Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [mah-ati] (compar. mahī- yas; superl. mahiṣṭha; nom. mahān, mahāṃ- tau, mahāṃtaḥ; acc. pl. mahataḥ) 1 Great, big, large, huge, vast; mahān siṃhaḥ, vyāghraḥ &c.
2 Ample, copious, abun- dant, many, numerous; mahājanaḥ, mahān dravyarāśiḥ.
3 Long, extended, extensive; mahāṃtau bāhū yasya sa mahābāhuḥ; so mahatī kathā, mahānadhvā.
4 Strong, powerful, mighty; as mahān vīraḥ.
5 Violent, intense, excessive;...
