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{{also|मह|मुँह|मुहु|मेंह}}
{{also|मह|मुँह|मुहु|मेंह}}
==Sanskrit==
==Sanskrit==

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{{rfc|sa}}
===Alternative scripts===
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{{sa-alt}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|sa|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sa-IPA|a=1}}

===Adjective===
{{sa-adj|tr=máh}}

# [[great]], [[strong]], [[powerful]], [[mighty]], [[sublime]]
#* {{Q|sa||RV|1|100|1|quote=स यो वृषा वृष्ण्येभिः समोका '''महो''' दिवः पृथिव्याश्च सम्राट् । सतीनसत्वा हव्यो भरेषु मरुत्वान्नो भवत्विन्द्र ऊती ॥|t=May he who hath his home with strength, the '''Mighty''', the King supreme of earth and spacious heaven, Lord of true power, to he invoked in battles, may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.}}
#* {{Q|sa||RV|8|70|9|quote=उदू षु णो वसो महे मृशस्व शूर राधसे । उदू षु मह्यै मघवन्मघत्तय उदिन्द्र श्रवसे '''महे''' ॥|t=O Vasu, O thou Hero, raise us up to ample opulence. Raise us to gain of mighty wealth, O Maghavan, O Indra, to '''sublime''' renown.}}
#* {{Q|sa||RV|5|41|15|quote=पदेपदे मे जरिमा नि धायि वरूत्री वा शक्रा या पायुभिश्च । सिषक्तु माता '''मही''' रसा नः स्मत्सूरिभिर्ऋजुहस्त ऋजुवनिः ॥|t=Duly to each one hath my laud been offered. Strong be Varutri with her powers to succour. May the '''great''' Mother Rasā here befriend us, straight-handed, with the princes, striving forward.}}

====Declension====
{{sa-decl-adj-mfn|máh|máh|f2=mahī́|máh}}


===Root===
===Root===
{{sa-root||head=मह्}}
{{sa-root}}


# to [[elate]]; [[gladden]]; [[exalt]]; [[arouse]]; [[excite]]
# to [[elate]]; [[gladden]]; [[exalt]]; [[arouse]]; [[excite]]
# to [[magnify]]; [[esteem]] highly; [[honour]]; [[revere]]
# to [[magnify]]; [[esteem]] highly; [[honour]]; [[revere]]
# {{lb|sa|ātmanepada}} to [[rejoice]]; [[delight]] in {{q|used with {{glossary|instrumental}} or {{glossary|accusative}} cases}}
# to [[rejoice]]; [[delight]] in {{q|with {{glossary|instrumental}} or {{glossary|accusative}} cases}}
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#* {{Q|sa||RV|3|52|6}}
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#* {{Q|sa||RV|6|15|2}}
# to [[give]]; [[bestow]]
# to [[give]]; [[bestow]]

#* {{Q|sa||RV|1|94|6}}
====Derived terms====
#* {{Q|sa||RV|1|117|17}}
* Verbal derivations:
#* {{Q|sa||RV|5|27|1}}
** {{l|sa|महति|pos=class 1, active voice, present}}, {{l|sa|महते|pos=class 1, middle voice, present}}
** {{l|sa|महयति|pos=class 10, active voice, present}}, {{l|sa|महयते|pos=class 10, middle voice, present}}
** {{l|sa|मह्यते|pos=passive voice, present}}
** {{l|sa|महिष्यति|pos=active voice, future}}
** {{l|sa|महित्वा|pos=gerund}}
* {{l|sa|मह|tr=mahá}}
* {{l|sa|महत्|tr=mahát}}
* {{l|sa|महन्|tr=mahán}}
* {{l|sa|महस्|tr=máhas}}
* {{l|sa|महनीय}}
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* {{l|sa|महित}}
* {{l|sa|महिष|tr=mahiṣá}}
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* {{l|sa|मह्य}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:MW|794|col=1}}
* {{R:DCS}}
* {{R:Apte||me=1|1246}}
* {{R:MCD|220}}

Revision as of 16:32, 15 December 2021

See also: मह, मुँह, मुहु, and मेंह

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

Adjective

मह् • (máh) stem

  1. great, strong, powerful, mighty, sublime
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.100.1:
      स यो वृषा वृष्ण्येभिः समोका महो दिवः पृथिव्याश्च सम्राट् । सतीनसत्वा हव्यो भरेषु मरुत्वान्नो भवत्विन्द्र ऊती ॥
      sa yo vṛṣā vṛṣṇyebhiḥ samokā maho divaḥ pṛthivyāśca samrāṭ. satīnasatvā havyo bhareṣu marutvānno bhavatvindra ūtī.
      May he who hath his home with strength, the Mighty, the King supreme of earth and spacious heaven, Lord of true power, to he invoked in battles, may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.70.9:
      उदू षु णो वसो महे मृशस्व शूर राधसे । उदू षु मह्यै मघवन्मघत्तय उदिन्द्र श्रवसे महे ॥
      udū ṣu ṇo vaso mahe mṛśasva śūra rādhase. udū ṣu mahyai maghavanmaghattaya udindra śravase mahe.
      O Vasu, O thou Hero, raise us up to ample opulence. Raise us to gain of mighty wealth, O Maghavan, O Indra, to sublime renown.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.41.15:
      पदेपदे मे जरिमा नि धायि वरूत्री वा शक्रा या पायुभिश्च । सिषक्तु माता मही रसा नः स्मत्सूरिभिर्ऋजुहस्त ऋजुवनिः ॥
      padepade me jarimā ni dhāyi varūtrī vā śakrā yā pāyubhiśca. siṣaktu mātā mahī rasā naḥ smatsūribhirṛjuhasta ṛjuvaniḥ.
      Duly to each one hath my laud been offered. Strong be Varutri with her powers to succour. May the great Mother Rasā here befriend us, straight-handed, with the princes, striving forward.

Declension

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Feminine ī-stem declension of मही (mahī́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मही
mahī́ 		मह्यौ / मही¹
mahyaù / mahī́¹ 		मह्यः / महीः¹
mahyàḥ / mahī́ḥ¹
Vocative महि
máhi 		मह्यौ / मही¹
máhyau / máhī¹ 		मह्यः / महीः¹
máhyaḥ / máhīḥ¹
Accusative महीम्
mahī́m 		मह्यौ / मही¹
mahyaù / mahī́¹ 		महीः
mahī́ḥ
Instrumental मह्या
mahyā́ 		महीभ्याम्
mahī́bhyām 		महीभिः
mahī́bhiḥ
Dative मह्यै
mahyaí 		महीभ्याम्
mahī́bhyām 		महीभ्यः
mahī́bhyaḥ
Ablative मह्याः / मह्यै²
mahyā́ḥ / mahyaí² 		महीभ्याम्
mahī́bhyām 		महीभ्यः
mahī́bhyaḥ
Genitive मह्याः / मह्यै²
mahyā́ḥ / mahyaí² 		मह्योः
mahyóḥ 		महीनाम्
mahī́nām
Locative मह्याम्
mahyā́m 		मह्योः
mahyóḥ 		महीषु
mahī́ṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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Root

मह् • (mah)

  1. to elate; gladden; exalt; arouse; excite
  2. to magnify; esteem highly; honour; revere
  3. to rejoice; delight in (with instrumental or accusative cases)
  4. to give; bestow

Derived terms

Further reading

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