lit. AV.


  महत्कुल [ mahatkula ] [ mahát-kula ] n. a distinguished or noble family Lit. Pañcad.


  महत्क्षेत्र [ mahatkṣetra ] [ mahát-kṣetra ] m. f. n. occupying a wide district or territory Lit. L.


  महत्तत्त्व [ mahattattva ] [ mahát-tattva ] n. " the great principle " , Intellect (see above ) Lit. BhP.


  महत्तम [ mahattama ] [ mahát-tama ] m. f. n. greatest or very great


   महत्तमपद [ mahattamapada ] [ mahát-tama--pada ] m. f. n. holding a great or high position (said of a saint) Lit. DivyA7v.


  महत्तर [ mahattara ] [ mahát-tara ] m. f. n. greater or very great or mighty or strong Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Kathās.

   [ mahattara ] m. the oldest , most respectable , chief , principal Lit. R. (f ( [ ā ] ) . Lit. Mṛicch.)

   m. the head or oldest man of a village Lit. L.

   a Śūdra (?) Lit. W.

   a courtier , chamberlain Lit. Kathās.

   N. of a son of Kaśyapa (or of Kāśyapa) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahattarī ] f. N. of a form of the goddess Tārā Lit. Buddh.

   [ mahattarā ] f. (in dram.) a woman superintending the gynaeum, Lit. Bhar.


   महत्तरक [ mahattaraka ] [ mahát-taraka ] m. a courtier , chamberlain Lit. Kathās.

    [ mahattarikā ] f. a lady of the bedchamber Lit. Kād.


  महत्ता [ mahattā ] [ mahát-tā ] f. greatness , high rank or position Lit. Kathās.


  महत्त्व [ mahattva ] [ mahát-tva ] n. id. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Var.

   great size or extent , magnitude Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

   violence , intensity Lit. Suśr.

   moral greatness Lit. Kathās.


   महत्त्वरहित [ mahattvarahita ] [ mahát-tva--rahita ] m. f. n. deprived of majesty or greatness Lit. MW.


  महत्पति [ mahatpati ] [ mahát-pati ] m. " great lord " , N. of Vishṇu Lit. Vishṇ.


  महत्सेन [ mahatsena ] [ mahát-sena ] m. N. of a prince Lit. VP.


  महत्सेवा [ mahatsevā ] [ mahát-sevā ] f. service of the great , homage (rendered) to great men Lit. MW.


  महत्स्थान [ mahatsthāna ] [ mahát-sthāna ] n. a high place , lofty position (v.l. [ mahā-sth ] ) Lit. ib.


 महद् [ mahad ] [ mahad ] in comp. for [ mahat ] .


  महदभिख्य [ mahadabhikhya ] [ mahad-abhikhya ] m. f. n. having a high-sounding name Lit. Daś.


  महदायुध [ mahadāyudha ] [ mahad-āyudha ] n. a great weapon Lit. ib.


  महदावास [ mahadāvāsa ] [ mahad-āvāsa ] m. a great or roomy dwelling Lit. R.


  महदाशा [ mahadāśā ] [ mahad-āśā ] f. great expectation , high hope Lit. Daś.


  महदाश्चर्यम् [ mahadāścaryam ] [ mahad-āścaryam ] ind. very surprising Lit. W.


  महदाश्रय [ mahadāśraya ] [ mahad-āśraya ] m. f. n. dependent upon or attached to the great

   [ mahadāśraya ] m. having recourse to the great Lit. W.


  महद्गत [ mahadgata ] [ mahad-gata ] m. f. n. great Lit. DivyA7v. ( cf. Pāli ) .


  महद्गुण [ mahadguṇa ] [ mahad-guṇa ] m. f. n. possessing the virtues of the great ( [ -tva ] n. ) Lit. BhP.


   महद्गुणत्व [ mahadguṇatva ] [ mahad-guṇa--tva ] n. , see [ mahadguṇa ]


  महद्गौरव [ mahadgaurava ] [ mahad-gaurava ] n. high respect or reverence Lit. Pañcad.


  महद्बिल [ mahadbila ] [ mahad-bila ] n. the atmosphere , ether ( cf. [ mahā-b ] ) Lit. L.


  महद्भय [ mahadbhaya ] [ mahad-bhaya ] n. a great danger or emergency Lit. MBh.

   fear of great people Lit. MW.


  महद्भू [ mahadbhū ] [ mahad-bhū ] m. f. n. become great or full Lit. Ml. ( [ mahad ] used adverbially) .


  महद्भूत [ mahadbhūta ] [ mahad-bhūta ] m. f. n. id.


   महद्भूताधिपति [ mahadbhūtādhipati ] [ mahad-bhūtādhipati ] m. a partic. supernatural being Lit. ShaḍvBr.


  महद्वत् [ mahadvat ] [ mahad-vat ] m. f. n. connected with the word [ mahat ] Lit. AitBr.


  महद्वारुणी [ mahadvāruṇī ] [ mahad-vāruṇī ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महद्व्यतिक्रम [ mahadvyatikrama ] [ mahad-vyatikrama ] m. a great transgression Lit. BhP.


 महन् [ mahan ] [ mahán ] n. greatness , might , power , abundance (only instr. sg. [ mahnā́ ] and once pl. [ mahábhiḥ ] , which also = greatly , mightily , right heartily) Lit. RV.


 महनीय [ mahanīya ] [ mahanīya ] m. f. n. to be honoured , praiseworthy , illustrious , glorious Lit. Kāv.


  महनीयकीर्ति [ mahanīyakīrti ] [ mahanīya-kīrti ] m. f. n. of illustrious fame Lit. Ragh.


  महनीयमूर्ति [ mahanīyamūrti ] [ mahanīya-mūrti ] m. f. n. of a magnificent form or appearance , Lit. Śārṅgp.


  महनीयशासन [ mahanīyaśāsana ] [ mahanīya-śāsana ] m. f. n. ruling a glorious empire Lit. Ragh.


 महन्त [ mahanta ] [ mahanta ] m. the superior of a monastery Lit. Inscr.


 महयाय्य [ mahayāyya ] [ mahayā́yya ] n. (fr. Caus.) enjoyment , merriment Lit. RV.


 महये [ mahaye ] [ maháye ] Ved. inf. for joy , for enjoyment Lit. RV.


 महय्य [ mahayya ] [ mahayya ] m. f. n. to be gladdened or delighted Lit. ChUp.


 महर् [ mahar ] [ mahar ] 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 Lit. Pur. ; Lit. Vedântas. ; cf. Lit. IW. 55 n. 2) .


  महर्जगत् [ maharjagat ] [ mahar-jagat ] n. ( Lit. NādapUp.) id.


  महर्लोक [ maharloka ] [ mahar-loka ] m. ( Lit. BhP.) id.


 महर्त्विज् [ mahartvij ] [ mahartvij ] see col.2.


 महर्द्धि [ maharddhi ] [ maharddhi ] see col.2.


 महस् [ mahas ] [ máhas ] n. greatness , might , power , glory (instr. pl. greatly , mightily ) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. Br. Lit. Up.

  joy , gladness , pleasure Lit. VS. Lit. AV. Lit. TBr. ( [ °ás ] ind. gladly , briskly , swiftly Lit. RV.)

  a festival or a festive hymn Lit. Pañcar.

  a sacrifice , oblation Lit. L.

  light , splendour , majesty Lit. Inscr. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Kathās. Lit. BhP.

  the fourth of the seven worlds ( written [ mahar ] ; see above and cf. [ vyāhṛti ] )

  = [ udaka ] , water Lit. Naigh. i , 12

  N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.

  [ mahas ] ind. , see [ mahas ] , gladly , briskly , swiftly Lit. RV.


  महस्त्व [ mahastva ] [ máhas-tva ] n. greatness , mightiness Lit. Up.


  महस्वत् [ mahasvat ] [ máhas-vat ] m. f. n. ( [ máhas- ] ) giving pleasure , gladdening Lit. RV. Lit. VS. Lit. TBr.

   great , mighty , glorious , splendid Lit. ChUp. Lit. BhP.

   N. of a king Lit. Pur.


  महस्विन् [ mahasvin ] [ máhas-vin ] m. f. n. brilliant , splendid , glorious Lit. Kathās.


 महस [ mahasa ] [ mahasa ] n. knowledge Lit. L.

  kind , sort , manner Lit. L.


 महा [ mahā ] [ mahā́ ] in comp. for [ mahat ] ( in Lit. RV. ii , 22 , 1 and iii , 23 ; 49 , 1 used for [ mahat ] as an independent word in acc. sg. [ mahā́m ] = [ mahāntam ] ) .


  महाकङ्कर [ mahākaṅkara ] [ mahā́-kaṅkara ] m. or n. (?) a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महाकच्छ [ mahākaccha ] [ mahā́-kaccha ] m. a high Cedrena Toona Lit. MBh.

   " having vast shores " , the sea Lit. L.

   Varuṇa , god of the sea Lit. L.

   a mountain Lit. L.


  महाकटितटश्रोणी [ mahākaṭitaṭaśroṇī ] [ mahā́-kaṭi-taṭa-śroṇī ] f. (a woman) having large hips and buttocks Lit. MW.


  महाकण्टकिनी [ mahākaṇṭakinī ] [ mahā́-kaṇṭakinī ] f. " having large thorns " , Cactus Indicus Lit. L.


  महाकथहचक्र [ mahākathahacakra ] [ mahā́kathaha-cakra ] ( [ °hāk° ] ) n. a partic. magical diagram Lit. Cat.


  महाकदम्बक [ mahākadambaka ] [ mahā́-kadambaka ] m. a species of large Kadamba Lit. L.


  महाकन्द [ mahākanda ] [ mahā́-kanda ] m. garlic , radish and other tuberous plants Lit. L.

   Hingtsha Repens

   [ mahākanda ] n. dry ginger Lit. L.


  महाकन्य [ mahākanya ] [ mahā́-kanya ] m. N. of a man

   pl. of his descendants Lit. Pravar.


  महाकपर्द [ mahākaparda ] [ mahā́-kaparda ] m. a species of shell Lit. MW.


  महाकपाल [ mahākapāla ] [ mahā́-kapāla ] m. " large-headed " , N. of a Rākshasa Lit. R.

   of one of the attendants of Śiva Lit. L.


  महाकपि [ mahākapi ] [ mahā́-kapi ] m. " great ape " , N. of a king Lit. Hariv.

   of one of the attendants of Śiva Lit. L.

   of one of the 34 incarnations of Buddha Lit. Jātakam.


  महाकपित्थ [ mahākapittha ] [ mahā́-kapittha ] m. Aegle Marmelos Lit. L.

   red garlic Lit. A.


  महाकपिलपञ्चरात्र [ mahākapilapañcarātra ] [ mahā́-kapila-pañca-rātra ] n. N. of wk.


  महाकपोत [ mahākapota ] [ mahā́-kapota ] m. a species of serpent Lit. Suśr.


  महाकपोल [ mahākapola ] [ mahā́-kapola ] m. " great-cheeked " , N. of one of the attendants of Śiva Lit. L.


  महाकम्बु [ mahākambu ] [ mahā́-kambu ] m. f. n. stark naked (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महाकर [ mahākara ] [ mahā́-kara ] m. a large hand Lit. W.

   a large revenue or rent Lit. MW.

   " having great rays " , N. of a Buddha Lit. Lalit.

   [ mahākara ] m. f. n. large-handed

   having a large revenue Lit. W.


  महाकरञ्ज [ mahākarañja ] [ mahā́-karañja ] m. Galedupa Piscidia Lit. Bhpr.


  महाकरभ [ mahākarabha ] [ mahā́-karabha ] m. or n. (?) a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महाकरम्भ [ mahākarambha ] [ mahā́-karambha ] m. a partic. poisonous plant Lit. Suśr.


  महाकरुण [ mahākaruṇa ] [ mahā́-karuṇa ] m. f. n. very compassionate ( [ -tā ] f. ) Lit. Buddh.

   [ mahākaruṇa ] f. general compassionateness Lit. Lalit.


   महाकरुणता [ mahākaruṇatā ] [ mahā́-karuṇa--tā ] f. , see [ mahākaruṇa ]


   महाकरुणपुण्डरीक [ mahākaruṇapuṇḍarīka ] [ mahā́-karuṇa--puṇḍarīka ] n. N. of a Sūtra Lit. Buddh.


   महाकरुणाचन्द्रि [ mahākaruṇācandri ] [ mahā́-karuṇā-candri ] m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva Lit. Lalit.


   महाकरुणचन्द्रि [ mahākaruṇacandri ] [ mahā́-karuṇa-candri ] m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva Lit. Lalit.


  महाकर्कारु [ mahākarkāru ] [ mahā́-karkāru ] m. a species of plant Lit. Buddh.


  महाकर्ण [ mahākarṇa ] [ mahā́-karṇa ] m. f. n. having large ears (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahākarṇa ] m. N. of a Nāga Lit. Hariv.

   [ mahākarṇī ] f. N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda Lit. MBh.


  महाकर्णि [ mahākarṇi ] [ mahā́-karṇi ] m. N. of a man Lit. MBh.


   महाकर्णिकार [ mahākarṇikāra ] [ mahā́-karṇi--kāra ] m. Cathartocarpus (Cassia) Fistula Lit. L.


  महाकर्मन् [ mahākarman ] [ mahā́-karman ] n. a great work Lit. AitBr.

   [ mahākarman ] m. f. n. accomplishing great works (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महाकला [ mahākalā ] [ mahā́-kalā ] f. the night of the new moon Lit. Cat.


  महाकलोप [ mahākalopa ] [ mahā́-kalopa ] m. pl. N. of a Śākhā or school Lit. Caraṇ. ( cf. [ -kālopa ] , [ -kāpola ] ) .


  महाकल्प [ mahākalpa ] [ mahā́-kalpa ] m. a great cycle of time Lit. MBh. Lit. Pur. Lit. Buddh.

   N. of Śiva Lit. MBh. (= [ divya-bhūṣaṇa ] Sch.)


  महाकल्याण [ mahākalyāṇa ] [ mahā́-kalyāṇa ] n. a partic. drug Lit. Suśr. ( cf. [ kalyāṇaka ] ) .


