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DESYA WORDS FROM THE MAHĀPURĀŅA
1168. Mahamah-'to give out or waft fragrance, to fragrance, to smell sweetly and strongly';
mahamahamli (pres. 3. pl.) 12 1 13; mahamahaṁta (pres p.) 46 2 2, 70 14 1, 70 14 12, 99 9 14; mahamahaṁta (pres. p.) 46 2 2, 70 14 1, 70 14 2, 99 19 14; mahamahi(y)a (p.p.) 16 12 13, 21 12 7, 40 15 10, 69 4 3, 75 12 5, 81 3 4.
have a diffusive
[ Compare mahamah-= pra+sṛ (gandha-vişaye) (H. 4 78, H. 1 146; Tr. 3 1 11); cf. mahamah- occurring in this very sense in JC. (2 23 11), Bh, Vajja, CMC. and /mahamahamah-in JC. (4 7 7); cf. G.. maghmaghvu M. maghmaghne, Hi. mahakna, Kon. ghamgham- 'to spread or waft perfume'. See mahimah-]
1169. Mahimah- 'to waft fragrance, to smell sweetly and strongly'; mahimahiya-(p. p.) 60 12 11 (v. 1. mahamahiya-).
[In the light of the spelling in Hemacandra, Trivikrama and other occurrences, the reading mahamahiya is to be preferred. See mahamah-.]
1170. Ma-4 15 12, 9 22 11, 13 2 8 'Goddess of wealth, Lakṣmr'. [=laksmi (gl.). Cf. PSM. ma lakṣmi. Cf. ma occurring in PC. II in this sense.]
1171. Māmā- 29 4 11, 29 27 11, 34 2 3, 60 6
11, 60 17 2, 65 14 14, 66 1 8, 69 23 2, 70 12 5, 82 17 7, 83 12 10, 90 9 6, 98 15 7 'maternal uncle, father-in-law'.
[Compare PSM. māma-(D)= 'mother's brother' (Supāsanāhacariya); cf. mama- in the above sense occurring in NC., PC. III, Bh. & Yt.; MW. records mamaka- in the sense of 'maternal uncle' as found in Lexicons only and mama- as found in Galanos' Dictionary; cf. M. mama= 'uncle'; cf. Kan. mama-, mava-, Te, mame, Ta. Mal., Tu. mama= 'maternal uncle, wife's or husband's father'. With the word mama- which is currently used as a kinship term in New IndoAryan languages, compare the proper name Mammata- (with mammaas base and suffixa-); cf. other kinship terms also, used as Midieval names in India and currently used in Modern Indian languages as kinship term, e.g., dadda(dādā), nanna (nānā), bappa (bapa), see mami-]
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1172. Mami- 69 23 2 'maternal uncle's wife', 'mother-in-law'.
[Compare māmā and māmi= matulānī, 'maternal uncle's wife' (D.6 112); Trivikrama also records mama and mami in the sense of matula
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