Mahant: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahant (महन्त्):—
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Mahant (महन्त्):—, mahāntaṃ vairam st. mahadvairam [Mahābhārata 1, 1155.] mahānantaḥ saṃhāro yena tanmahāntam [Nīlakaṇṭha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahant (महन्त्):——
1) Adj. (stark mahānt , f. mahatī ; im Epos häufig mahat st. mahāntam und einmal mahāntam st. mahat (vgl. jedoch 1. mahānta
1) Am Anfange eines Comp. nur ausnahmsweise , in der Regel mahā. ( mahatara s. bes.) magnus , gross. — a) im Baume ; gross , weit , lang (Weg) , umfangreich , hoch , tief ; auch erwachsen. bhutāni die groben Elemente ; ukatha n. ein best. Uktha von 720 Versen ; akadhya n. ein best. Sāman. — b) in der Zeit ; lang , weit vorgerückt. mahatyaparāhṇe so v.a. ganz spät am Nachmittage. — c) der Menge nach ; zahlreich , viel , reichlich. jana m. Sg. eine Menge von Menschen. Mit einem Instr. oder am Ende eines Comp. reich an. — d) dem Grade nach ; bedeutend , mächtig , vielsagend , bedeutsam , wichtig , werthvoll , heftig , intensiv , dicht (Finsterniss) , laut (Ton). mahato mahān lauter als laut ; ātman m. die grosse Seele , so v.a. der Intellect ; mahatī dvādaśī der 42te Tag in der lichten Hälfte des Bhādrapada. — e) der Stellung nach von Personen ; gross , hoch , vornehm , mächtig , edel. mahatama überaus hochstehend. —
2) m. — a) ein grosser , hochstehender , edler Mann. mahatama ein überaus hochstehender Mann. — b) Vorsteher eines Klosters. — c) *Kamel [Rājan 19,21.] — d) Bez. Rudra's. — e) Nomen proprium — α) eines Rudra. — β) eines Dānava. — γ) (sc. gaṇa) einer best. Klasse von Manen. — δ) zweier Fürsten [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,180,143.] —
3) m. n. (seltener) der Intellect. —
4) f. mahatī — a) *die Eierpflanze [Rājan 4,23.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,198.] — b) Nārada’s siebensaitige Laute. —
5) n. — a) ein grosses Ding , Grösse (concret). — b) etwas Grosses , Bedeutendes. — c) Grösse , Macht. — d) der grosse , — der grössere Theil [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 6,10,2.] mahati rātriyai und mahati rātryai so v.a. noch mitten in der Nacht. — e) die heilige Weisheit.
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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Starts with (+3): Mahamaho, Mahamte, Mahamtu, Mahamtubogu, Mahanta, Mahanta Parivena, Mahantabhava, Mahantaka, Mahantakalpa, Mahantana, Mahantara, Mahantari, Mahantarika, Mahantarya, Mahantata, Mahantayogiraja rajapuri, Mahanteim, Mahanti, Mahantini, Mahodadhi.
Ends with: Amahant, Atimahant, Manamahant, Natimahant, Paramamahant, Sant-mahant, Saramahant, Sarvamahant, Satomahant, Shrutimahant, Sumahant, Vimahant.
Full-text (+52): Mahata, Mahattattva, Mahadvant, Atimahant, Maha, Mahin, Mahi, Santa-mahanta, Mahadvyatikrama, Anojas, Mahikar, Mahanta, Sant-mahant, Mahadavasa, Mahatsena, Mahadbhu, Mahadasha, Mahakchabda, Tatamaha, Mahadvaruni.
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
12.7. Antardṛṣṭi (Introspection) < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
8. Physical Sādhanā (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
8.1. Significance of Niyamas < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Sculptural Programme (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
“Modernist Writers” in the Light of < [April – June, 1990]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Additional Ways of Giving Attention < [Chapter XI - Nutriment and the Elements (samādhi-niddesa)]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Making of a Hindu Sectarian Community < [Conclusion—A Prehistory of Hindu Pluralism]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)