  महाकल्याणक [ mahākalyāṇaka ] [ mahā́-kalyāṇaka ] m. f. n. very excellent Lit. Suśr. Lit. Bhpr.


  महाकवि [ mahākavi ] [ mahā́-kavi ] m. a great or classical poet Lit. Piṅg. Comm. ( cf. [ -kāvya ] )

   N. of Śukra Lit. Cat.


  महाकात्यायन [ mahākātyāyana ] [ mahā́-kātyāyana ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Buddh.


  महाकान्त [ mahākānta ] [ mahā́-kānta ] m. " very pleasing " , N. of Śiva Lit. L.

   [ mahākāntā ] f. the earth Lit. L.


  महाकापोल [ mahākāpola ] [ mahā́-kāpola ] m. pl. a partic. school of the Sāma-veda , Lit. Āryav.


  महाकाय [ mahākāya ] [ mahā́-kāya ] m. f. n. large-bodied , of great stature , tall , bulky Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Pañcat. ( [ -tva ] n. )

   [ mahākāya ] m. an elephant Lit. L.

   N. of Vishṇu Lit. DhyānabUp.

   of Śiva Lit. MBh.

   of a being attending on Śiva Lit. MBh.

   of a king of the Garuḍas Lit. Buddh.

   [ mahākāyā ] f. N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda Lit. MBh.


   महाकायत्व [ mahākāyatva ] [ mahā́-kāya--tva ] n. , see [ mahākāya ]


   महाकायशिरोधर [ mahākāyaśirodhara ] [ mahā́-kāya--śiro-dhara ] m. f. n. having a large body and strong neck Lit. R.


  महाकायिक [ mahākāyika ] [ mahā́-kāyika ] m. N. of Vishṇu Lit. Vishṇ.


  महाकार [ mahākāra ] [ mahākāra ] m. f. n. ( [ °hāk° ] ) " large-formed " , great , extensive Lit. Rājat.

   [ mahākāra ] m. pl. N. of a country belonging to Madhya-deśa Lit. L.


  महाकारण [ mahākāraṇa ] [ mahā́-kāraṇa ] n. first cause


   महाकारणप्रकरण [ mahākāraṇaprakaraṇa ] [ mahā́-kāraṇa--prakaraṇa ] n. N. of wk.


  महाकारुणिक [ mahākāruṇika ] [ mahā́-kāruṇika ] m. f. n. exceedingly compassionate Lit. Lalit.


  महाकार्तयश [ mahākārtayaśa ] [ mahā́-kārtayaśa ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.


  महाकार्त्तिकी [ mahākārttikī ] [ mahā́-kārttikī ] f. the night of full moon in the month Kārttika (when the moon is in the constellation Rohiṇī) Lit. PadmaP. Lit. Hcat.


  महाकाल [ mahākāla ] [ mahā́-kāla ] m. a form of Śiva in his character of destroyer (being then represented black and of terrific aspect) or a place sacred to that form of Śiva Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

   N. of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kathās. ( [ -tva ] n. Lit. Hariv.)

   of Vishṇu Lit. DhyānabUp.

   = [ viṣṇu-rūpākhaṇḍa-daṇḍāyamāna-samaya ] (?) Lit. L.

   N. of a teacher Lit. Cat.

   of a species of cucumber , Trichosanthes Palmata Lit. Kāv.

   the mango tree (?) Lit. W.

   (with Jainas) one of the 9 treasures Lit. L.

   N. of a mythical mountain Lit. Kāraṇḍ.

   [ mahākālī ] f. N. of Durgā in her terrific form Lit. MBh. Lit. Buddh.

   of one of Durgā's attendants Lit. W.

   (with Jainas) of one of the 16 Vidyā-devīs Lit. Hemac.

   of a goddess who executed the commands of the 5th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī Lit. ib.

   [ mahākāla ] n. N. of a Liṅga in Ujjayinī Lit. Kathās.


   महाकालकवच [ mahākālakavaca ] [ mahā́-kāla--kavaca ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालखण्ड [ mahākālakhaṇḍa ] [ mahā́-kāla--khaṇḍa ] m. n. (?) N. of wk.


   महाकालतन्त्र [ mahākālatantra ] [ mahā́-kāla--tantra ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालत्व [ mahākālatva ] [ mahā́-kāla--tva ] n. , see [ mahākāla ] , Lit. Hariv.


   महाकालपुर [ mahākālapura ] [ mahā́-kāla--pura ] n. " Mahā-kāla's city " , Ujjayinī Lit. Inscr.


   महाकालभैरवतन्त्रेशरभकवच [ mahākālabhairavatantreśarabhakavaca ] [ mahā́-kāla--bhairava-tantre śarabha-kavaca ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालमत [ mahākālamata ] [ mahā́-kāla--mata ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालयोगशास्त्रेखेचरीविद्या [ mahākālayogaśāstrekhecarīvidyā ] [ mahā́-kāla--yoga-śāstre khecarī-vidyā ] f. N. of wk.


   महाकालरुद्रोदितस्तोत्र [ mahākālarudroditastotra ] [ mahā́-kāla--rudrodita-stotra ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालसंहिता [ mahākālasaṃhitā ] [ mahā́-kāla--saṃhitā ] f. N. of wk.


   महाकालसंहिताकूट [ mahākālasaṃhitākūṭa ] [ mahā́-kāla--saṃhitā-kūṭa ] m. n. N. of wk.


   महाकालसहस्रनामन् [ mahākālasahasranāman ] [ mahā́-kāla--sahasra-nāman ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालस्तोत्र [ mahākālastotra ] [ mahā́-kāla--stotra ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालीतन्त्र [ mahākālītantra ] [ mahā́-kālī--tantra ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालीमत [ mahākālīmata ] [ mahā́-kālī--mata ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालीयन्त्र [ mahākālīyantra ] [ mahā́-kālī-yantra ] n. N. of a partic. magical diagram Lit. MW.


   महाकालीसूक्त [ mahākālīsūkta ] [ mahā́-kālī-sūkta ] n. N. of wk.


   महाकालेश्वर [ mahākāleśvara ] [ mahā́-kāleśvara ] n. N. of a Liṅga at Ujjayinī Lit. Cat.


  महाकालवेय [ mahākālaveya ] [ mahā́-kālaveya ] m. pl. N. of a Śākhā or school Lit. L.


  महाकालेत [ mahākāleta ] [ mahā́-kāleta ] m. pl. N. of a Śākhā or school Lit. L.


  महाकालेय [ mahākāleya ] [ mahā́-kāleya ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.


  महाकालोप [ mahākālopa ] [ mahā́-kālopa ] m. pl. N. of a school ( cf. [ -kalopa ] ) .


  महाकाव्य [ mahākāvya ] [ mahā́-kāvya ] n. a great or classical poem (applied as a distinguishing title to 6 chief artificial poems , viz. the Raghu-vaṃśa , Kumārasambhava and Megha-dūta by Kālidāsa , the Śiśupāla-vadha by Māgha , the Kirātârjunīya by Bhāravi and the Naishadha-carita by Śrī-harsha ; accord. to some the Bhaṭṭi-kāvya is also a Mahā-kāvya) Lit. Kāvyâd. Lit. Pratāp. ( Lit. IW. 452) .


  महाकाश [ mahākāśa ] [ mahā́-kāśa ] m. N. of a Varsha Lit. MBh.


  महाकाशभैरवकल्पेशरभेश्वरकवच [ mahākāśabhairavakalpeśarabheśvarakavaca ] [ mahā-kāśa-bhairava-kalpe śarabheśvara-kavaca ] ( [ °hāk° ] ) n. N. of wk.


  महाकाशी [ mahākāśī ] [ mahā́-kāśī ] f. N. of the tutelary goddess of the Mataṃga-jas Lit. Cat.


  महाकाश्यप [ mahākāśyapa ] [ mahā́-kāśyapa ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. MWB. 193 ; 510.


  महाकीटपर्वत [ mahākīṭaparvata ] [ mahā́-kīṭa-parvata ] m. N. of a mountain Lit. Buddh.


  महाकीर्तन [ mahākīrtana ] [ mahā́-kīrtana ] n. a house Lit. L.


  महाकीर्ति [ mahākīrti ] [ mahā́-kīrti ] m. f. n. high-renowned Lit. R.


  महाकुण्ड [ mahākuṇḍa ] [ mahā́-kuṇḍa ] m. N. of one of the attendants of Śiva Lit. L.

   of a man Lit. Vīrac.


  महाकुमार [ mahākumāra ] [ mahā́-kumāra ] m. an hereditary prince Lit. L.


  महाकुमुदा [ mahākumudā ] [ mahā́-kumudā ] f. Gmelina Arborea Lit. L.


  महाकुम्भी [ mahākumbhī ] [ mahā́-kumbhī ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महाकुल [ mahākula ] [ mahā́-kula ] n. a great or noble family Lit. MBh. Lit. Hit.

   [ mahākula ] m. f. n. being of a great or noble family , high-born Lit. RV. Lit. Kām.


   महाकुलोत्पन्न [ mahākulotpanna ] [ mahā́-kulotpanna ] m. f. n. sprung from a great or noble family. ( Lit. Sāy. Lit. Kathās.)


   महाकुलोद्भव [ mahākulodbhava ] [ mahā́-kulodbhava ] m. f. n. sprung from a great or noble family. ( Lit. MW.)


  महाकुलीन [ mahākulīna ] [ mahā́-kulīna ] m. f. n. = prec. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.


   महाकुलीनता [ mahākulīnatā ] [ mahā́-kulīna--tā ] f. noble birth Lit. Pratāp.


  महाकुश [ mahākuśa ] [ mahā́-kuśa ] m. N. of a Cakra-vartin Lit. Buddh.


  महाकुष्ठ [ mahākuṣṭha ] [ mahā́-kuṣṭha ] n. " severe cutaneous eruption " , N. of 7 forms of cutaneous eruption Lit. Suśr.


  महाकुसुमिका [ mahākusumikā ] [ mahā́-kusumikā ] f. Gmelina Arborea Lit. Bhpr.


  महाकुह [ mahākuha ] [ mahā́-kuha ] m. a species of parasitical worm Lit. Bhpr. Lit. Car. ( cf. [ -guha ] ) .


  महाकूप [ mahākūpa ] [ mahā́-kūpa ] m. a deep well Lit. Cat.


  महाकूर्म [ mahākūrma ] [ mahā́-kūrma ] m. N. of a king Lit. Hariv.


  महाकूल [ mahākūla ] [ mahā́-kūla ] m. f. n. having high banks Lit. Nir.

   high-born (= [ -kula ] ) Lit. L.


  महाकृच्छ्र [ mahākṛcchra ] [ mahā́-kṛcchra ] n. great penance (used as N. of Vishṇu) Lit. MBh.


  महाकृत्यापरिमल [ mahākṛtyāparimala ] [ mahā́-kṛtyā-parimala ] m. a kind of magical spell Lit. Cat.


  महाकृष्ण [ mahākṛṣṇa ] [ mahā́-kṛṣṇa ] m. " very black " , a species of serpent Lit. Suśr.


  महाकेतु [ mahāketu ] [ mahā́-ketu ] m. f. n. having a great banner (said of Śiva) , Lit. MBh.


  महाकेश [ mahākeśa ] [ mahā́-keśa ] m. f. n. having strong hair (said of Śiva) Lit. ib.


  महाकैलासदण्डक [ mahākailāsadaṇḍaka ] [ mahā́-kailāsa-daṇḍaka ] m. N. of wk.


  महाकोश [ mahākośa ] [ mahā́-kośa ] m. a large sheath Lit. R.

   [ mahākośa ] m. f. n. having a large sheath Lit. MW.

   having a large scrotum (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahākośī ] f. N. of the tutelary goddess of the Mataṃga-jas Lit. Cat. ( v.l. [ -kāśī ] )

   of a river Lit. Kum.


   महाकोशफला [ mahākośaphalā ] [ mahā́-kośa--phalā ] f. a species of gourd Lit. L.


  महाकोशातकी [ mahākośātakī ] [ mahā́-kośātakī ] f. a kind of gourd Lit. Bhpr.


  महाकौषीतक [ mahākauṣītaka ] [ mahā́-kauṣītaka ] n. N. of a Vedic wk. Lit. GṛS. Lit. AV.Pariś.


  महाकौषीतकि [ mahākauṣītaki ] [ mahā́-kauṣītaki ] m. N. of a teacher


   महाकौषीतकिब्राह्मण [ mahākauṣītakibrāhmaṇa ] [ mahā́-kauṣītaki--brāhmaṇa ] n. N. of a Brāhmaṇa Lit. L.


  महाकौष्ठिल [ mahākauṣṭhila ] [ mahā́-kauṣṭhila ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Buddh.


  महाकौष्ठिल्य [ mahākauṣṭhilya ] [ mahā́-kauṣṭhilya ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Buddh.


  महाक्रतु [ mahākratu ] [ mahā́-kratu ] m. a great sacrifice Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Ragh. ( cf. [ -yajña ] ) .


  महाक्रम [ mahākrama ] [ mahā́-krama ] m. " wide-striding " , N. of Vishṇu Lit. L.


  महाक्रूरा [ mahākrūrā ] [ mahā́-krūrā ] f. N. of a Yoginī Lit. Hcat.


  महाक्रोध [ mahākrodha ] [ mahā́-krodha ] m. f. n. very inclined to wrath Lit. MBh.

   N. of Śiva Lit. RTL. 106 n. 1


  महाक्ष [ mahākṣa ] [ mahākṣa ] m. f. n. ( [ °hākṣa ] ) having great eyes (N. of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


   महाक्षपटलिक [ mahākṣapaṭalika ] [ mahā-kṣa--paṭalika ] m. a chief keeper of archives Lit. Bālar.


  महाक्षत्रप [ mahākṣatrapa ] [ mahā́-kṣatrapa ] m. a great satrap Lit. Inscr.


  महाक्षपणक [ mahākṣapaṇaka ] [ mahā́-kṣapaṇaka ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


  महाक्षार [ mahākṣāra ] [ mahā́-kṣāra ] m. a kind of natron Lit. L.


  महाक्षीर [ mahākṣīra ] [ mahā́-kṣīra ] m. sugarcane Lit. L.

