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Maha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Maha (मह):—1. (von 1. mah) m. [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 4, 188.]

1) Feier, Fest [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 38. 3, 4, 27, 211.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1508.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 600.] [Medinīkoṣa Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 7.] ye pūjayiṣyanti mahaṃ mama (Indra spricht) [Mahābhārata 1, 2356.] indra [2361.] mahastasya mahāgireḥ [14, 1763. fg.] [Harivaṃśa 3791] (makha die neuere Ausg.). mahaiḥ sureśamarcanti [3806. 3864.] maho yaṃ yasya (dhanuṣaḥ) vartate [4502.] prīto mahena maghavān [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 43, 9.] [Śiśupālavadha 6, 19.] [NALOD. 2, 9.] Vgl. kāma, dhanurmaha, brahma . —

2) Opfer [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. makha und 1. mahas .

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Maha (मह):—2. (= 3. mah)

1) adj. gross, reichlich [das 3, 3.] tamidarbhe ha.iṣyā samā.amittaminma.e vṛṇate [Ṛgveda 10, 91, 8. 1, 146, 5.] vājāḥ [8, 81, 3.] deva [1, 187, 6. 4, 58, 3. Varuṇa 9, 73, 3.] kṛ.āni [2, 11, 6. 15, 1. 3, 34, 6.] tā tū ta indra maha.o ma.āni.pra.ācyā Grossthaten [4, 22, 5. 6, 72, 1.] vī.yāṇi [3, 46. 1.] vra.ā te agne maha.o ma.āni [6, 5. 6, 7, 5.] samitha [1, 55, 5.] ratha [9, 88, 2.] Vgl. tatā, pitā, mātā und [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 36] nebst Vārtt. —

2) m. a) Büffel [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1282.] Vgl. mahiṣa . — b) Glanz, Licht (tejas) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 600.] [Medinīkoṣa Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 7]; vgl. 3. mahas . —

3) f. ā a) Kuh [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1265, v. l.]; vgl. māhā . — b) Ichnocarpus frutescens R. Br. (gopavallī) [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Mahā (महा):—adj. so v. a. mahant; von diesem Stamme nur acc. sg. mahām [Ṛgveda 2, 11, 9. 22, 1. 3, 2, 3.] śaṃsā ma.āmindram [49, 1. 4, 17, 8. 6, 29, 1.] ā.ā.am [7, 2.] adrim [17, 5.] ra.im [9, 40, 3. 65, 1. 10, 80, 7.] Am Anfange eines comp. erscheint sowohl in der älteren, als auch in der späteren Sprache regelmässig mahā und nicht mahant, wenn das comp. als die Verbindung eines adj. mit seinem subst. oder eines adv. (sehr, in hohem Grade) mit seinem adj. aufzufassen ist, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 61.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 10.] mahāvaira grosse Feindschaft [Spr. 1620.] mahāgrīva (s. bes.) einem langen Hals habend, mahāghora (s. bes.) sehr furchtbar.

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Māhā (माहा):—f. Kuh [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1265.] — Vgl. mahā, mahī, māheyī .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Maha (मह):—1. m. —

1) Feier , Fest. —

2) ein best. Ekāha [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtra (Weber) 14.22,4.] —

3) *Opfer.

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Maha (मह):—2. —

1) Adj. gross , reichlich. —

2) *m. — a) Büffel. — b) Glanz , Licht. —

3) *f. mahā — a) Kuh. — b) Ichnocarpus frutescens. —

4) n. Pl. Grossthaten.

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Mahā (महा):—Adj. gross. Selbständig nur im Acc. mahaām. Am Anfange eines Comp. erscheint sowohl in der älteren , als auch in der späteren Sprache , mit einigen wenigen Ausnahmen , mahā und nicht mahant , wenn das Compositum als die Verbindung eines Adj. mit seinem Subst. oder eines Adv. ( sehr , in hohem Grade ) mit seinem Adj. aufzufassen ist.

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Māhā (माहा):—f. Kuh.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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