mahA mahA-kaNkara &c. See p. 794, col. 3 .
mahA A cow.
mahA The substitute of mahat at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. ( Note . The ( pb ) number of compounds of which mahA is the first member is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum . The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below). Comp. — akzaH an epithet of Śiva. — aMga a. huge, bulky. — (gaH) 1 a camel. 2 a kind of rat. 3 N. of Śiva. — aMjanaH N. of a mountain. — atyayaH a great danger or calamity. — aDvanika a. ‘having gone a long way,’ dead. — aDvaraH a great sacrifice. — anasaM 1 a heavy carriage. 2 cooking utensils. — (sI) a kitchen-maid. ( — saH , saM a kitchen. — anumAva a. 1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; Śi. 1. 17 ; Ś. 3. 2 virtuous, righteous, just. — (vaH) a worthy or respectable person. — aMtakaH 1 death. 2 an epithet of Śiva. — aMDakAraH 1 thick darkness. 2 gross spiritual) ignorance. — aMDrAH ( pl. ). N. of a people and their country. — anvaya, -aBijana a. nobly-born, of noble birth. — (yaH, -naH) noble birth, high descent. — aBizavaH the great extraction of Soma. — amAtyaH the chief or prime minister (of a king). — aMbukaH an epithet of Śiva. — aMbujaM a billion. — amla a. very sour. — (mlaM) the fruit of the tamarind tree. — araRyaM a great (dreary) forest, large forest. — arGa a. very costly, costing a high price. — (rGaH) a kind of quail. — arGya a. valuable, precious. — arcis a. flaming high. — arRavaH 1 the great ocean. 2 N. of Śiva. — arTa a. 1 rich. 2 great, noble, dignified. 3 important, weighty. 4 significant. — arbudaM one thousand millions. — arha a. 1 very valuable, very costly; Ku. 5. 12. 2 invaluable, inestimable; U. 6. 11. — (rhaM) white sandal-wood. — avarohaH the fig-tree. — aSaniDvajaH a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; R. 3. 56. — aSana a. voracious, gluttonous. — aSman m. a precious stone, ruby. — azwamI the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā. — asiH a large sword. — asurI N. of Durgā. — ahnaH the afternoon. — AkAra a. extensive, large, great. — AcAryaH 1 a great ( pb ) teacher. 2 an epithet of Śiva. — AQya a. wealthy, very rich. — (QyaH) the Kadamba tree. — Atman a. 1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; ayaM durAtmA aTavA mahAtmA kOwilyaH Mu. 7 ; dvizaMti maMdAScaritaM mahAtmanAM Ku. 5. 75 ; U. 1. 49. 2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent. ( — m. ) 1 the Supreme Spirit; Ms. 1. 54. 2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sānkhyas. ( mahAtmavat means the same as mahAtman ). — AnakaH a kind of large drum. — AnaMdaH, -naMdaH 1 great joy or bliss. 2 especially, the great bliss of final beatitude. — (dA) 1 spirituous liquor. 2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha. — ApagA a great river. — AyuDaH an epithet of Śiva. — AraMBa a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. — (BaH) any great enterprize. — AlayaH 1 a temple in general. 2 a sanctuary, an asylum. 3 a great dwelling. 4 a place of pilgrimage. 5 the world of Brahman. 6 the Supreme Spirit. 7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity. 8 N. of a particular dark fortnight. — (yA) N. of a particular deity. — ASaya a. high-souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble: rAjA hiraRyagarBo mahASayaH H. 4 ; see mahAtman . — (yaH) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; mahASayacakravartI Bv. 1. 70. 2 the ocean. — Aspada a. 1 occupying a great position. 2 mighty, powerful. — AhavaH a great or tumultuous fight. — icCa a. 1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; R. 18. 33. 2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; Pt. 1. 37. — iMdraH 1 ‘the great Indra,’ N. of Indra; Ku. 5. 53 ; R. 13. 20 ; Ms. 7. 7. 2 a chief or leader in general. 3 N. of a mountain range; patimarhadreMsya mahodaDeSca R. 6. 54 , 4. 39 , 43. °cApaH rainbow. °nagarI N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. °maMtrin m. an epithet of Bṛhaspati. — izuH a great archer; aDirohati gAMqivaM mahezO Ki. 13. 16. — izvAsaH a great archer, a great warrior; Bg. 1. 4. — ISaH , — ISAnaH N. of Śiva. °baMDuH the Bilva tree. — ISAnI N. of Pārvatī. — ISvaraH 1 a great lord, sovereign; ( pb ) Pt. 2. 69. 2 N. of Śiva. 3 of Viṣṇu. 4 a god ( opp. prakfti ). — (rI) 1 N. of Durgā. 2 a kind of bell-metal. — ukzaH (for ukzan ) a large bull, a full grown or strong bull; mahokzatAM vatsataraH spfSanniva R. 3. 32 , 4. 22 , 6. 72 ; Śi. 5. 63. — utpalaM a large blue lotus. — (laH) the Sārasa bird. — utsavaH 1 a great festival or occasion of joy. 2 the god of love. — utsAha a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering. — (haH) 1 perseverance. 2 great pride; Pt. 1. 38. — udaDiH 1 the great ocean; R. 3. 17. 2 an epithet of Indra. °jaH a conch-shell, shell. — udaya a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity. — (yaH) 1 ( a ) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; R. 8. 16. ( b ) great fortune or good luck. ( e ) greatness, pre-eminence. 2 final beatitude. 3 a lord, master. 4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or ...