महती महत्तर

महत्

महत् a. [मह्-अति]
(compar. मही- यस्; superl. महिष्ठ; nom. महान्, महां- तौ, महांतः; acc. pl. महतः)
1 Great, big, large, huge, vast; महान् सिंहः, व्याघ्रः &c.
2 Ample, copious, abundant, many, numerous; महाजनः, महान् द्रव्यराशिः.
3 Long, extended, extensive; महांतौ बाहू यस्य स महाबाहुः; so महती कथा, महानध्वा.
4 Strong, powerful, mighty; as महान् वीरः.
5 Violent, intense, excessive; महती शिरोवेदना, महती पिपासा.
6 Gross, thick, dense; महानंधकारः.
7 Important, weighty, momentous; मह- त्कार्यमुपस्थितं, महती वार्ता.
8 High, lofty, eminent, distinguished, noble; महत्कुलं, महाञ्जनः.
9 Loud; महान् घोषः −ध्वनिः.
10 Early or late; महति प्रत्यूषे ‘early in the morning’; महत्यपराह्णे ‘late in the afternoon.’
11 High; महार्घ. −m.
1 A camel.
2 An epithet of Śiva.
3 (In Sān. phil.) The great principle, the in tellect (distinguished from मनस्), the second of the twenty-five elements or tattvas. recognized by the Sāṃkhyas; Ms. 12. 14; Sān. K. 3, 8, 22 &c.
4 The superior of a monastery. −n.
1 Greatness, infiniteness, numerousness.
2 Kingdom, dominion.
3 Sacred knowledge. −ind. Greatly, excessively, very much, exceedingly. (Note. महत् as the first member of a Tatpuruṣa compound and a few other cases, remains unchanged, while in Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi comp. it is changed to महा q. v.).
−Comp.
−आवासः a spacious or large building.
−आशा a high hope.
−आश्चर्य a. very wonderful.
−आश्रयः dependence on or seeking protection with the great.
−कथ a. talked of or mentioned by the great, in great men's mouths.
−क्षेत्र a. occupying a wide territory.
−गुण a. having the qualities of the great.
−तत्त्वं the second of the 25 principles of the Sāṃkhyas.
−बिलं the atmosphere.
−सेवा service of the great.
−स्थानं a high place, lofty station.

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