Mahī (f.) [f. of mah, base of mahant, Vedic mahī] the earth (lit. Great One) Mhvs 5, 266; Sdhp 424, 472; loc. mahiyā Miln 128; mahiyaŋ DhsA 62. -- Note.As mahī is only found in very late P. literature, it must have been re -- introduced from Sk. sources, and is note a direct correspondent of Vedic mahī.

 -- tala the ground (of the earth) Mhvs 5, 54. -- dhara mountain Miln 343; Mhvs 14, 3; 28, 22 (v. l. mahin˚). -- pa king (of the earth) Mhvs 14, 22. -- patiking Mhvs 5, 48; 33, 32. -- pāla king Mhvs 4, 38; 5, 265. -- ruha tree ("growing out of the earth") Mhvs 14, 18, 18, 19.