1. mah ( orig. maG ; cf. also √ maMh ) cl. 1. 10. P. ( Dhātup. xvii, 81 ; xxxv, 15 ) mahati , maha/yati ( Ved. and ep. also Ā. mahate , °ha/yate ; p. maha/t , q.v. ; pf. mamAha Gr. ; mAmahe/ ; Subj. mAmahanta , mAmahas , RV. ; aor. amahIt Gr. ; fut. mahitA , mahizyati , ib. ; ind.p. mahitvA , MBh. ; inf. mahe , and maha/ye , q.v. ) to elate, gladden, exalt, arouse, excite, RV. ; Br. ; Kauś. ; ChUp. ; MBh. ; to magnify, esteem highly, honour, revere, MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; ( Ā. ) to rejoice, delight in ( instr. or acc. ), RV. iii, 52, 6 ; vi, 15, 2 ; to give, bestow, ib. i, 94, 6 ; 117, 17 ; v, 27, 1 &c.
mah I. 1 P. , 10 U. ( mahati , mahayati-te, mahita ) 1 To honour, respect, hold in great esteem, worship, revere, value greatly; goptAraM na niDInAM mahayaMti maheSvaraM vibuDAH Subhāṣ. ; jayaSrIvinyastErmahita iva maMdArakusumEH Gīt. 11 ; strI pumAnityanAsTEzA vfttaM hi mahitaM satAM Ku. 6. 12 ; Ki. 5. 7 , 24 ; Bk. 10. 2 ; R. 5. 25 , 11. 49. 2 To delight, gladden. 3 To increase, aggrandize 4 ( Atm. ) To delight in. 5 To be honoured. ( Ved. in the last four senses) II. 1 A ( mahate ) To grow or increase.