Mahattama: 8 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Mahattam.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Wisdom Library: Artha艣膩straMahattama (啶す啶む啶むぎ) refers to a 鈥渧illage-headmen鈥� and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Mahattama] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
India history and geography
: What is India: Inscriptions of the 艢il膩h膩rasMahattama refers to 鈥渉ead of a committee鈥� and was a title used in the administration during the rule of the 艢il膩h膩ra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).鈥擨n towns and villages local administration was carried on with the help of Committees on which merchants, artisans and trade-guilds were represented. Members of the Committees were called 尘补丑腻箩补苍补蝉. Their number sixteen is mentioned in one record. In some records they are called mahattaras (representatives of the towns or villages). In the C膩nje inscription they are called 尘丑腻迟腻谤腻蝉 (Sanskrit, mahattaras), and are cited as witnesses.
The head of such a Committee was called mahattama. In Kanan岣峚 inscriptions he is called prabhu (Mayor). Local religious institutions were also represented on such Committees. One record mentions 辫补帽肠补-尘补峁环补-尘补丑腻蝉迟丑腻苍补, which was probably so called because the five 尘补峁环补蝉 comprised in it were dedicated to five Hindu deities (viz. Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, S奴rya and D膿v墨) or to five prominent religious sects such as those of Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u, 艢iva, Buddha and Jina. These Town and Village Committees could make grants of land with the consent of the local 驳腻惫耻峁囜笉补蝉 or officers and the administrative heads.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahattama.鈥�(IE 8-3; EI 29; CII 4; BL; HD), probably the village headman or a member of the Pa帽c膩yat board; cf. Mahattara. See Ind. Ant., Vol. XV, p. 306; Ep. Ind., Vol. III, p. 266 (Mahattara and Mahattama occur one after another, Mahattama being senior or superior to Mahattara); R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�, VII. 438. (EI 26), same as Gujar膩t墨 Mahet膩 or Meht膩. Note: mahattama is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahattama (啶す啶む啶むぎ).鈥�([superlative]) very great or high; [masculine] an eminent man.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahattama (啶す啶む啶むぎ):鈥擺=mahat-tama] [from mahat > mah] mfn. greatest or very great
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMahattama (啶す啶む啶むぎ) [Also spelled mahattam]:鈥�(a) greatest, biggest; best, most excellent; —[蝉补尘腻辫补惫补谤迟迟补办补] G.C.M. (greatest common measure).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMahattama (嗖补嗖む硩嗖む伯):鈥�
1) [adjective] greatest or greatest of very great.
2) [adjective] of great importance.
3) [adjective] holding a great or high position (said of a saint).
4) [adjective] 嗖补嗖む硩嗖む伯 嗖膏簿嗖簿嗖ㄠ硩嗖� 嗖呧勃嗖掂舶喑嵿菠嗖� [mahattama samanya apavartana] mahattama s膩m膩nya apavartana the largest common divisor of a given set of numbers; highest common factor.
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Mahattama (嗖补嗖む硩嗖む伯):鈥�
1) [noun] that which is greatest.
2) [noun] a thing of great importance.
3) [noun] a saint holding a great or high position.
4) [noun] an excellent, superior man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMahattama (啶す啶む啶むぎ):鈥攁dj. greatest; largest; highest;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mahat.
Starts with: Mahattama-samapavartaka, Mahattamapada.
Full-text: Mahattamapada, Mahattam, Mahattama-samapavartaka, Samapavartaka, Mahattam-samapvartak, Maham, Narasvamin, Mahita, Maha, Prabhu, Mhatara, Mahajana, Mahattara, Maat.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Mahattama, Mahat-tama; (plurals include: Mahattamas, tamas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 69 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by 艢r墨 艢r墨mad Bhaktived膩nta N膩r膩yana Gosv膩m墨 Mah膩r膩ja)
Verse 2.2.70 < [Chapter 2 - J帽膩na (knowledge)]
Verse 1.4.66 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
District and Village Administration < [Chapter 5]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.9 - navami ubhaya-anuraga-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Section 7.9 - The ninth tale of Mutual Love < [English translation]
Part 6 - A picture of medieval India according to Bhoja < [Introduction to the Shringaramanjari-katha of Shri Bhojadeva]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
8. Suffering: How Indian Thinkers Look at it < [Volume 5 - Philosophy and Religion]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 7 - Nalanda鈥檚 Rise of a Multi-functional Nodal Centre < [Chapter III - N膩land膩: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]