माहात्म्य

māhā-tmya

n. (fr. mahâ̱tman) magnanimity, highmindedness MBh. Kāv. etc.;

exalted state orﾠ position, majesty, dignity ib. ;
the peculiar efficacy orﾠ virtue of any divinity orﾠ sacred shrine etc. W. (cf. RTL. 433 );
a work giving an account of the merits of any holy place orﾠ object W. (cf. devī-m- etc.)