Meaning of 'mahat'

a (S This is the neuter termination; mahan & mahati are the masculine and feminine terminations.) Great, big, large. 2 Great figuratively, having any quality in a high degree; as mahabuddhi- man, mahalabada, mahasoda &c. In composition maha is generally substituted, a being inserted in place of t; as mahadeva, mahapuja, mahadana. When, in composition it retains its form mahat, it then qualifies, not the noun with which it is compounded, but the object or subject to which the compound points; as mahatapuja (Not great worship but) Worship rendered to or by a great person; mahata- kula (Not a great family but) The family of a great man; mahataseva Service rendered to or by a great personage; mahadvacana The promise or saying of a great, worthy, or true person. 3 Very, exceeding; as mahapracanda, mahatiksna.

Meaning of महत्

a (S This is the neuter termination; महान् & महती are the masculine and feminine terminations.) Great, big, large. 2 Great figuratively, having any quality in a high degree; as महाबुद्धि- मान्, महालबाड, महासोदा &c. In composition महा is generally substituted, आ being inserted in place of त्; as महादेव, महापूजा, महादान. When, in composition it retains its form महत्, it then qualifies, not the noun with which it is compounded, but the object or subject to which the compound points; as महतपूजा (Not great worship but) Worship rendered to or by a great person; महत- कुल (Not a great family but) The family of a great man; महतसेवा Service rendered to or by a great personage; महद्वचन The promise or saying of a great, worthy, or true person. 3 Very, exceeding; as महाप्रचंड, महातीक्ष्ण.

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