a., ad, Great, exalted, illustrious, very, extremely;—s. m. The metallic plate or wire, with which the two ends of an ivory armlet are joined:—maháṇ aprádh or dosh, s. m. A heinous sin or crime:—maháṇ báhman, barahmaṉ, s. m. A caste of Brahmans that receive the offerings made by Hindus on occasion of the death of any person:—maháṇ bhárat, s. m. A great war, a famous epic poem of about 2,15,000 lines. It is the narrative of the great war of the Bharatas and describes the fluctuating fortunes, wars and lives of the sons of the two brothers Dhritarashtra and Pandu, descendants of Kuru and Bharata of the lunar line of kings who reigned near Hastinapura. It consists of eighteen books and a supplement the Harivansa the reputed author of the whole is the sage Vyasa, who was the father of Pandu and Dhritarashtra by the widows of his brother Vichitraverya:—maháṇ máí, s. f. A name of the Devi Juálamukhí, any Deví:—maháṇ marí, maháṇ márí, s. f. A pestilence, a plague,:—maháṇ parlo, maháṇ parlú, s. m. f. The great flood which according to Hindu mythology is to destroy all things including Brahma himself, the chief of the Devtás:—maháṇ parshád, s. m. Food presented as an offering to an idol; meat, flesh, (a Sikh term); great mercy, kindness:—maháṇ purkh, pursh, s. m. A great and good man, a holy personage:—maháṇ ráj, s. m. A title of God; a title given to kings; a term of respect applied to any one:—maháṇ rájá, s. m. A great king, a chief rájá; a form of address to a superior, your majesty, a form of address to Hindu gentlemen of rank:—maháṇ ráṉí, s. f. A great queen; an empress; the chief queen of a maháṇ rájá, a form of address to Hindu ladies of rank.