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महा—जन n. m. (sg.; rarely
pl. ) a gr° multitude of men, the populace (°नेind. in the presence of a gr° number of men, in public), [MBh.] ; [R.] ; [Kāv.] &c.
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A merchant or trader. 4 also महाजनी m An hereditary officer in a village, kasbá, or city. His business is to superintend the trade of, and to assist in collecting the tax from, certain classes of traders.
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m A virtuous man. A merchant. An hereditary office, in a city.
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a
gr° or eminent man, gr° persons, [Pañcat.]
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