   [ mahākṣīrā ] f. a female buffalo Lit. L.


  महाक्षोभ्य [ mahākṣobhya ] [ mahā́kṣobhya ] ( [ °hāk° ] ) m. or n. (?) a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महाक्षौहिणी [ mahākṣauhiṇī ] [ mahā́kṣauhiṇī ] ( [ °hāk° ] ; in alg.) f. id. (1 with twenty-four ciphers) Lit. L.


  महाखण्डन [ mahākhaṇḍana ] [ mahā́-khaṇḍana ] m. N. of two works.


  महाखर्व [ mahākharva ] [ mahā́-kharva ] m. n. a high number , 10 billions (?) Lit. MW.


  महाखल्लव [ mahākhallava ] [ mahā́-khallava ] m. pl. N. of a school Lit. L.


  महाखल्वल [ mahākhalvala ] [ mahā́-khalvala ] m. pl. N. of a school Lit. L.


  महाखात [ mahākhāta ] [ mahā́-khāta ] n. a deep ditch or moat Lit. Hcar.

   [ mahākhāta ] m. f. n. having a large ditch or moat Lit. Hit.


  महाख्यात [ mahākhyāta ] [ mahā́-khyāta ] m. f. n. greatly renowned Lit. Pañcar.


  महाग [ mahāga ] [ mahā́-ga ] m. f. n. (?) great , prosperous Lit. W.


  महागङ्गा [ mahāgaṅgā ] [ mahā́-gaṅgā ] f. " the great Gaṅgā " , N. of a river Lit. MBh.


  महागज [ mahāgaja ] [ mahā́-gaja ] m. a great elephant Lit. BhP.

   one of the elephant that support the earth ( cf. [ dik-karin ] ) Lit. R.


   महागजलक्षण [ mahāgajalakṣaṇa ] [ mahā́-gaja--lakṣaṇa ] n. N. of wk.


  महागण [ mahāgaṇa ] [ mahā́-gaṇá ] m. a great multitude , great assembly or crowd , great corporate body Lit. AV. Lit. MBh. Lit. Śāntik. Lit. Var.

   a partic. high number (1 with 14 ciphers) Lit. L.


   महागणपति [ mahāgaṇapati ] [ mahā́-gaṇá--pati ] m. " great leader of (Śiva's) hosts " , N. of Gaṇêśa or a form of Gaṇêśa Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Hariv. ( Lit. RTL. 217)


   महागणपतिकल्पेपञ्चत्रिंशत्पीठिका [ mahāgaṇapatikalpepañcatriṃśatpīṭhikā ] [ mahā́-gaṇá-pati-kalpe pañca-triṃśatpīṭhikā ] f. N. of wk.


   महागणपतिविद्या [ mahāgaṇapatividyā ] [ mahā́-gaṇá-pati-vidyā ] f. N. of wk.


   महागणपतिसहस्रनामस्तोत्र [ mahāgaṇapatisahasranāmastotra ] [ mahā́-gaṇá-pati-sahasra-nāma-stotra ] n. N. of wk.


   महागणपतिस्तवराज [ mahāgaṇapatistavarāja ] [ mahā́-gaṇá-pati-stava-rāja ] m. N. of wk.


   महागणपतिस्तोत्र [ mahāgaṇapatistotra ] [ mahā́-gaṇá-pati-stotra ] n. N. of wk.


  महागणेश [ mahāgaṇeśa ] [ mahā́-gaṇeśa ] m. N. of Gaṇêśa Lit. Cat.


   महागणेशपुराणेगणेशगीता [ mahāgaṇeśapurāṇegaṇeśagītā ] [ mahā́-gaṇeśa--purāṇe gaṇeśa-gītā ] f. pl. N. of wk.


  महागति [ mahāgati ] [ mahā́-gati ] (prob.) f. a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महागद [ mahāgada ] [ mahā́gada ]1 ( [ °hāg° ] ) m. " great remedy " , a kind of drug Lit. Suśr.


  महागद [ mahāgada ] [ mahā́-gada ]2 m. great sickness Lit. Suśr. Lit. Car.

   fever Lit. L.

   a partic. sickness Lit. Car.


  महागद [ mahāgada ] [ mahā́-gada ]3 m. f. n. having a great club Lit. BhP.


  महागन्ध [ mahāgandha ] [ mahā́-gandha ] m. f. n. having a strong odour , very fragrant Lit. Hariv.

   [ mahāgandha ] m. Calamus Rotang Lit. L.

   Wrightia Antidysenterica Lit. L.

   [ mahāgandhā ] f. Uraria Lagopodioides Lit. L.

   [ mahāgandha ] m. N. of a flower Lit. L.

   of Cāmuṇḍā Lit. L.

   n. a kind of sandal-wood Lit. L.

   myrrh Lit. L.


   महागन्धहस्तिन् [ mahāgandhahastin ] [ mahā́-gandha--hastin ] m. N. of a very efficacious remedy Lit. Car.


  महागय [ mahāgaya ] [ mahā́-gayá ] m. f. n. having a great household (said of Agni) Lit. RV. ix , 66 , 20.


  महागर्त [ mahāgarta ] [ mahā́-garta ] m. N. of Śiva Lit. Śivag.


  महागर्भ [ mahāgarbha ] [ mahā́-garbha ] m. f. n. " having a large womb " (or m. " a large womb " ) , N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

   [ mahāgarbha ] m. N. of a Dānava Lit. Hariv.


  महागल [ mahāgala ] [ mahā́-gala ] m. f. n. long-necked or thick-necked Lit. MBh.


  महागव [ mahāgava ] [ mahā́-gava ] m. Bos Gavaeus Lit. L.


  महागस्त्यसंहिता [ mahāgastyasaṃhitā ] [ mahā́gastya-saṃhitā ] ( [ °hāg° ] ) f. N. of wk.


  महागिरि [ mahāgiri ] [ mahā́-giri ] m. a great mountain Lit. Lāṭy. Lit. TĀr. Lit. R. Lit. Pur.

   N. of a Dānava Lit. Hariv.

   (with Jainas) of a Sthavira Lit. L.


  महागीत [ mahāgīta ] [ mahā́-gīta ] m. " great singer " , N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.


  महागुण [ mahāguṇa ] [ mahā́-guṇa ] m. a chief quality , cardinal virtue Lit. Kām.

   [ mahāguṇa ] m. f. n. possessing great excellencies , distinguished , very meritorious Lit. MBh. Lit. Prab.

   very efficacious Lit. Suśr.

   m. N. of a teacher Lit. Buddh.


   महागुणत्व [ mahāguṇatva ] [ mahā́-guṇa--tva ] n. the possession of great properties or virtues Lit. Suśr.


  महागुरु [ mahāguru ] [ mahā́-guru ] m. a very venerable person Lit. ĀśvGṛ. Lit. KālP.


  महागुल्मा [ mahāgulmā ] [ mahā́-gulmā ] f. the Soma plant Lit. L.


  महागुह [ mahāguha ] [ mahā́-guha ] m. a species of parasitical worm , Lit. ŚārṅgS. ( cf. [ -kuha ] )

   [ mahāguhā ] f. Hemionitis Cordifolia Lit. L.


  महागृष्टि [ mahāgṛṣṭi ] [ mahā́-gṛṣṭi ] f. a cow with a large hump Lit. Pāṇ.


  महागृह [ mahāgṛha ] [ mahā́-gṛha ] n. a large house Lit. Mṛicch.


  महागोधूम [ mahāgodhūma ] [ mahā́-godhūma ] m. coarse-grained wheat Lit. Bhpr.


  महागौरी [ mahāgaurī ] [ mahā́-gaurī ] f. one of the 9 forms of Durgā Lit. Cat.

   N. of a river Lit. MBh. Lit. MārkP.


  महागौरीवित [ mahāgaurīvita ] [ mahā́-gaurīvita ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.


  महाग्नि [ mahāgni ] [ mahā́gni ] m. N. of wk. ( [ °hāg° ] )


  महाग्निचयन [ mahāgnicayana ] [ mahā́gni-cayana ] n. N. of wk. ( and [ °na-kārikā ] f. [ °na-prayoga ] m. [ °na-vyākhyā ] f. [ °na-sūtra ] n. )


   महाग्निचयनकारिका [ mahāgnicayanakārikā ] [ mahā́-gni-cayana-kārikā ] f. , see [ mahāgnicayana ] , N. of wk.


   महाग्निचयनप्रयोग [ mahāgnicayanaprayoga ] [ mahā́-gni-cayana-prayoga ] m. , see [ mahāgnicayana ] , N. of wk.


   महाग्निचयनव्याख्या [ mahāgnicayanavyākhyā ] [ mahā́-gni-cayana-vyākhyā ] f. , see [ mahāgnicayana ] , N. of wk.


   महाग्निचयनसूत्र [ mahāgnicayanasūtra ] [ mahā́-gni-cayana-sūtra ] n. , see [ mahāgnicayana ] , N. of wk.


  महाग्निसर्वस्व [ mahāgnisarvasva ] [ mahā́gni-sarvasva ] n. N. of wk.


  महाग्रन्थिक [ mahāgranthika ] [ mahā́-granthika ] m. f. n. (in med.) forming great knots Lit. Suśr.


  महाग्रह [ mahāgraha ] [ mahā́-graha ] m. " the great planet " , N. of Rāhu Lit. Hariv.

   of the planet Saturn Lit. L.


  महाग्रहायणी [ mahāgrahāyaṇī ] [ mahā́grahāyaṇī ] ( [ °hāgr° ] ) f. N. of the 15th day of the first half of the month Āgrahāyaṇa Lit. L.


  महाग्राम [ mahāgrāma ] [ mahā́-grāmá ] m. a great multitude Lit. RV.

   a great village Lit. Rājat.

   N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon (said to be the 1 of Ptolemy and the modern Māgama) Lit. L.

   pl. N. of a people Lit. R.


  महाग्राह [ mahāgrāha ] [ mahā́-grāha ] m. a great shark Lit. MBh.


  महाग्रीव [ mahāgrīva ] [ mahā́-grīva ] m. f. n. long-necked (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahāgrīva ] m. a camel Lit. L.

   N. of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. Hariv.

   pl. N. of a people Lit. Var. Lit. MārkP.


  महाग्रीविन् [ mahāgrīvin ] [ mahā́-grīvin ] m. " long-necked " , a camel Lit. L.


  महाघट [ mahāghaṭa ] [ mahā́-ghaṭa ] m. a great pitcher Lit. Cat. (accord. to others , a proper N. )


  महाघण्टाधर [ mahāghaṇṭādhara ] [ mahā́-ghaṇṭā-dhara ] m. f. n. having a large bell Lit. R.


  महाघस [ mahāghasa ] [ mahā́-ghasa ] m. " great eater " , N. of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. L.


  महाघास [ mahāghāsa ] [ mahā́-ghāsa ] m. f. n. abounding with grass or fodder Lit. W.

   [ mahāghāsa ] m. = [ mahato mahatyā vā ghāsaḥ ] Lit. Pāṇ. 6-3 , 46 Vārtt. 1.


  महाघूर्णा [ mahāghūrṇā ] [ mahā́-ghūrṇā ] f. spirituous liquor Lit. L.


  महाघृत [ mahāghṛta ] [ mahā́-ghṛta ] n. ghee kept a long time (used for medicinal purposes) Lit. Suśr.


  महाघोण्टा [ mahāghoṇṭā ] [ mahā́-ghoṇṭā ] f. the big jujube Lit. L.


  महाघोर [ mahāghora ] [ mahā́-ghora ] m. f. n. very terrible or formidable Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Kathās.

   [ mahāghora ] m. N. of a hell Lit. L.


  महाघोष [ mahāghoṣa ] [ mahā́-ghoṣa ] m. f. n. loud-sounding Lit. MBh.

   [ mahāghoṣa ] m. a loud noise Lit. L.

   [ mahāghoṣā ] f. Boswellia Thurifera Lit. L.

   [ mahāghoṣa ] m. = [ karkaṭa-śṛṅgī ] (or a kind of gall-nut) Lit. L.

   = [ śṛṅgī ] Lit. L.

   n. a market Lit. L.


   महाघोषस्वरराज [ mahāghoṣasvararāja ] [ mahā́-ghoṣa--svara-rāja ] m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva Lit. Buddh.


   महाघोषानुगा [ mahāghoṣānugā ] [ mahā́-ghoṣānugā ] f. N. of a Tantra deity Lit. ib.


   महाघोषेश्वर [ mahāghoṣeśvara ] [ mahā́-ghoṣeśvara ] m. N. of a king of the Yakshas Lit. ib.


  महाङ्ग [ mahāṅga ] [ mahāṅga ] m. f. n. ( [ °hāṅga ] ) having a great body or limbs (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahāṅga ] m. ( only Lit. L.) a camel

   a kind of rat

   Asteracantha Longifolia

   Plumbago Zeylanica.


  महाचक्र [ mahācakra ] [ mahā́-cakra ] n. a great wheel , a great discus Lit. RāmatUp. Lit. MBh.

   the mystic circle or assembly in the Śākta ceremonial Lit. RTL. 196

   [ mahācakra ] m. " having a great wheel or discus " , N. of a Dānava Lit. Hariv. (v.l. [ -vaktra ] )


   महाचक्रप्रवेशज्ञानमुद्रा [ mahācakrapraveśajñānamudrā ] [ mahā́-cakra--praveśa-jñāna-mudrā ] f. N. of a Mudrā ( q.v.) Lit. Buddh.


   महाचक्रवर्तिन् [ mahācakravartin ] [ mahā́-cakra--vartin ] m. a great emperor or universal monarch ( [ °ti-tā ] f. the rank of a great emperor) Lit. Kathās.


   महाचक्रवर्तिता [ mahācakravartitā ] [ mahā́-cakra--varti-tā ] f. , see [ mahācakravartin ] , the rank of a great emperor


   महाचक्रवाड [ mahācakravāḍa ] [ mahā́-cakra--vāḍa ] m. N. of a mythical mountain Lit. Buddh.


   महाचक्रवाल [ mahācakravāla ] [ mahā́-cakra--vāla ] m. N. of a mythical mountain Lit. Buddh.


  महाचञ्चू [ mahācañcū ] [ mahā́-cañcū ] f. a species of culinary plant Lit. L.


