महत्

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Cognate with Middle Persian ms (meh), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Armenian մեծ (mec), Latin magnus, English much.

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Adjective[edit]

महत् (mahát)

  1. great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long, abundant
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.114.7:
      मा नो महान्तम् उत मा नो अर्भकं मा न उक्षन्तमुत मा न उक्षितम् ।
      मा नो वधीः पितरं मोत मातरं मा नः प्रियास्तन्वो रुद्र रीरिषः ॥
      mā no mahāntam uta mā no arbhakaṃ mā na ukṣantamuta mā na ukṣitam .
      mā no vadhīḥ pitaraṃ mota mātaraṃ mā naḥ priyāstanvo rudra rīriṣaḥ .
      O Rudra, harm not either great or small among us, harm not the growing boy, harm not the full-grown man.
      Slay not a sire among us, slay no mother here, and do not harm our own dear bodies, O Rudra.

Declension[edit]

Masculine t-stem declension of महत्
Nom. sg. महान् (mahān)
Gen. sg. महतः (mahataḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महान् (mahān) महन्तौ (mahantau) महन्तः (mahantaḥ)
Vocative
Accusative महन्तम् (mahantam) महन्तौ (mahantau) महतः (mahataḥ)
Instrumental महता (mahatā) महद्भ्याम् (mahadbhyām) महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ)
Dative महते (mahate) महद्भ्याम् (mahadbhyām) महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ)
Ablative महतः (mahataḥ) महद्भ्याम् (mahadbhyām) महद्भ्यः (mahadbhyaḥ)
Genitive महतः (mahataḥ) महतोः (mahatoḥ) महताम् (mahatām)
Locative महति (mahati) महतोः (mahatoḥ) महत्सु (mahatsu)
Feminine ī-stem declension of महत्
Nom. sg. महती (mahatī)
Gen. sg. महत्याः (mahatyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महती (mahatī) महत्यौ (mahatyau) महत्यः (mahatyaḥ)
Vocative महति (mahati) महत्यौ (mahatyau) महत्यः (mahatyaḥ)
Accusative महतीम् (mahatīm) महत्यौ (mahatyau) महतीः (mahatīḥ)
Instrumental महत्या (mahatyā) महतीभ्याम् (mahatībhyām) महतीभिः (mahatībhiḥ)
Dative महत्यै (mahatyai) महतीभ्याम् (mahatībhyām) महतीभ्यः (mahatībhyaḥ)
Ablative महत्याः (mahatyāḥ) महतीभ्याम् (mahatībhyām) महतीभ्यः (mahatībhyaḥ)
Genitive महत्याः (mahatyāḥ) महत्योः (mahatyoḥ) महतीनाम् (mahatīnām)
Locative महत्याम् (mahatyām) महत्योः (mahatyoḥ) महतीषु (mahatīṣu)
Neuter at-stem declension of महत् (mahat)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महत्
mahat
महती
mahatī
महन्ति
mahanti
Vocative महत्
mahat
महती
mahatī
महन्ति
mahanti
Accusative महत्
mahat
महती
mahatī
महन्ति
mahanti
Instrumental महता
mahatā
महद्भ्याम्
mahadbhyām
महद्भिः
mahadbhiḥ
Dative महते
mahate
महद्भ्याम्
mahadbhyām
महद्भ्यः
mahadbhyaḥ
Ablative महतः
mahataḥ
महद्भ्याम्
mahadbhyām
महद्भ्यः
mahadbhyaḥ
Genitive महतः
mahataḥ
महतोः
mahatoḥ
महताम्
mahatām
Locative महति
mahati
महतोः
mahatoḥ
महत्सु
mahatsu

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Pali: mahant