महत्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɐ́t/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɐt̪/

Adjective

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

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

• महा (mahā) (form used in compounding)

Descendants

• Pali: mahant