  महाचण्ड [ mahācaṇḍa ] [ mahā́-caṇḍa ] m. a very violent or passionate man Lit. W.

   N. of one of Yama's two servants Lit. L.

   of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. L.

   [ mahācaṇḍā ] f. N. of Cāmuṇḍā Lit. L.

   [ mahācaṇḍī ] f. N. of a female attendant of Durgā Lit. L.


  महाचतुरक [ mahācaturaka ] [ mahā́-caturaka ] m. N. of a jackal Lit. Pañcat.


  महाचन्द्र [ mahācandra ] [ mahā́-candra ] m. N. of a man Lit. DivyA7v.


  महाचपला [ mahācapalā ] [ mahā́-capalā ] f. a kind of metre Lit. Col. Lit. Piṅg. Sch.


  महाचमस [ mahācamasa ] [ mahā́-camasa ] m. N. of a man

   cf. [ māhācamasya ] .


  महाचमू [ mahācamū ] [ mahā́-camū ] f. a large army , a great battalion , in [ su-m ] Lit. MBh.


  महाचम्पा [ mahācampā ] [ mahā́-campā ] f. N. of a country or kingdom Lit. Buddh.


  महाचर्या [ mahācaryā ] [ mahā́-caryā ] f. " great course of life " , the course of life of a Bodhi-sattva Lit. Kathās.


  महाचल [ mahācala ] [ mahācala ] m. ( [ °hāc° ] ) a great mountain Lit. R. Lit. MārkP.

   (with Buddhists) one of the 7 lower regions Lit. Dharmas. 123.


  महाचारी [ mahācārī ] [ mahā́-cārī ] f. the speaking of the Nāndī ( q.v.) Lit. L.


  महाचार्य [ mahācārya ] [ mahācārya ] m. ( [ °hāc° ] ) " the great teacher " , N. of Śiva Lit. Śivag.

   (?) N. of an author Lit. Cat.


  महाचित् [ mahācit ] [ mahā́-cit ] f. great intelligence ( [ -tva ] n. ) Lit. Up.


   महाचित्त्व [ mahācittva ] [ mahā́-cit--tva ] n. , see [ mahācit ]


  महाचित्त [ mahācitta ] [ mahā́-citta ] g. [ sutaṃgamādi ]

   [ mahācittā ] f. N. of an Apsaras Lit. L.


  महाचित्रपाटल [ mahācitrapāṭala ] [ mahā́-citra-pāṭala ] a species of plant Lit. Buddh.


  महाचीन [ mahācīna ] [ mahā́-cīna ] m. Great China

   pl. the inhabitants of that country Lit. Buddh. Lit. Cat.


  महाचुन्द [ mahācunda ] [ mahā́-cunda ] m. N. of a Buddhist mendicant Lit. Buddh.


  महाचूडा [ mahācūḍā ] [ mahā́-cūḍā ] f. N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda Lit. MBh.


  महाचूत [ mahācūta ] [ mahā́-cūta ] m. a species of mango tree Lit. L.


  महाचैतन्य [ mahācaitanya ] [ mahā́-caitanya ] m. f. n. being the great intellect Lit. Up.


  महाछद [ mahāchada ] [ mahā́-chada ] m. Lipeocercis Serrata Lit. L.


  महाछाय [ mahāchāya ] [ mahā́-chāya ] m. the Indian fig-tree Lit. L.


  महाछिद्रा [ mahāchidrā ] [ mahā́-chidrā ] f. a species of medicinal plant Lit. L.


  महाज [ mahāja ] [ mahā́já ]1 ( [ °hāja ] ) m. a large he-goat Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Yājñ.


  महाज [ mahāja ] [ mahā́-ja ]2 m. f. n. high-born , noble Lit. W.


  महाजङ्घ [ mahājaṅgha ] [ mahā́-jaṅgha ] m. " great-legged " , a camel Lit. L.


  महाजज्ञु [ mahājajñu ] [ mahā́-jajñu ] m. N. of a mythical teacher Lit. Baudh.


  महाजट [ mahājaṭa ] [ mahā́-jaṭa ] m. f. n. wearing a great braid or coil of matted hair (N. of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahājaṭā ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महाजत्रु [ mahājatru ] [ mahā́-jatru ] m. f. n. having a great collar-bone (N. of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महाजन [ mahājana ] [ mahā́-jana ] m. ( sg. ; rarely pl.) a great multitude of men , the populace ( [ °ne ] ind. in the presence of a great number of men , in public) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Kāv.

   a great or eminent man , great persons Lit. Pañcat.

   the chief or head of a trade or caste Lit. MW.

   a merchant (?) Lit. Pañcat.

   [ mahājana ] m. f. n. (a house) occupied by a great number of men Lit. MBh.

   [ mahājane ] ind. , see [ mahājana ] , in the presence of a great number of men , in public


  महाजनीय [ mahājanīya ] [ mahā́-janīya ] m. f. n. = [ mahāñ jano yasya ] Lit. Pāṇ. Vārtt.


  महाजप [ mahājapa ] [ mahā́-japá ] m. a partic. personification Lit. MaitrS.


  महाजम्बु [ mahājambu ] [ mahā́-jambu ] f. a species of plant Lit. Bhpr.


  महाजम्बू [ mahājambū ] [ mahā́-jambū ] f. a species of plant Lit. Bhpr.


  महाजम्भ [ mahājambha ] [ mahā́-jambha ] m. N. of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. L.


  महाजय [ mahājaya ] [ mahā́-jaya ] m. f. n. very victorious Lit. MW.

   [ mahājaya ] m. N. of a Nāga Lit. MBh.

   [ mahājayā ] f. N. of Durgā Lit. L.


  महाजव [ mahājava ] [ mahā́-java ] m. f. n. very impetuous , very swift , very fleet , very rapid Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. BhP.

   [ mahājava ] m. an antelope Lit. L.

   [ mahājavā ] f. N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda Lit. MBh. ( v.l. [ mano-javā ] ) .


  महाजातक [ mahājātaka ] [ mahā́-jātaka ] n. " the great Jātaka " , N. of one of the best and most often recited Jātakas of the Buddha Lit. MWB. 113.


  महाजाति [ mahājāti ] [ mahā́-jāti ] f. Gaertnera Racemosa Lit. L.


  महाजातीय [ mahājātīya ] [ mahā́-jātīya ] m. f. n. moderately large Lit. Pāṇ. 6-3 , 46

   of an excellent sort or species Lit. W.


  महाजानु [ mahājānu ] [ mahā́-jānu ] m. " large-kneed " , N. of a Brāhman Lit. MBh.

   of one of Śiva's attendants Lit. L.


  महाजाबाल [ mahājābāla ] [ mahā́-jābāla ] m. N. of a man Lit. Pāṇ. 6-2 , 38.


  महाजालिनि [ mahājālini ] [ mahā́-jālini ] ( mc. for [ °nī ] ) f. a species of plant Lit. Car.


  महाजाली [ mahājālī ] [ mahā́-jālī ] f. ( only Lit. L.) a species of Ghoshā with yellowish flowers

   a species of Kośātakī with red flowers

   a species of creeper

   a kind of factitious salt.


  महाजिह्व [ mahājihva ] [ mahā́-jihva ] m. f. n. long-tongued (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahājihva ] m. N. of a Daitya Lit. Hariv.


  महाज्ञानगीता [ mahājñānagītā ] [ mahā́-jñāna-gītā ] f. N. of a Tantra deity Lit. Buddh.


  महाज्ञानयुता [ mahājñānayutā ] [ mahā́-jñāna-yutā ] f. N. of the goddess Manasā Lit. Cat.


  महाज्ञानिन् [ mahājñānin ] [ mahā́-jñānin ] m. " knowing much " , N. of Śiva Lit. Śivag.

   a great soothsayer Lit. Kathās.


  महाज्यैष्ठी [ mahājyaiṣṭhī ] [ mahā́-jyaiṣṭhī ] f. N. of a night of full moon coinciding with certain phenomena in the heavens in the month Jyaishṭha Lit. Tithyād.


  महाज्योतिस् [ mahājyotis ] [ mahā́-jyotis ] m. " having great splendour " , N. of Śiva Lit. Śivag.


   महाज्योतिष्मती [ mahājyotiṣmatī ] [ mahā́-jyotiṣ-matī ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महाज्वर [ mahājvara ] [ mahā́-jvara ] m. great affliction Lit. Kathās.


   महाज्वराङ्कुश [ mahājvarāṅkuśa ] [ mahā́-jvarāṅkuśa ] m. a mixture used as a remedy for fever Lit. Bhpr. Lit. Rasêndrac.


  महाज्वाल [ mahājvāla ] [ mahā́-jvāla ] m. f. n. blazing greatly (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.

   [ mahājvāla ] m. a sacrificial fire Lit. L.

   N. of a hell Lit. VP.

   [ mahājvālā ] f. a large flame Lit. L.


  महाझष [ mahājhaṣa ] [ mahā́-jhaṣa ] m. a big or strong fish Lit. L.


  महाञ्जन [ mahāñjana ] [ mahā́ñjana ] ( [ °hāñj° ] ) m. N. of a mountain Lit. R.


  महाञ्जि [ mahāñji ] [ mahā́ñji ] ( [ °hāñji ] ) m. f. n. having broad spots Lit. VS.


  महाटवि [ mahāṭavi ] [ mahāṭavi ] m. pl. ( [ °hāṭ° ] ) N. of a people Lit. VarBṛS.

   [ mahāṭavī ] ( [ ī ] ) f. a great forest Lit. Daś.


  महाडकर [ mahāḍakara ] [ mahā́-ḍakara ] (?) m. N. of a commentator Lit. Cat.


  महाडीन [ mahāḍīna ] [ mahā́-ḍīna ] n. a kind of flight Lit. MBh.


  महाढ्य [ mahāḍhya ] [ mahāḍhya ] m. f. n. ( [ °hāḍh° ] ) very rich Lit. Kathās.

   [ mahāḍhya ] m. Nauclea Cadamba Lit. L.


  महाणग्नी [ mahāṇagnī ] [ mahā́-ṇagnī ] (!) f. see [ -nagná ] .


  महातत्त्व [ mahātattva ] [ mahā́-tattva ] n. " the great principle " , Intellect ( second of the Sāṃkhya Tattvas ; see [ mahat ] )

   [ mahātattvā ] f. N. of one of Durgā's attendants Lit. W.


  महातन्त्र [ mahātantra ] [ mahā́-tantra ] n. N. of a Śaiva wk.


   महातन्त्रराज [ mahātantrarāja ] [ mahā́-tantra--rāja ] m. see [ brahmajñāna-m ] .


  महातप [ mahātapa ] [ mahā́-tapa ] (mc.) m. f. n. = [ -tapas ] Lit. Hariv.


  महातपन [ mahātapana ] [ mahā́-tapana ] m. " greatly burning " , N. of a hell Lit. Buddh.


  महातपस् [ mahātapas ] [ mahā́-tapas ] m. f. n. very afflicted Lit. MBh.

   practising severe penance or great religious austerities Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   [ mahātapas ] m. a great ascetic Lit. MW.

   N. of Vishṇu Lit. L.

   of Śiva Lit. RTL. 83

   of a Muni Lit. Hit. Lit. Kathās.


   महातपःसप्तमी [ mahātapaḥsaptamī ] [ mahā́-tapaḥ-saptamī ] f. " the 7th (day in a partic. half month) of severe penance " , a partic. festival Lit. Cat.


  महातपस्विन् [ mahātapasvin ] [ mahā́-tapasvin ] m. f. n. greatly afflicted = [ -tapas ] Lit. MBh.


  महातमस् [ mahātamas ] [ mahā́-tamas ] n. " gross (spiritual) darkness " , N. of one of the 5 degrees of A-vidyā Lit. BhP.


   महातमःप्रभा [ mahātamaḥprabhā ] [ mahā́-tamaḥ-prabhā ] f. " having thick darkness for light " , N. of the lowermost of the 21 hells Lit. L.


  महातरु [ mahātaru ] [ mahā́-taru ] m. " great tree " , Tithymalus Antiquorum Lit. L.

   Euphorbia of various kinds Lit. W.


  महातल [ mahātala ] [ mahā́-tala ] n. N. of the 6th of the 7 lower worlds or regions under the earth inhabited by the Nāgas (see [ pātāla ] ) Lit. ĀruṇUp. Lit. Pur. ( Lit. IW. 431 n. 1) .


  महातापश्चित [ mahātāpaścita ] [ mahā́-tāpaścita ] n. N. of a Sattra Lit. ŚrS.


  महातारा [ mahātārā ] [ mahā́-tārā ] f. N. of a Buddhist goddess Lit. L.


  महाताली [ mahātālī ] [ mahā́-tālī ] f. a species of creeping plant (w.r. for [ -jālī ] ) Lit. L.


  महातालेश्वर [ mahātāleśvara ] [ mahā́-tāleśvara ] m. a partic. drug Lit. L.


  महातिक्त [ mahātikta ] [ mahā́-tikta ] m. f. n. very bitter

   with [ sarpis ] n. a partic. drug Lit. Car.

   [ mahātikta ] m. Melia Sempervirens Lit. L.

   [ mahātiktā ] f. Clypea Hernandifolia Lit. L.

   [ mahātikta ] m. = [ yavatiktā ] Lit. L.


  महातिक्तक [ mahātiktaka ] [ mahā́-tiktaka ] m. f. n. extremely bitter

   [ mahātiktaka ] n. ( with [ sarpis ] ) a partic. drug Lit. Suśr.


  महातिटिभ [ mahātiṭibha ] [ mahā́-tiṭibha ] m. or n. (?) N. of a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महातिथि [ mahātithi ] [ mahā́-tithi ] f. the great lunar day , the 6th day of a lunation Lit. MBh.


  महातीक्ष्ण [ mahātīkṣṇa ] [ mahā́-tīkṣṇa ] m. f. n. exceedingly sharp (said of weapons , of perception )

   very pungent (said of flavours) Lit. W.

   [ mahātīkṣṇā ] f. the marking-nut plant Lit. L.


  महातुषित [ mahātuṣita ] [ mahā́-tuṣita ] m. N. of Vishṇu Lit. Vishṇ. Lit. MBh.


