As a deity name
Name 591 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 557 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
महामना · adj
उदारचित । दयालु · उच्च विचारवाला । उच्चमना । जैसे, हिंदू विश्वाविद्यालय के संस्थापक, हिंदी, हिंदू, हिंदुस्तान के अनन्य उपासक महानता मदनमोहन मालवीय · समर्थ । साहंकार — Śabdasāgara
महामना · noun · masculine
आख्यान वर्णित एक जंतु । शरभ — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "महामना" is महामना + -ना: महामना means "उदारचित । दयालु", and the suffix -ना forms infinitives. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(19) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
उदारचित । दयालु — Śabdasāgara
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