Pāli Dictionary

mahanta

mahastemntasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mah1increase

Synonyms

ariya, bahu, vipula, uḷāra, mahā, mahallaka, pavara, ugga,

Antonyms

paritta

general

  • 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.

  • 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.

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