  महातुष्टिज्ञानमुद्रा [ mahātuṣṭijñānamudrā ] [ mahā́-tuṣṭi-jñāna-mudrā ] f. N. of a Mudrā ( q.v.) Lit. Buddh.


  महातेज [ mahāteja ] [ mahā́-teja ] m. f. n. (mc.) = next mfn. Lit. BhP.


  महातेजस् [ mahātejas ] [ mahā́-tejas ] m. f. n. of great splendour , full of fire , of great majesty (said of gods and men) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   [ mahātejas ] m. a hero , demigod Lit. W.

   fire Lit. L.

   N. of Skanda Lit. L.

   of Su-brahmaṇya Lit. L.

   of a warrior Lit. Cat.

   of a king of the Garuḍas Lit. Buddh.

   n. quicksilver Lit. L.


   महातेजोगर्भ [ mahātejogarbha ] [ mahā́-tejo-garbha ] m. a kind of meditation Lit. Buddh.


  महातैल [ mahātaila ] [ mahā́-taila ] n. any valuable or precious oil , (or perhaps) N. of a partic. kind of oil Lit. Kathās.


  महातोद्य [ mahātodya ] [ mahā́todya ] ( [ °hāt° ] ) n. a great drum Lit. Kathās.


  महात्मन् [ mahātman ] [ mahātman ] m. f. n. ( [ °hāt° ] ) " high-souled " , magnanimous , having a great or noble nature , high-minded , noble Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   highly gifted , exceedingly wise Lit. Pañcat.

   eminent , mighty , powerful , distinguished Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Suśr.

   [ mahātman ] m. the Supreme Spirit , great soul of the universe Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. Mn.

   the great principle i.e. Intellect Lit. BhP.

   ( scil. [ gaṇa ] ) , N. of a class of deceased ancestors Lit. MārkP.

   of a son of Dhī-mat Lit. VP.


   महात्मवत् [ mahātmavat ] [ mahā-tma-vat ] m. f. n. " high-souled " , highly gifted , very wise Lit. Kām.


   महात्म्य [ mahātmya ] [ mahā-tmya ] m. f. n. magnanimous Lit. MW.

    [ mahātmya ] n. w.r. for [ māhātmya ] ( q.v.) Lit. PadmaP. Lit. Daś.


  महात्यय [ mahātyaya ] [ mahātyaya ] m. ( [ °hāt° ] ) any great evil or harm or pain Lit. MBh.

   [ mahātyaya ] m. f. n. causing great evil , very pernicious Lit. ib.

   mfn. ( with [ jvara ] m. used by Lit. Suśr.) = [ mahā-kaṣṭa ] , [ gambhīra ] or [ cāturthika ] Lit. Bhpr. ( 796,1 )


   महात्ययत्ययिक [ mahātyayatyayika ] [ mahā-tyaya--tyayika ] m. f. n. connected with any great immediate evil or danger Lit. Car.


  महात्याग [ mahātyāga ] [ mahā́-tyāga ] m. great liberality or generosity (in [ °ga-maya ] below)

   [ mahātyāga ] m. f. n. extremely liberal or generous ( [ °ga-citta ] mfn. of extremely liberal mind) Lit. Lalit.

   m. N. of a man Lit. Buddh.


   महात्यागचित्त [ mahātyāgacitta ] [ mahā́-tyāga-citta ] m. f. n. , see [ mahātyāga ] , of extremely liberal mind


   महात्यागमय [ mahātyāgamaya ] [ mahā́-tyāga--maya ] m. f. n. consisting of great liberality Lit. Kathās.


  महात्यागिन् [ mahātyāgin ] [ mahā́-tyāgin ] m. f. n. extremely liberal or generous (said of Śiva) Lit. Śivag.


  महात्रिककुद् [ mahātrikakud ] [ mahā́-trikakud ] m. N. of a Stoma Lit. ŚrS.


  महात्रिककुभ् [ mahātrikakubh ] [ mahā́-trikakubh ] m. N. of a Stoma Lit. ŚrS.


  महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीकवच [ mahātripurasundarīkavaca ] [ mahā́-tripura-sundarī-kavaca ] n. N. of a kind of magical spell Lit. Cat.


  महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीतापनीयोपनिषद् [ mahātripurasundarītāpanīyopaniṣad ] [ mahā́-tripura-sundarī-tāpanīyopaniṣad ] and f. N. of two Upanishads.


  महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्युत्तरतापनी [ mahātripurasundaryuttaratāpanī ] [ mahā́-tripura-sundary-uttara-tāpanī ]and f. N. of two Upanishads.


  महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीमन्त्रनामसहस्र [ mahātripurasundarīmantranāmasahasra ] [ mahā́-tripura-sundarī-mantra-nāma-sahasra ] n. N. of a ch. of the Vāmakêśvara-tantra.


  महात्रिशूल [ mahātriśūla ] [ mahā́-triśūla ] n. a great trident Lit. Rājat.


  महादंष्ट्र [ mahādaṃṣṭra ] [ mahā́-daṃṣṭra ] m. f. n. having great tusks or fangs Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   [ mahādaṃṣṭra ] m. a species of big tiger Lit. L.

   N. of a Vidyā-dhara Lit. Kathās.

   of a man Lit. ib.


  महादण्ड [ mahādaṇḍa ] [ mahā́-daṇḍa ] m. a long staff

   (accord. to Sch.) a long arm Lit. Prab.

   severe punishment Lit. MBh.

   [ mahādaṇḍa ] m. f. n. carrying a long staff

   N. of a servant or officer of Yama Lit. L.


   महादण्डधर [ mahādaṇḍadhara ] [ mahā́-daṇḍa--dhara ] m. f. n. (a ship) carrying a great mast Lit. R.


  महादन्त [ mahādanta ] [ mahā́-danta ] m. the tusk of an elephant Lit. L.

   [ mahādanta ] m. f. n. having large teeth or tusks Lit. MBh. (said of Śiva) Lit. Suparṇ.

   m. an elephant with long tusks Lit. W.


  महादमत्र [ mahādamatra ] [ mahā́-damatra ] m. N. of a teacher Lit. ŚāṅkhGṛ. Lit. AV.Pariś.


  महादम्भ [ mahādambha ] [ mahā́-dambha ] m. f. n. practising great deceit (said of Śiva) Lit. Śivag.


  महादरिद्र [ mahādaridra ] [ mahā́-daridra ] m. f. n. extremely poor Lit. Pañcar.


  महादशा [ mahādaśā ] [ mahā́-daśā ] f. the influence of a predominant planet Lit. MW.


  महादान [ mahādāna ] [ mahā́-dāna ] n. " great gift " , N. of certain valuable gifts (16 are enumerated) Lit. Pañcar. Lit. Cat.

   [ mahādāna ] m. f. n. accompanied by valuable gifts (said of a sacrifice) Lit. Hariv.


   महादाननिर्णय [ mahādānanirṇaya ] [ mahā́-dāna--nirṇaya ] m. N. of wk.


   महादानपति [ mahādānapati ] [ mahā́-dāna--pati ] m. a very liberal man Lit. Lalit.


   महादानपद्धति [ mahādānapaddhati ] [ mahā́-dāna--paddhati ] f. N. of wk.


   महादानप्रयोगपद्धति [ mahādānaprayogapaddhati ] [ mahā́-dāna--prayoga-paddhati ] f. N. of wk.


   महादानवाक्यावली [ mahādānavākyāvalī ] [ mahā́-dāna--vākyāvalī ] f. N. of wk.


   महादानानुक्रमणिका [ mahādānānukramaṇikā ] [ mahā́-dānānukramaṇikā ] f. N. of wk.


  महादारु [ mahādāru ] [ mahā́-dāru ] n. Pinus Deodora Lit. ŚārṅgS.


  महादिकटभी [ mahādikaṭabhī ] [ mahā́di-kaṭabhī ] ( [ °hād° ] ) f. a species of Achyranthes Lit. L. (v.l. [ mahālik ] ) .


  महादिवाकीर्त्य [ mahādivākīrtya ] [ mahā́-divākīrtya ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS.


  महादिश् [ mahādiś ] [ mahā́-diś ] f. a chief quarter of the world (east , south , west , north) Lit. ĀpŚr. Comm.


  महादीपदानविधि [ mahādīpadānavidhi ] [ mahā́-dīpa-dāna-vidhi ] m. N. of wk.


  महादुःख [ mahāduḥkha ] [ mahā́-duḥkha ] n. a great pain or evil Lit. Subh.


  महादुन्दु [ mahādundu ] [ mahā́-dundu ] m. a great military drum Lit. L.


  महादुर्ग [ mahādurga ] [ mahā́-durga ] m. f. n. very difficult to be crossed Lit. MW.

   [ mahādurga ] n. a great calamity or danger Lit. Pañcat.


  महादूत [ mahādūta ] [ mahā́-dūta ] m. or n. (?) N. of a Buddhist Sūtra wk.


  महादूषक [ mahādūṣaka ] [ mahā́-dūṣaka ] m. a species of grain Lit. Suśr.


  महादृति [ mahādṛti ] [ mahā́-dṛti ] m. a great leather bag or pouch Lit. MBh.


  महादेव [ mahādeva ] [ mahā́-devá ] m. " the great deity " , N. of Rudra or Śiva or one of his attendant deities Lit. AV.

   of one of the 8 forms of Rudra or Śiva Lit. Pur.

   of Vishṇu Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. RāmatUp.

   of various authors Lit. Cat. ( also [ dīkṣita-m ] , [ dvi-vedi-m ] ; cf. below)

   of a mountain Lit. Vās. , Introd.

   [ mahādevā ] f. N. of a daughter of Devaka Lit. VP. (w.r. for [ saha-devā ] )

   [ mahādevī ] f. N. of Śiva's wife Pārvatī Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. ( Lit. RTL. 186)

   of Lakshmī Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   of Dākshāyaṇī in the Śālagrāma Lit. Cat.

   f. the chief wife of a king Lit. MBh. Lit. Kathās. ( [ °vī-tva ] n. the rank of chief wife Lit. Kathās.)

   f. a kind of colocynth Lit. L.

   N. of various women Lit. Vet. Lit. Cat.

   N. of sev. works.

   [ mahādeva ] n. N. of a Tantra Lit. Cat. Lit. Āryav. ( cf. [ śiva-tantra ] )


   महादेवकवीशाचार्यसरस्वती [ mahādevakavīśācāryasarasvatī ] [ mahā́-devá--kavīśācārya-sarasvatī ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


   महादेवकृत्या [ mahādevakṛtyā ] [ mahā́-devá--kṛtyā ] f. a wrong act committed against Śiva Lit. MBh.


   महादेवगिरि [ mahādevagiri ] [ mahā́-devá--giri ] m. N. of a mountain Lit. Kathās.


   महादेवगृह [ mahādevagṛha ] [ mahā́-devá--gṛha ] n. a temple of Śiva Lit. Cat.


   महादेवजोसी [ mahādevajosī ] [ mahā́-devá--josī ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


   महादेवतन्त्र [ mahādevatantra ] [ mahā́-devá--tantra ] n. the Mahā-deva Tantra Lit. Cat. (see above )


   महादेवतीर्थ [ mahādevatīrtha ] [ mahā́-devá--tīrtha ] m. N. of a teacher Lit. Cat.


   महादेवत्व [ mahādevatva ] [ mahā́-devá--tva ] n. the state or dignity of " the great deity " Lit. Up.


   महादेवदीक्षित [ mahādevadīkṣita ] [ mahā́-devá--dīkṣita ] m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवदैवज्ञ [ mahādevadaivajña ] [ mahā́-devá--daiva-jña ] m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवद्विवेदिन् [ mahādevadvivedin ] [ mahā́-devá--dvi-vedin ] m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवपण्डित [ mahādevapaṇḍita ] [ mahā́-devá--paṇḍita ] m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवपुण्यस्तम्भकर [ mahādevapuṇyastambhakara ] [ mahā́-devá--puṇya-stambha-kara ] m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवपुणतामकर [ mahādevapuṇatāmakara ] [ mahā́-devá--puṇa-tāma-kara ] (?) m. N. of author. Lit. Cat.


   महादेवपुर [ mahādevapura ] [ mahā́-devá--pura ] n. N. of a city Lit. Buddh.


   महादेवभट्ट [ mahādevabhaṭṭa ] [ mahā́-devá--bhaṭṭa ] m. N. of learned men Lit. Cat.


   महादेवभट्टदिनकर [ mahādevabhaṭṭadinakara ] [ mahā́-devá--bhaṭṭa-dina-kara ] m. N. of learned men Lit. Cat.


   महादेवमणि [ mahādevamaṇi ] [ mahā́-devá--maṇi ] m. a species of medicinal plant Lit. L.


   महादेववाजपेयिन् [ mahādevavājapeyin ] [ mahā́-devá--vājapeyin ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेववादीन्द्र [ mahādevavādīndra ] [ mahā́-devá--vādīndra ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवविद् [ mahādevavid ] [ mahā́-devá--vid ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवविद्यावागीश [ mahādevavidyāvāgīśa ] [ mahā́-devá--vidyā-vāg-īśa ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेववेदान्तवागीश [ mahādevavedāntavāgīśa ] [ mahā́-devá--vedānta-vāg-īśa ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेववेदान्तिन् [ mahādevavedāntin ] [ mahā́-devá--vedāntin ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवशर्मन् [ mahādevaśarman ] [ mahā́-devá--śarman ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवशास्त्रिन् [ mahādevaśāstrin ] [ mahā́-devá--śāstrin ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवसरस्वती [ mahādevasarasvatī ] [ mahā́-devá--sarasvatī ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवसरस्वतीवेदान्तिन् [ mahādevasarasvatīvedāntin ] [ mahā́-devá--sarasvatī-vedāntin ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवसर्वज्ञवादीन्द्र [ mahādevasarvajñavādīndra ] [ mahā́-devá--sarva-jña-vādīndra ] m. N. of learned man Lit. Cat.


   महादेवसहस्रनामन् [ mahādevasahasranāman ] [ mahā́-devá--sahasra-nāman ] n. N. of wk.


