महत्तर
विशेषणpurvaj, adhik, baraपूर्वज, अधिक (वि.), बड़ा
English: forefather, ancestor, predecessor, greater, larger
विस्तृत विवरण
जिनका जन्म पूर्व में हुआ है वर्तमान में उनका वंश चल रहा है, दादा परदादा आदि पूर्व पुरुष।
सन्दर्भ
संस्कृत-हिन्दी-इंग्लिश कोष (प्रो. सूर्यकान्त)
पर्यायवाची
पुरखाअन्य कोशों में
Monier-Williams · mahattara
tara mfn. greater or very great or mighty or strong ‖ m. the oldest, most respectable, chief, principal (ā f. ) ‖ the head or oldest man of a village ‖ a Śūdra (?) ‖ a courtier, chamberlain ‖ N. of a son of Kaśyapa (or of Kāśyapa) ‖ (ī), f. N. of a form of the goddess Tārā ‖ raka m. a courtier, chamberlain ‖ (ikā), f. a lady of the bedchamber
tara mfn. greater or very great or mighty or strong ‖ m. the oldest, most respectable, chief, principal (ā f. ) ‖ the head or oldest man of a village ‖ a Śūdra (?) ‖ a courtier, chamberlain ‖ N. of a son of Kaśyapa (or of Kāśyapa) ‖ (ī), f. N. of a form of the goddess Tārā ‖ raka m. a courtier, chamberlain ‖ (ikā), f. a lady of the bedchamber