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maṃh, mah, “be great, be liberal, bestow”

bhreṣ

maṃh, mah

majj

Present

I. máṃhate etc. V.B. mahe RV.M.,-heta -hema RV

Future

Simple Future: maṃhiṣyate mahiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: maṃhitā mahitā

Aorist

-iṣ-Ao: amaṃhista, amahīt

Perfect

māmahé -hāná V.B. (māmahanta etc. māmáhas RV.) mamāha, mamaṃhe

Causative

maṃháyam etc. RV.; maháyati etc. V.+,-te etc. V.B

Verbal Nouns

PPP: mahitá B.+; 1Abs: mahitvā E.; mahé V.B.; maháye RV

Derivatives

maghá V.+

 

makhá ? V.+

 

mahana C.

 

mahmán AV.

 

maṃhánā RV.

 

majmán ? V.

 

mahanīya E.

 

máhis- RV.

 

maṃhanīya C.

 

máh V.+

 

mahánt V.+

 

mahiṣá V.+

 

máṃhīyas RV.

 

maha n . E.+

 

mahás V.+

 

mahiṣṭha C.

 

máṃhiṣṭha V.B.S.

 

mahá V.+

 

máhas V.+

 

mahīyas B.+

 

makṣú ? RV.

 

mahā́ V.+

 

máhi V.+

 

mahayya U.

 

maṅkṣu ? C.

 

mahya ? E.

 

mahín RV.

 

mahā́yya RV.

 

maṃhayú RV.

 

mahán V.

 

mahimán V.+

 

mahayā́yya RV.

 

 

Generally devided into two (related) roots, but the forms and meanings are not separable with distinctness.

 

Meanings

maṃh : máṃhate maṃháyati v grant, bestow, w.

 

vi distribute.

 

 

mah : mahate mahayati mahate mahayate v PPP mahita 1 (q.v.) P (Ā) gladden; delight, exalt, refresh, excite, impel; esteem highly, honour; Ā be glad, rejoice at (I or A); grant, bestow.

 

sam stir up, excite; honour, celebrate.