महन्त् (mahant)

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Capeller Eng

English

 मह॑न्त् (महा॑न्त्,  f.
  महती॑
 °— mostly महा q.v.
 )
great (in all mgs,  i.e.
 ) big,  large,  tall
 extensive,  long,  protracted, 
far advanced
 much,  many,  abundant,  numerous
 intensive,  thick,  dense
mighty,  important,  high,  noble,  distinguished,  eminent.  — m.
  a great or
noble man,  (±आत्मन्) the intellect
 n.
  anything great or important
greatness,  might. 

Benfey

English

 महन्त् महन्त् (properly ptcple.
pres. of मह्)
 the bases of all cases, 
except the sing. voc. msc.,  are महान्त्
and महत्
 ved. महाम् instead of म-
हान्तम्,  Chr. 297,  14 = Rigv. i. 112,  14.
 I. adj.
 
 1. Great,  large,  Vikr. 11,  18.
 2. Pre-eminent,  Hit. pr. d. 28,  M.M.
 3. Much,  many.
 4. Excellent,  Nal. 2, 
25.
 II. adv. हत्,  Exceedingly,  much, 
Utt. Rāmac. 42,  2.
 III. m.
  The intel-
lectual principle,  Sāṅkhyak. 3,  22
 Man. 
12,  14.
 IV. n.
 
 1. Greatness,  infinity, 
Bhāṣāp. 25.
 2. Kingdom. 
 V. f.
  अती, 
The lute of Nārada.
 -- Comp.
 
वि-,  adj.
 
exceedingly tall,  Indr. 1,  33.
सु-,  adj.
 
1. very great,  Chr. 12,  26
 very tall, 
Rām.  3,  55,  1. 2. very important,  Nal.
8,  2. 3. abundant. -- Cf.  μέγας,  μεγάλου, 
etc.,  μείζων,  μέγεθος,  μεγαίρω,  μάλα,  μᾶλλον,  μῆκος,  μακρός,  μάκαρες
Lat.
magis,  major,  majus,  maximus,  magister, 
Majus
 Goth. mikils
 A.S. meagol, 
micel,  micyl,  etc.
 comparat. Goth.
mais
 A.S. ma,  mae
 superl. Goth.
maist
 A.S. maest,  maegeste.

Indian Epigraphical Glossary

English

 Mahant (EI 4),  variant spelling of Mahanta
 the same
as Mahantaka.

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Lanman

English

 mahánt [450b],  f. mahatī́,  --1. a. great
(in space,  time,  quantity,  or quality,  and
so),  large,  long,  mighty,  important
 significant, 
 6^11
 as m. great or noble man, 
19^21,  36^10
	—2. m. (sc. ātman),  the intellect, 
 66^9,  67^17. [orig. ppl. of √mah,  q. v.]

Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch

German

 [महन्त्] ,  महतस् Abl. von größerem Wert (Gegensatz हीनतस्),  Vasiṣṭha 2,  37.

Capeller

German

 मह॑न्त् (st.
°हा॑न्त् 
 f.
  महती) groß,  weit, 
lang,  hoch,  tief
 zahlreich,  viel,  reich
an (Instr. o. —°)
 bedeutend,  mächtig, 
wichtig,  stark,  laut (Ton)
 vornehm, 
edel. Compar. महत्तर s. bes.
 Superl.
महत्तम sehr hochstehend. m.
  ein
Großer. n.
  etwas Großes,  Größe, 
Macht.

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