mahattara 1 · mahattara 2
mahattara a. Greater, larger &c. — raH 1 The principal, chief, or eldest person, the most respectable person; raGukulamahattarARAM vaDUH U. 4 ; gfhapatiSca mamAMtaraMgaBUto janapadamahattaraH Dk. 2 A Chamberlain. 3 A courtier. 4 The head or the oldest man of a village.
(adj, adj, compar of mahanta) older (than) [lit.] increasing more Construction: √mah + nta + tara mahā + tara
(adj, adj, compar of mahā) greater; larger (than) [lit.] increasing more Construction: √mah + ā + tara mahā + tara