Mahantesh

Mahantesh meaning

Mahantesh (महांतेश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit and Hindi origin (Kannada usage).

Lord of the mahants, great lord (mahant + īśa)

Also used to mean: great soul

Mahantesh (महांतेश) joins mahant and Sanskrit īśa. Platts gives mahant as an eminent person, the head of a religious order or monastery, and, as an adjective, "great"; Monier-Williams gives īśa as a lord or master and as a name of Shiva. The name therefore means "lord of the mahants" or simply "great lord". Neither dictionary lists the compound itself, and the "great soul" given on one list is a looser reading. The name is used mainly in northern Karnataka, in Lingayat families devoted to Shiva, and is often written Mahanthesh.

Source: John T. Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1101 · entry mahant · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Platts, mahant, p. 1101 · Monier-Williams, īśa, p. 171

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First sound म

Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is मा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Mahantesh · Mahanthesh · Mahanteshwar

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