   महादेवसहस्रनामस्तोत्र [ mahādevasahasranāmastotra ] [ mahā́-devá--sahasra-nāma-stotra ] n. N. of Stotra


   महादेवस्तोत्र [ mahādevastotra ] [ mahā́-devá--stotra ] n. N. of Stotra


   महादेवहत [ mahādevahata ] [ mahā́-devá--hata ] m. f. n. slain by Rudra Lit. ĀpŚr.


   महादेवहारिवंश [ mahādevahārivaṃśa ] [ mahā́-devá--hārivaṃśa ] m. N. of author Lit. Cat.


   महादेवानन्द [ mahādevānanda ] [ mahā́-devānanda ] m. N. of author Lit. Cat.


   महादेवाश्रम [ mahādevāśrama ] [ mahā́-devāśrama ] m. N. of author Lit. Cat.


   महादेवाष्टोत्तरशतनामन् [ mahādevāṣṭottaraśatanāman ] [ mahā́-devāṣṭottara-śata-nāman ] n. N. of wk.


   महादेवाहत [ mahādevāhata ] [ mahā́-devāhata ] m. f. n. hit by Mahā-deva Lit. MaitrS.


   महादेवीत्व [ mahādevītva ] [ mahā́-devī-tva ] n. , see [ mahādevī ] , the rank of chief wife Lit. Kathās.


   महादेवेन्द्रसरस्वती [ mahādevendrasarasvatī ] [ mahā́-devendra-sarasvatī ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


  महादेवीय [ mahādevīya ] [ mahā́-devīya ] m. f. n. composed by Mahā-deva Lit. Cat.

   [ mahādevīya ] n. N. of wk.


  महादेह [ mahādeha ] [ mahā́-deha ] m. f. n. having a great body Lit. Bhpr.


  महादैत्य [ mahādaitya ] [ mahā́-daitya ] m. " the great Daitya " , N. of a Daitya Lit. GāruḍaP.

   of the grandfather of the second Candra-gupta Lit. Inscr.


  महादैर्घतमस [ mahādairghatamasa ] [ mahā́-dairghatamasa ] n. N. of a Sāman Lit. L.


  महाद्भुत [ mahādbhuta ] [ mahādbhuta ] m. f. n. ( [ °hād° ] ) very wonderful Lit. MBh.

   [ mahādbhuta ] n. a great marvel Lit. AV.Pariś.

   N. of the 72nd Pariśishṭa of the Lit. AV.


  महाद्युति [ mahādyuti ] [ mahā́-dyuti ] m. f. n. of great splendour , very bright or glorious Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.


   महाद्युतिकर [ mahādyutikara ] [ mahā́-dyuti--kará ] m. N. of the sun Lit. TĀr.


  महाद्योता [ mahādyotā ] [ mahā́-dyotā ] f. N. of a Tantra goddess Lit. Buddh.


  महाद्रावक [ mahādrāvaka ] [ mahā́-drāvaka ] m. a kind of drug Lit. L.


  महाद्रुम [ mahādruma ] [ mahā́-druma ] m. a great tree Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv.

   Ficus Religiosa Lit. L.

   N. of a son of Bhavya Lit. Pur.

   [ mahādruma ] n. N. of the Varsha ruled by him Lit. VP.


  महाद्रोणा [ mahādroṇā ] [ mahā́-droṇā ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महाद्रोणी [ mahādroṇī ] [ mahā́-droṇī ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महाद्वन्द्व [ mahādvandva ] [ mahā́-dvandva ] m. = [ -dundu ] ( q.v.) Lit. L.


  महाद्वादशीविचार [ mahādvādaśīvicāra ] [ mahā́-dvādaśī-vicāra ] m. N. of wk.


  महाद्वार [ mahādvāra ] [ mahā́-dvāra ] m. n. a principal door or gate Lit. Hariv.

   [ mahādvārā ] f. (a woman) having a large vagina Lit. Suśr.


  महाधन [ mahādhana ] [ mahā́-dhaná ] n. great spoil or booty (taken in battle) Lit. RV.

   a great contest , great battle Lit. ib. Lit. Naigh.

   great wealth or riches Lit. Var. Lit. Kathās.

   agriculture Lit. L.

   [ mahādhana ] m. f. n. costing much money , very costly or precious or valuable Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. R. Lit. Cāṇ.

   having much money , rich , wealthy Lit. R. Lit. Pañcat. Lit. Hit.

   m. N. of a merchant Lit. Kathās. Lit. Vet.

   n. anything costly or precious Lit. W.

   gold Lit. L.

   incense Lit. L.

   costly raiment Lit. L.


   महाधनपति [ mahādhanapati ] [ mahā́-dhaná--pati ] m. a very rich man Lit. Kathās.


  महाधनिक [ mahādhanika ] [ mahā́-dhanika ] m. f. n. excessively rich Lit. VarBṛS. Sch.


  महाधनुस् [ mahādhanus ] [ mahā́-dhanus ] m. f. n. having a great bow (Śiva) Lit. Śivag.


   महाधनुर्धर [ mahādhanurdhara ] [ mahā́-dhanur-dhara ] m. ( Lit. MBh.) a great archer.


   महाधनुष्मत् [ mahādhanuṣmat ] [ mahā́-dhanuṣ-mat ] m. ( Lit. MBh.) a great archer.


  महाधर्म [ mahādharma ] [ mahā́-dharma ] m. N. of a prince of the Kiṃ-naras Lit. Buddh.


  महाधर्मदुन्दुभि [ mahādharmadundubhi ] [ mahā-dharma-dundubhi ] m. N. of a Tathāgata, Lit. Sukh. i


  महाधर्मध्वज [ mahādharmadhvaja ] [ mahā-dharma-dhvaja ] m. N. of a Tathāgata, Lit. Sukh. i


  महाधवलपुराण [ mahādhavalapurāṇa ] [ mahā́-dhavala-purāṇa ] n. N. of wk.


  महाधातु [ mahādhātu ] [ mahā́-dhātu ] m. " great metal or element " , gold Lit. L.

   lymph Lit. L.

   N. of Śiva Lit. MBh. (= [ meru-parvata ] Lit. Nīlak.)


  महाधिपति [ mahādhipati ] [ mahā́dhipati ] ( [ °hādh° ] ) f. N. of a Tantra deity Lit. Buddh.


  महाधी [ mahādhī ] [ mahā́-dhī ] m. f. n. having a great understanding Lit. Śiś. Lit. Śrutab.


  महाधुर् [ mahādhur ] [ mahā́-dhur ] m. = [ mahān dhūḥ sadṛśaḥ pravāhaḥ ] Lit. MBh. ( Lit. Nīlak.)


  महाधुर [ mahādhura ] [ mahā́-dhura ] m. Lit. Pāṇ. 5-4 , 74 Sch.


  महाधुर्य [ mahādhurya ] [ mahā́-dhurya ] m. a full-grown draught-ox Lit. R.


  महाधृति [ mahādhṛti ] [ mahā́-dhṛti ] m. N. of a king Lit. Pur.


  महाध्वज [ mahādhvaja ] [ mahā́-dhvaja ] m. a camel Lit. L.


  महाध्वनि [ mahādhvani ] [ mahā́-dhvani ] m. " making a loud noise " , N. of a Dānava Lit. Hariv.


  महाध्वनिक [ mahādhvanika ] [ mahā́dhvanika ] ( [ °hādh° ] ) m. f. n. " one who has gone a long journey " , dead Lit. L.


  महाध्वर [ mahādhvara ] [ mahā́dhvara ] ( [ °hādh° ] ) m. a great sacrifice Lit. MW.


  महाध्वान [ mahādhvāna ] [ mahā́-dhvāna ] m. a loud sound Lit. Hemac.


  महानक [ mahānaka ] [ mahā́naka ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. a kind of large drum Lit. MBh.


  महानख [ mahānakha ] [ mahā́-nakha ] m. f. n. having great nails or claws (Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महानगर [ mahānagara ] [ mahā́-nagara ] n. a great city or N. of a city Lit. Pāṇ. 6-2 , 89.


  महानग्न [ mahānagna ] [ mahā́-nagná ] m. " quite naked " , a paramour Lit. AV. Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr.

   an athlete Lit. Buddh. Lit. Lalit.

   [ mahānagna ] (f ( [ ā ] ) . Lit. ĀpŚr. ; or [ ī́ ] Lit. AV. ) , a kind of harlot (= [ mahatī ca nagnī ca ] Lit. Sāy. on Lit. AitBr. ; w.r. [ mahā-ṇagnī ] and [ -naghnī ] ) .


  महानट [ mahānaṭa ] [ mahā́-naṭa ] m. " great actor " , N. of Śiva Lit. Cat.


  महानद [ mahānada ] [ mahā́-nada ] m. a great river or stream Lit. MārkP.

   N. of a river Lit. VP.

   [ mahānadī ] f. a river Lit. Lāṭy. Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. MBh.

   N. of the Ganges Lit. MBh. Lit. MārkP.

   of a well-known river (which rises on the south-west of Bengal , and after an eastward course of 520 miles divides into sev. branches at the town of Cuttack , and falls by sev. mouths into the Bay of Bengal) Lit. MW.

   of various streams Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv.


   महानदीसागरसंगम [ mahānadīsāgarasaṃgama ] [ mahā́-nadī-sāgara-saṃgama ] m. " confluence of the Mahā-nadī and the ocean " , N. of a place Lit. Cat.


  महानन [ mahānana ] [ mahā́nana ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. f. n. having a great mouth or face Lit. MBh.


  महानन्द [ mahānanda ] [ mahā́nanda ] m. ( [ °hān° ] or [ °hā-n° ] ) great bliss ( [ -tva ] n. state of great bliss) Lit. Up.

   the great joy of deliverance from further transmigration , final emancipation Lit. L.

   a kind of flute Lit. Saṃgīt.

   N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Buddh.

   of a king Lit. Pur.

   of two authors Lit. Cat.

   of a river Lit. L.

   [ mahānandā ] f. ardent spirits Lit. L.

   a species of plant (= [ ārāma-śītalā ] ) Lit. L.

   the 9th day in the light half of the month Māgha Lit. Tithyād.

   N. of a river Lit. MBh.


   महानन्दत्व [ mahānandatva ] [ mahā́-nanda--tva ] n. , see [ mahānanda ] , state of great bliss


   महानन्दधीर [ mahānandadhīra ] [ mahā́-nanda--dhīra ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


  महानन्दि [ mahānandi ] [ mahā́-nandi ] m. N. of a king Lit. Pur.


  महानन्दिन् [ mahānandin ] [ mahā́-nandin ] m. N. of a king Lit. Pur.


  महानयप्रकाश [ mahānayaprakāśa ] [ mahā́-naya-prakāśa ] m. N. of wk.


  महानरक [ mahānaraka ] [ mahā́-naraka ] m. N. of a hell Lit. Mn. Lit. Yājñ.


  महानरेन्द्र [ mahānarendra ] [ mahā́-narendra ] m. a great conjuror or magician Lit. Kād.


  महानर्मन् [ mahānarman ] [ mahā́-narman ] m. a Māhishya ( q.v.) who knows medicine Lit. L.


  महानल [ mahānala ] [ mahā́-nala ] m. Arundo Bengalensis Lit. L.


  महानवमी [ mahānavamī ] [ mahā́-navamī ] f. the 9th day in the light half of the month Āśvina Lit. KālP. Lit. Tithyād.

   the last of the 9 days or nights dedicated to the worship of Durgā , the last days of the Durgā-pūjā Lit. MW.


   महानवमीपूजा [ mahānavamīpūjā ] [ mahā́-navamī--pūjā ] f. N. of wk.


  महानस [ mahānasa ] [ mahānasa ] n. ( [ °hān° ] ) a heavy waggon or cart , Lit. ŚrS.

   a kitchen ( also m.) Lit. Gobh. Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. MBh.

   [ mahānasa ] m. cooking utensils (?) Lit. KātyŚr.

   N. of a mountain Lit. BhP.

   [ mahānasī ] f. a cook , kitchen-maid Lit. MBh.


   महानसाध्यक्ष [ mahānasādhyakṣa ] [ mahā-nasādhyakṣa ] m. a chief kitchen-superintendent Lit. BhP.


  महानाग [ mahānāga ] [ mahā́-nāgá ] m. a great serpent Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Suparṇ.

   a great elephant Lit. Hariv.

   one of the elephants that support the earth Lit. R.

   N. of Vātsyāyana Lit. Gal.


   महानागहन [ mahānāgahana ] [ mahā́-nāgá--hana ] m. (?) N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

    of a Śrāvaka Lit. Buddh.


  महानाटक [ mahānāṭaka ] [ mahā́-nāṭaka ] n. a brilliant spectacle Lit. Bālar.

   N. of a kind of drama Lit. Sāh.

   of a drama in 14 acts fabled to have been composed by the monkey-chief Hanu-mat (= [ hanuman-n ] q.v.) Lit. IW. 367 ; 519.


  महानाडी [ mahānāḍī ] [ mahā́-nāḍī ] f. a great tubular vessel Lit. MW.

   sinew , tendon Lit. L.


  महानाद [ mahānāda ] [ mahā́-nāda ] m. a loud sound , last cry , roaring , bellowing Lit. MBh. Lit. MārkP.

   [ mahānāda ] m. f. n. last-sounding , roaring or bellowing loudly , making a loud noise Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ( Pagê97,1 )

   m. a great drum Lit. L.

   a muscle , shell Lit. L.

   rain-cloud Lit. L.

   an elephant Lit. L.

   a lion Lit. L.

   a camel Lit. L.

   the ear Lit. L.

   = [ śayānaka ] ( [ bhayānaka ] ?) Lit. L.

   N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

   of a Rākshasa Lit. R.

   n. a musical instrument Lit. W.


  महानानात्व [ mahānānātva ] [ mahā́-nānā-tva ] n. N. of certain ceremonial rules Lit. Lāṭy.


  महानाभ [ mahānābha ] [ mahā́-nābha ] m. f. n. having a large navel-like cavity Lit. R.

   [ mahānābha ] m. N. of a magical spell pronounced over weapons Lit. R.

   of two Dānavas Lit. Hariv. Lit. VP.


  महानामन् [ mahānāman ] [ mahā́-nāman ] m. N. of a relation of Gautama Buddha Lit. Buddh.

