माहा°त्म्य n. n. (
fr. महा-त्मन्) magnanimity, highmindedness,
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c.
exalted state or position, majesty, dignity,
ib.the peculiar efficacy or virtue of any divinity or sacred shrine &c.,
[W.] (
cf. [RTL. 433] )
देवी-म्° a work giving an account of the merits of any holy place or object,
[W.] (
cf. &c.)