Mahat is an ekthariya Chhetri surname of Nepal, having a Khasa root. Historically, one of the Jumli Malla kings in medieval times made his younger brother Dharma Malla chief of army staffs, entitling him as MAHAT (meaning The Great). Afterwards, his descendants started writing Mahat as their surnames. Like other Khasa chhetris such as Thapa, Basny...
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(Skr. great, mighty) The first great principle produced by prakrti (q.v.) according to the Sarikhya (q.v.), ideation, spirit, Idea. -- K.F.L
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