   [ mahānāmnī ] f. N. of a Pariśishṭa of the Sāma-veda Lit. Cat.

   pl. ( scil. [ ṛcas ] ) , N. of 9 verses of the Sāma-veda beginning with the words [ vidā maghavan ] Lit. AV. Lit. VS. Lit. Br.


   महानाम्णीव्रत [ mahānāmṇīvrata ] [ mahā́-nāmṇī-vrata ] n. a religious observance in which the Mahā-nāmnī verses are recited Lit. Saṃskārak.


  महानाम्निक [ mahānāmnika ] [ mahā́-nāmnika ] m. f. n. relating to the Mahā-nāmnī Lit. MW.

   relating to the Mahā-nāmnī verses Lit. Gobh. Lit. Kull. on Lit. Mn. ii , 165.


  महानायक [ mahānāyaka ] [ mahā́-nāyaka ] m. a great head or chief Lit. Inscr. Lit. Vās.

   a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls Lit. Vās.


  महानारायण [ mahānārāyaṇa ] [ mahā́-nārāyaṇa ] m. " the great Nārāyaṇa " , Vishṇu Lit. Lalit.


   महानारायणोपनिषद् [ mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad ] [ mahā́-nārāyaṇopaniṣad ] f. N. of an Upanishad.


  महानास [ mahānāsa ] [ mahā́-nāsa ] m. f. n. having a great nose (Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महानिद्र [ mahānidra ] [ mahā́-nidra ] m. f. n. sleeping soundly , sleeping long Lit. R.

   [ mahānidrā ] f. " the great sleep " , death Lit. L.


  महानिधि [ mahānidhi ] [ mahā́-nidhi ] m.


  महानिधिकुमार [ mahānidhikumāra ] [ mahā́-nidhi-kumāra ] m. N. of two poets.


  महानिनाद [ mahānināda ] [ mahā́-nināda ] m. N. of a Nāga Lit. Buddh.


  महानिमित्त [ mahānimitta ] [ mahā́-nimitta ] n. N. of a partic. doctrine Lit. W.


  महानिम्न [ mahānimna ] [ mahā́-nimna ] n. the intestines , abdomen Lit. Car.


  महानिम्ब [ mahānimba ] [ mahā́-nimba ] m. Melia Bukajun Lit. Suśr.


   महानिम्बरजस् [ mahānimbarajas ] [ mahā́-nimba--rajas ] n. a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महानियम [ mahāniyama ] [ mahā́-niyama ] m. " great vow " , N. of Vishṇu Lit. MBh.


  महानियुत [ mahāniyuta ] [ mahā́-niyuta ] n. a partic. high number Lit. Buddh.


  महानिरय [ mahāniraya ] [ mahā́-niraya ] m. N. of a hell Lit. Yājñ.


  महानिरष्ट [ mahāniraṣṭa ] [ mahā́-niraṣṭa ] ( [ mahā́ ] .) m. a gelded bull Lit. TS. Lit. Kāṭh. Lit. ĀśvŚr.


  महानिर्णयतन्त्र [ mahānirṇayatantra ] [ mahā́-nirṇaya-tantra ] n. N. of wk.


  महानिर्वाण [ mahānirvāṇa ] [ mahā́-nirvāṇa ] n. " the great Nirvāṇa " , total extinction of individual existence Lit. Buddh.


   महानिर्वाणतन्त्र [ mahānirvāṇatantra ] [ mahā́-nirvāṇa--tantra ] n. N. of a Tantra Lit. IW. 525.


  महानिल [ mahānila ] [ mahā́nila ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. N. of a serpent demon Lit. VP.


  महानिश् [ mahāniś ] [ mahā́-niś ] f. the dead of night , midnight Lit. Mn.


  महानिशा [ mahāniśā ] [ mahā́-niśā ] f. = prec. Lit. BrahmaP. Lit. Tithyād. Lit. Hcat.

   N. of Durgā Lit. L.


  महानिशीथ [ mahāniśītha ] [ mahā́-niśītha ] m. pl. N. of a Jaina sect Lit. W.

   [ mahāniśītha ] n. of a Jaina wk.


  महानीच [ mahānīca ] [ mahā́-nīca ] m. " very low (in caste) " , a washerman , fuller Lit. L.


  महानील [ mahānīla ] [ mahā́-nīla ] m. f. n. dark blue , deep black Lit. MBh. Lit. Bhartṛ.

   [ mahānīla ] m. a sapphire Lit. Kāv. Lit. Var.

   a kind of bdellium Lit. Bhpr.

   Verbesina Scandens Lit. L.

   N. of a Nāga Lit. Hariv. Lit. VP.

   of a mountain Lit. MārkP.

   [ mahānīlā ] f. a species of plant Lit. L.

   [ mahānīlī ] f. a blue variety of Clitoria Ternatea Lit. L.

   [ mahānīla ] m. = [ bṛhan-nīlī ] Lit. L.

   n. a lotion or ointment for the eyes Lit. Car.


   महानीलतन्त्र [ mahānīlatantra ] [ mahā́-nīla--tantra ] n. N. of a Tantra


   महानीलमय [ mahānīlamaya ] [ mahā́-nīla--maya ] m. f. n. consisting or made of sapphire Lit. Kathās.


   महानीलाभ्रजालीय [ mahānīlābhrajālīya ] [ mahā́-nīlābhra-jālīya ] Nom. P. [ °yati ] , to resemble a dense mass of black clouds Lit. Vās. , Introd.


   महानीलोपल [ mahānīlopala ] [ mahā́-nīlopala ] m. " dark-blue stone " , a sapphire Lit. R.


  महानुभाव [ mahānubhāva ] [ mahā́nubhāva ] m. f. n. ( [ °hān° ] ) of great might , mighty Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Pañcat.

   high-minded , noble-mighty , generous Lit. Ratnâv. Lit. Kād.


   महानुभावता [ mahānubhāvatā ] [ mahā́-nubhāva--tā ] f. ( Lit. Kād. Lit. Mṛicch. ( in Prākṛit ) ) magnanimity , generosity.


   महानुभावत्व [ mahānubhāvatva ] [ mahā́-nubhāva--tva ] n. ( Lit. Kathās.) magnanimity , generosity.


  महानुराग [ mahānurāga ] [ mahā́nurāga ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. great love , excessive affection Lit. MW.


  महानुशंसक [ mahānuśaṃsaka ] [ mahā́nuśaṃsaka ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. f. n. being of great comfort or advantage Lit. DivyA7v.


  महानूप [ mahānūpa ] [ mahā́nūpa ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. f. n. having great swamps. Lit. R.


  महानृत्य [ mahānṛtya ] [ mahā́-nṛtya ] m. a great dancer (said of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महानेत्र [ mahānetra ] [ mahā́-netra ] m. f. n. large-eyed (Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महानेमि [ mahānemi ] [ mahā́-nemi ] m. a crow Lit. L.


  महान्तक [ mahāntaka ] [ mahā́ntaka ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. " the great finisher " , death (N. of Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महान्धकार [ mahāndhakāra ] [ mahā́ndha-kāra ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. thick darkness , gross spiritual darkness Lit. MaitrUp.


  महान्ध्र [ mahāndhra ] [ mahā́ndhra ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. pl. N. of a people Lit. Buddh.


  महान्ध्रक [ mahāndhraka ] [ mahā́ndhraka ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. N. of a king (v.l. [ mahīdhraka ] ) Lit. R.


  महान्याय [ mahānyāya ] [ mahā́-nyāya ] m. a principal rule Lit. ĀśvŚr.


  महान्यास [ mahānyāsa ] [ mahā́-nyāsa ] m. N. of wk.


  महान्यासविधि [ mahānyāsavidhi ] [ mahā́-nyāsa-vidhi ] m. N. of wk.


  महान्वय [ mahānvaya ] [ mahā́nvaya ] ( [ °hān° ] ) m. f. n. being of noble family Lit. Kathās.


  महापक्ष [ mahāpakṣa ] [ mahā́-pakṣa ] m. f. n. having a great party or numerous adherents Lit. Mn. Lit. Kām.

   having a great family Lit. MW.

   [ mahāpakṣa ] m. " great-winged " , a kind of duck Lit. L.

   N. of Garuḍa Lit. L.

   [ mahāpakṣī ] f. an owl Lit. L.


  महापक्षिन् [ mahāpakṣin ] [ mahā́-pakṣin ] m. the hooting owl Lit. L.


  महापगा [ mahāpagā ] [ mahāpagā ] f. ( [ °hāp° ] ) a great river or stream Lit. MBh.

   N. of a river (?) Lit. VP.


  महापङ्क [ mahāpaṅka ] [ mahā́-paṅka ] m. or n. (?) deep mire Lit. Hit.


  महापङ्क्ति [ mahāpaṅkti ] [ mahā́-paṅkti ] f. a kind of metre Lit. RPrāt.


  महापञ्चमूल [ mahāpañcamūla ] [ mahā́-pañca-mūla ] n. a group of 5 various roots Lit. Suśr. ( cf. [ pañca-m ] ) .


  महापञ्चविष [ mahāpañcaviṣa ] [ mahā́-pañca-viṣa ] n. the 5 strong poisons ( viz. [ śṛṅgī ] , [ kāla-kūṭa ] , [ mustaka ] , [ vatsanābha ] , [ śaṅkha-karṇī ] ) Lit. L.


  महापट [ mahāpaṭa ] [ mahā́-paṭa ] m. the skin Lit. Gal.


  महापण्डित [ mahāpaṇḍita ] [ mahā́-paṇḍita ] m. f. n. extremely learned

   [ mahāpaṇḍita ] m. a great scholar Lit. Cat.


  महापत्त्र [ mahāpattra ] [ mahā́-pattra ] m. " having large leaves " , a kind of pot-herb Lit. W.

   [ mahāpattrā ] f. Uraria Lagopodioides Lit. L.


  महापथ [ mahāpatha ] [ mahā́-patha ] m. a principal road , high street (in a city) , high road , highway (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. AitBr. Lit. Gaut. Lit. Āpast.

   N. of Śiva Lit. MBh.

   the long journey , the passage into the next world ( [ °thaṃ√ yā ] , to die) Lit. Kathās.

   the great pilgrimage (to the shrine of Śiva on mount Kedāra , or the same pilgrimage performed in spirit i.e. by deep absorption into Śiva) Lit. Cat.

   the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in this pilgrimage Lit. Cat.

   the mountain-precipices from which devotees throw themselves to obtain a speedier entrance into Śiva's heaven Lit. ib.

   N. of the book which treats of the above subjects

   of a hell Lit. Yājñ.

   [ mahāpatha ] n. = [ brahma-randhra ] ( q.v.) Lit. Cat.

   mf ( [ ā ] ) n. having a great path or way Lit. PārGṛ.


   महापथगम [ mahāpathagama ] [ mahā́-patha--gama ] m. ( Lit. L.) " the act of going the great journey " , dying


   महापथगमन [ mahāpathagamana ] [ mahā́-patha--gamana ] n. ( Lit. MW.) " the act of going the great journey " , dying


   महापथगिरि [ mahāpathagiri ] [ mahā́-patha--giri ] m. N. of a mountain Lit. Kathās.


  महापथिक [ mahāpathika ] [ mahā́-pathika ] m. f. n. undertaking great journeys Lit. MBh.


  महापथिकृदिष्टि [ mahāpathikṛdiṣṭi ] [ mahā́-pathi-kṛd-iṣṭi ] f. a partic. sacrifice Lit. ĀpŚr. Comm.


  महापद [ mahāpada ] [ mahā́-padá ] n. (perhaps) great space Lit. RV. x , 73 , 2


   महापदपङ्क्ति [ mahāpadapaṅkti ] [ mahā́-padá--paṅkti ] f. a kind of metre Lit. RPrāt.


  महापद्म [ mahāpadma ] [ mahā́-padma ] m. ( Lit. L.) or n. a partic. high number Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Līl.

   [ mahāpadma ] m. N. of one of the 9 treasures of Kubera Lit. Cat. Lit. L.

   (with Jainas) N. of a partic. treasure inhabited by a Nāga Lit. L.

   of one of the 8 treasure connected with the Padminī magical art Lit. MārkP.

   of a hell Lit. DivyA7v. ( one of the 8 cold hells Lit. Dharmas. 122)

   a kind of serpent Lit. Suśr.

   N. of a Nāga dwelling in the Mahā-padma treasure mentioned above Lit. Hariv. Lit. VP.

   of the southernmost of the elephants that support the earth Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ( Lit. IW. 432)

   of Nanda Lit. Pur.

   of a son of Nanda Lit. Buddh.

   of a Dānava Lit. Hariv.

   a Kiṃ-nara or attendant on Kubera Lit. MW.

   a species of esculent root Lit. L.

   n. a white lotus flower Lit. L.

   the figure of a white lotus flower Lit. Kathās. Lit. MārkP. Lit. RāmatUp.

   a partic. compound of oil Lit. Car.

   N. of a city on the right bank of the Ganges Lit. MBh.

   m. or n. (?) N. of a Kāvya


   महापद्मपति [ mahāpadmapati ] [ mahā́-padma--pati ] m. " proprietor of millions " , N. of Nanda Lit. BhP.


   महापद्मसरस् [ mahāpadmasaras ] [ mahā́-padma--saras ] n. N. of a lake Lit. Rājat.


   महापद्मसलिल [ mahāpadmasalila ] [ mahā́-padma--salila ] n. N. of a lake Lit. Rājat.


  महापद्यषट्क [ mahāpadyaṣaṭka ] [ mahā́-padya-ṣaṭka ] n. " collection of 6 classical verses " , N. of a poem in praise of king Bhoja (ascribed to Kālidāsa) .


  महापन्थक [ mahāpanthaka ] [ mahā́-panthaka ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Buddh.


  महापराक [ mahāparāka ] [ mahā́-parāka ] m. a partic. penance Lit. Hcat.


  महापराध [ mahāparādha ] [ mahā́parādha ] ( [ °hāp° ] ) m. a great offence Lit. Hit.


  महापराह्ण [ mahāparāhṇa ] [ mahā́parāhṇa ] ( [ °hāp° ] ) m. a late hour in the afternoon Lit. Pāṇ. 6-2 , 38 ( cf. [ -niśā ] , [ -rātra ] ) .


