Mahatkatha, Mahat-katha: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahatkatha (महत्कथ).—a. talked of or mentioned by the great, in great men's mouths.

Mahatkatha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahat and katha (कथ).

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

Mahatkatha (महत्कथ):—[=mahat-katha] [from mahat > mah] mfn. talked about by the great, mentioned by them, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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Mahatkatha 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.

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