I. 1 P., 10 U. (mahati, mahayati- te, mahita) 1 To honour, respect, hold in great esteem, worship, revere, value greatly; goptāraṃ na nidhīnāṃ maha- yaṃti maheśvaraṃ vibudhāḥ Subhāsh.; jayaśrī- vinyastairmahita iva maṃdārakusumaiḥ Gīt. 11; strī pumānityanāsthaiṣā vṛttaṃ hi mahitaṃ satāṃ Ku. 6. 12; Ki. 5. 7, 24; Bk. 10. 2; R. 5. 25, 11. 49.

2 To delight, gladden.

3 To in- crease, aggrandize

4 (Atm.) To delight...

(orig. magh; cf. also maṃh) cl.1.10. P. (Dha1tup. xvii, 81; xxxv, 15) mahati, mah/ayati (Ved. and ep. also A1. mahate, h/ayate; p. mah/at q.v.; pf. mamāha Gr.; māmah/e; Subj. māmahanta, māmahas RV.; aor. amahīt Gr.; fut. mahitā, mahiṣyati ib.; ind.p. mahitvā... mf (/I or = m.) n. great, strong, powerful mighty, abundant RV.; VS. 794,1 159152 mf (/I or = m.) n. (with pitṛ or mātṛ) old, aged RV. i, 71, 5; v, 41, 15 &c...