  महापरिनिर्वाण [ mahāparinirvāṇa ] [ mahā́-parinirvāṇa ] n. N. of a Buddhist Sūtra.


  महापरिनिर्वाणसूत्र [ mahāparinirvāṇasūtra ] [ mahā́-parinirvāṇa-sūtra ] n. N. of a Buddhist Sūtra.


  महापर्वत [ mahāparvata ] [ mahā́-parvata ] m. a high mountain Lit. R.


  महापवित्र [ mahāpavitra ] [ mahā́-pavitra ] m. f. n. greatly purifying (said of Vishṇu) Lit. MBh.

   greatly protecting against unfavourable influences Lit. VarBṛS.


   महापवित्रेष्टि [ mahāpavitreṣṭi ] [ mahā́-pavitreṣṭi ] f. N. of wk.


  महापशु [ mahāpaśu ] [ mahā́-paśu ] m. large cattle Lit. Mn.


  महापाकजानी [ mahāpākajānī ] [ mahā́-pāka-jānī ] m. N. of an author Lit. Cat.


  महापाटल [ mahāpāṭala ] [ mahā́-pāṭala ] m. or n. (?) a species of plant Lit. Buddh.


  महापात [ mahāpāta ] [ mahā́-pāta ] m. a long flight Lit. Pañcat.

   [ mahāpāta ] m. f. n. far-flying (and of an arrow) Lit. Hariv.


  महापातक [ mahāpātaka ] [ mahā́-pātaka ] n. a great crime or sin (5 such are enumerated , viz. killing a Brāhman , drinking intoxicating liquors , theft , committing adultery with the wife of a religious teacher , and associating with any one guilty of these crimes) Lit. Mn. (esp. xi , 54) Lit. Yājñ.

   any great crime or heinous sin Lit. W.


  महापातकिन् [ mahāpātakin ] [ mahā́-pātakin ] m. f. n. guilty of a great crime Lit. Mn. Lit. Yājñ.


  महापात्र [ mahāpātra ] [ mahā́-pātra ] n. a prime minister Lit. Pañcar. Lit. Sāh.


  महापाद [ mahāpāda ] [ mahā́-pāda ] m. f. n. having large feet (Śiva) Lit. MBh.


  महापान [ mahāpāna ] [ mahā́-pāna ] n. an excellent drink Lit. BhP.


  महापाप [ mahāpāpa ] [ mahā́-pāpa ] n. a great crime Lit. MBh. Lit. Yājñ.


  महापाप्मन् [ mahāpāpman ] [ mahā́-pāpman ] m. f. n. doing much evil Lit. Bhag.


  महापार [ mahāpāra ] [ mahā́-pāra ] m. a partic. personification Lit. SāmavBr. Lit. Gaut.

   [ mahāpāra ] m. f. n. having distant shores , wide (the sea) Lit. MBh.


  महापारणिक [ mahāpāraṇika ] [ mahā́-pāraṇika ] m. N. of a disciple of Buddha Lit. Lalit.


  महापारिषद् [ mahāpāriṣad ] [ mahā́-pāriṣad ] m. one of the principle attendants (of a god) Lit. MBh.


  महापारुषक [ mahāpāruṣaka ] [ mahā́-pāruṣaka ] m. or n. (?) a species of plant Lit. Buddh.


  महापारेवत [ mahāpārevata ] [ mahā́-pārevata ] n. a species of fruit tree Lit. L.


  महापार्श्व [ mahāpārśva ] [ mahā́-pārśva ] m. f. n. having broad or thick sides Lit. Suśr.

   [ mahāpārśva ] m. N. of a Dānava Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv.

   of a Rākshasa Lit. R.


  महापाल [ mahāpāla ] [ mahā́-pāla ] m. N. of a king Lit. Buddh.


  महापाश [ mahāpāśa ] [ mahā́-pāśa ] m. N. of an officer of Yama Lit. Pur.

   of a Nāga Lit. Buddh.


  महापाशुपत [ mahāpāśupata ] [ mahā́-pāśupata ] m. a zealous worshipper of Śiva Paśu-pati Lit. Hcar.

   [ mahāpāśupata ] n. ( with [ vrata ] ) the great religious vow connected with the worship of Śiva Paśu-pati Lit. Kathās.


  महापासक [ mahāpāsaka ] [ mahā́-pāsaka ] m. w.r. for [ mahop ] ( q.v.) Lit. L.


  महापिण्डीतक [ mahāpiṇḍītaka ] [ mahā́-piṇḍītaka ] m. a species of plant Lit. L.


  महापिण्डीतरु [ mahāpiṇḍītaru ] [ mahā́-piṇḍītaru ] m. a species of tree Lit. L.


  महापीठ [ mahāpīṭha ] [ mahā́-pīṭha ] n. a high seat Lit. Up.


  महापीलु [ mahāpīlu ] [ mahā́-pīlu ] m. a species of tree Lit. L.


   महापीलुपति [ mahāpīlupati ] [ mahā́-pīlu--pati ] m. (?) Lit. Uṇ. i , 38 Sch.


  महापुंस् [ mahāpuṃs ] [ mahā́-puṃs ] m. (prob.) N. of a mountain Lit. MBh.


  महापुंस [ mahāpuṃsa ] [ mahā́-puṃsa ] m. a great man Lit. Śatr.


  महापुण्य [ mahāpuṇya ] [ mahā́-puṇya ] m. f. n. extremely favourable or auspicious (as a day) Lit. Hcat.

   very good or beautiful

   greatly purifying , very holy Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   [ mahāpuṇyā ] f. N. of a river Lit. Cat.


  महापुत्र [ mahāputra ] [ mahā́-putra ] m. g. [ sutaṅgamādi ] .


  महापुत्रीय [ mahāputrīya ] [ mahā́-putrīya ] Nom. P. [ °yati ] ( fr. [ -putra ] ) Lit. Pat.


  महापुर [ mahāpura ] [ mahā́-purá ] n. a great fortress Lit. TS. Lit. Kāṭh. Lit. AitBr.

   N. of a Tīrtha Lit. MBh.

   [ mahāpurī ] f. a great fortress or city Lit. R.


  महापुरश्चरणप्रयोग [ mahāpuraścaraṇaprayoga ] [ mahā́-puraś-caraṇa-prayoga ] m. N. of wk.


  महापुराण [ mahāpurāṇa ] [ mahā́-purāṇa ] n. a great Purāṇa Lit. MBh.

   N. of the Bhāgavata and Vishṇu Purāṇas Lit. IW. 515.


  महापुरुष [ mahāpuruṣa ] [ mahā́-puruṣa ] m. a great or eminent man ( [ -tā ] f. the state of being one) Lit. Hit. Lit. Mcar. Lit. Buddh.

   a great saint or sage or ascetic Lit. MW.

   the great Soul , the Supreme Spirit (identified with the year Lit. AitĀr. ; also as N. of Vishṇu) Lit. Gaut. Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

   N. of Gautama Buddha Lit. MWB. 23


   महापुरुषता [ mahāpuruṣatā ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--tā ] f. , see [ mahāpuruṣa ] , the state of being one


   महापुरुषदन्ता [ mahāpuruṣadantā ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--dantā ] f. Asparagus Racemosus ( Lit. Car.)


   महापुरुषदन्तिका [ mahāpuruṣadantikā ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--dantikā ] f. Asparagus Racemosus ( Lit. L.)


   महापुरुषपावनकवच [ mahāpuruṣapāvanakavaca ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--pāvana-kavaca ] n. a partic. magical formula Lit. Cat.


   महापुरुषलक्षण [ mahāpuruṣalakṣaṇa ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--lakṣaṇa ] n. N. of wk.


   महापुरुषविद्या [ mahāpuruṣavidyā ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--vidyā ] f. a partic. magical formula Lit. BhP.


   महापुरुषविद्यायांविष्णुरहस्येक्षेत्रकाण्डेजगन्नाथमाहात्म्य [ mahāpuruṣavidyāyāṃviṣṇurahasyekṣetrakāṇḍejagannāthamāhātmya ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--vidyāyāṃ viṣṇu-rahasye kṣetra-kāṇḍe jagan-nātha-māhātmya ] n. N. of wk.


   महापुरुषस्तव [ mahāpuruṣastava ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--stava ] m. N. of wk.


   महापुरुषस्तोत्र [ mahāpuruṣastotra ] [ mahā́-puruṣa--stotra ] n. N. of wk.


  महापुष्प [ mahāpuṣpa ] [ mahā́-puṣpa ] m. Bauhinia Variegata Lit. L.

   a kind of worm Lit. Suśr.

   [ mahāpuṣpā ] f. Clitoria Ternatea Lit. L.


  महापूजा [ mahāpūjā ] [ mahā́-pūjā ] f. " great honour " , a partic. religious ceremony Lit. Hcat.


   महापूजाविधि [ mahāpūjāvidhi ] [ mahā́-pūjā--vidhi ] m. N. of wk.


  महापूत [ mahāpūta ] [ mahā́-pūta ] m. f. n. exceedingly pure Lit. Pañcar.


  महापूरुष [ mahāpūruṣa ] [ mahā́-pūruṣa ] m. the Supreme Spirit (= [ -puruṣa ] above ) Lit. BhP. Lit. Pañcar.


  महापूर्ण [ mahāpūrṇa ] [ mahā́-pūrṇa ] m. N. of a king of the Garuḍas Lit. Buddh.


  महापृथिवी [ mahāpṛthivī ] [ mahā́-pṛthivī ] f. the great earth ( [ -tva ] n. ) Lit. Sāṃkhyapr.


   महापृथिवीत्व [ mahāpṛthivītva ] [ mahā́-pṛthivī--tva ] n. , see [ mahāpṛthivī ]


  महापृष्ठ [ mahāpṛṣṭha ] [ mahā́-pṛṣṭha ] m. f. n. having a great or broad back Lit. MBh. (see comp.)

   [ mahāpṛṣṭha ] m. a camel Lit. L.

   n. N. of 6 Anuvākas in the 4th Ashṭaka of the Ṛig-veda used at the Aśvamedha sacrifice ( cf. [ -pṛṣṭhya ] )


   महापृष्ठगलस्कन्ध [ mahāpṛṣṭhagalaskandha ] [ mahā́-pṛṣṭha--gala-skandha ] m. f. n. w.r. for [ mahā-vṛkṣa-g ] Lit. MBh.


  महापृष्ठ्य [ mahāpṛṣṭhya ] [ mahā́-pṛṣṭhya ] N. of partic. Anuvākas Lit. TPrāt.


  महापैङ्ग्य [ mahāpaiṅgya ] [ mahā́-paiṅgya ] n. N. of a Vedic text Lit. GṛS.


  महापैठीनसि [ mahāpaiṭhīnasi ] [ mahā́-paiṭhīnasi ] m. N. of a preceptor Lit. Cat.


  महापैशाचिक [ mahāpaiśācika ] [ mahā́-paiśācika ] n. ( with [ ghṛta ] ) a partic. ointment Lit. Car.


  महापोटगल [ mahāpoṭagala ] [ mahā́-poṭagala ] m. a species of large rush or reed Lit. L.


  महापौरव [ mahāpaurava ] [ mahā́-paurava ] m. N. of a king Lit. VP.


  महापौर्णमासी [ mahāpaurṇamāsī ] [ mahā́-paurṇamāsī ] f. a night in which Jupiter enters into conjunction with the full moon Lit. Hcat.


  महाप्रकरण [ mahāprakaraṇa ] [ mahā́-prakaraṇa ] n. the principal treatment of a subject Lit. ĀpŚr. Comm.


  महाप्रकाश [ mahāprakāśa ] [ mahā́-prakāśa ] m. N. of wk.


  महाप्रजापति [ mahāprajāpati ] [ mahā́-prajāpati ] m. " great lord of creatures " N. of Vishṇu Lit. MBh. Lit. Vishṇ.

   [ mahāprajāpatī ] f. N. of Gautama Buddha's aunt and foster-mother (the first woman who embraced the Buddha's doctrines) Lit. Buddh.


  महाप्रजावती [ mahāprajāvatī ] [ mahā́-prajāvatī ] f. = [ -prajā-patī ] Lit. Buddh.


  महाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र [ mahāprajñāpāramitāsūtra ] [ mahā́-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra ] n. N. of a Buddhist Sūtra wk.


  महाप्रणाद [ mahāpraṇāda ] [ mahā́-praṇāda ] m. N. of a Cakra-vartin Lit. Buddh.


  महाप्रणिधान [ mahāpraṇidhāna ] [ mahā-praṇidhāna ] n. the great prayer, ib.


  महाप्रताप [ mahāpratāpa ] [ mahā́-pratāpa ] m. f. n. very dignified or majestic , very puissant Lit. MW.


  महाप्रतिभान [ mahāpratibhāna ] [ mahā́-pratibhāna ] m. N. of a Bodhisattva Lit. Buddh.


  महाप्रतीहार [ mahāpratīhāra ] [ mahā́-pratīhāra ] m. a chief door-keeper. Lit. Rājat.


  महाप्रदान [ mahāpradāna ] [ mahā́-pradāna ] n. a great gift Lit. R.


  महाप्रदीप [ mahāpradīpa ] [ mahā́-pradīpa ] m. N. of a man Lit. Lalit.


  महाप्रपञ्च [ mahāprapañca ] [ mahā́-prapañca ] m. the great universe or visible world Lit. Vedântas.


  महाप्रबन्ध [ mahāprabandha ] [ mahā́-prabandha ] m. a great literary wk. Lit. Pratāp.


  महाप्रभ [ mahāprabha ] [ mahā́-prabha ] m. f. n. shining brightly , exceedingly brilliant or splendid Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv.

   [ mahāprabha ] m. the light of a lamp Lit. W.

   [ mahāprabhā ] f. great brightness Lit. L.

   [ mahāprabha ] m. N. of Comm.

   m. N. of a Tathāgata, Lit. Sukh. ii


   महाप्रभामण्डलव्यूहज्ञानमुद्रा [ mahāprabhāmaṇḍalavyūhajñānamudrā ] [ mahā́-prabhā-maṇḍala-vyūha-jñāna-mudrā ] f. N. of a partic. Mudrā ( q.v.) Lit. Buddh.


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