Alternative spellings of this word include Mahniy.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

mahanīya : (adj.) respectable.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mahanīya, (adj.) (grd. of mahati) praiseworthy VvA. 97. (Page 527)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahanīya (महनीय).—a. Worthy of honour, respectable, worthy, illustrious, glorious, noble, exalted; महनीयशासनः (mahanīyaśāsanaḥ) R.3.69; महनीयकीर्तेः (mahanīyakīrteḥ) 2.25.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahanīya (महनीय).—[adjective] to be praised or celebrated.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mahanīya (महनीय):—[from mah] mfn. to be honoured, praiseworthy, illustrious, glorious, [Kāvya literature]

2) Māhanīya (माहनीय):—[wrong reading] for mahanīya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahanīya (महनीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Great, venerable.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahaniya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mahanīya (महनीय) [Also spelled mahniy]:—(a) adorable; respectable, honourable, glorious; dignified.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahaniೀya (ಮಹನಿೀಯ):—[adjective] worthy of respect; respectable; estimable; honourable.

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Mahanīya (ಮಹನೀಯ):—[noun] an honourable, respectable man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Mahaniyakirti, Mahaniyama, Mahaniyamurti, Mahaniyashasana.

Full-text: Rajaniya, Mahaniyakirti, Mahaniyashasana, Mahaniyamurti, Mahniy, Rajanaya, Mahas, Kirti, Shasana.

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Rig Veda 3.13.3 < [Sukta 13]

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