Pāli Dictionary

mahā

mahantastemāsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mah1增長

Synonyms


general

  • 大;巨大;廣大;強大;偉大;尊貴(主要用作 mahanta 的陽性主格單數及複合詞前綴)

  • great; large; vast; powerful; eminent; noble (used chiefly as the masculine nominative singular of mahanta and as the first member of compounds)

  • SN 3.11

    laddhā hi so upādānaṃ, mahā hutvāna pāvako, so āsajja ḍahe bālaṃ, naraṃ nāriñ'ca ekadā.

  • DN 2

    ayaṃ kho me kāyo rūpī cātumahābhūtiko mātāpettika-sambhavo odana-kummāsa-upacayo anicc'ucchādana-parimaddana-bhedana-viddhaṃsana-dhammo, idañ'ca pana me viññāṇaṃ ettha sitaṃ ettha paṭibaddhan'ti

maha

approximate

mahrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

mah1增長


general

  • 宗教節日;祭典;祭祀;供養

  • a religious festival; ceremony; offering; act of worship

  • (作形容詞)偉大的;受尊崇的;可敬的;(作名詞)值得尊崇的品質

  • great; venerable; honourable; respected; (as noun) worthiness

  • SN 17.3

    taggha'si, tāta kumma, khato, taggha upahato. etena hi te, tāta kumma, suttakena pitaro ca pitāmahā ca anayaṃ āpannā byasanaṃ āpannā. gaccha dāni tvaṃ, tāta kumma, na dāni tvaṃ amhākan'ti.

mahanta

mahastemntasuffix

via inflected form mahā · nominative singular / vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mah1增長

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • 大的;廣大的;廣闊的;大量的

  • big; large; vast; extensive; abundant

  • Snp 5.7

    eko ahaṃ sakka mahantam'oghaṃ, anissito no visahāmi tārituṃ, ārammaṇaṃ brūhi samantacakkhu, yaṃ nissito ogham'imaṃ tareyyaṃ.

  • AN 5.159

    tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivuto dhammaṃ desento nisinno hoti.

  • 偉大的;尊貴的;傑出的;高尚的;值得尊敬的

  • great; noble; eminent; distinguished; mighty; worthy of reverence

  • AN 4.25

    saṃvar'atthaṃ pahān'atthaṃ, brahmacariyaṃ anītihaṃ, adesayi so bhagavā, nibbān'ogadhagāminaṃ, esa maggo mahantehi, anuyāto mah'esibhi.

mahati

approximate

mahrootasuffix

via inflected form maha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb


ethics

  • 尊敬;崇敬;禮敬;禮拜

  • honors; reveres; venerates; worships

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