As a deity name
Name 806 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 841 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
महान् · adj
बहुत बड़ा । विशाल । जैसे,—देशसेवा का कार्य महान् है जो सब लोग नहीं कर सकते — Śabdasāgara
महान् · mahān · adj.
Great, &c. (i.q. mahat, and mahā, qq.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1098
महान
great, respected, renowned; big, large
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi महत् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महान् (mahān).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mahat mfn. (orig. pr. p. of √ 1. mah; strong form, mahānt f. mahatī; in ep. often mahat for mahāntam; ibc. mostly mahā, q.v.) great (in space, time, quantity or degree) i.e. large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long, abundant, numerous, considerable, important, high, eminent, RV. &c. &c. (also ind. in mahad-√ bhū, to become great or full [said of the moon] Śiś.)
abounding on rich in (instr.), ChUp.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
early (morning)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahān" is the nominative of "mahat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "mahān" is the accusative plural of "mahā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "mahān" is the accusative plural of "maha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
mahat mfn. (orig. pr. p. of √ 1. mah; strong form, mahānt f. mahatī; in ep. often mahat for mahāntam; ibc. mostly mahā, q.v.) great (in space, time, quantity or degree) i.e. large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long, abundant, numerous, considerable, important, high, eminent, RV. &c. &c. (also ind. in mahad-√ bhū, to become great or full [said of the moon] Śiś.)
abounding on rich in (instr.), ChUp.
mahā (ā), f. a cow, L.
Ichnocarpus Frutescens, L.
1. maha mfn. great, mighty, strong, abundant, RV.
maha m. (cf. makha, magha) a feast, festival, MBh.
Alternative readings
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