As a deity name
Name 34 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
महारात्रि · noun · feminine
महाप्रलयवाली रात, जब ब्रह्मा का लय हो जाता है और दूसरा महाकल्प होता है · तांत्रिकों के अनुसार ठीक आधी रात बीतने पर दो मुहूर्त का समय · दुर्गा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
महाप्रलयवाली रात, जब ब्रह्मा का लय हो जाता है और दूसरा महाकल्प होता है — Śabdasāgara
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahārātri" is the vocative of "mahārātrī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mahā—rātri or mahā—rā˚trī, f. = prec. L.; the gr˚ night of the complete destruction of the world, Devīm., Sch.; the 8th day in the light half of the month Āśvina, L.; N. of a festival (kept by the left-hand worshippers on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha), RTL. 204; (only ˚trī), N. of a Śakti of Śiva, VP.
mahā—rātri or mahā—rā˚trī, f. = prec. L.; the gr˚ night of the complete destruction of the world, Devīm., Sch.; the 8th day in the light half of the month Āśvina, L.; N. of a festival (kept by the left-hand worshippers on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha), RTL. 204; (only ˚trī), N. of a Śakti of Śiva, VP.
Alternative readings
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