mAhAtmyaM [ mahAtmano BAvaH zyaY ] 1 Magnanimity, noble-mindedness, greatness; U. 4. 5. 2 Majesty, dignity, exalted position. 3 The peculiar virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine; or a work giving an account of the merits of such divinities or shrines; as davomIhAtmya , SanimAhAtmya &c.