McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993). The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oksfordo universiteto leidykla. p. 799. ISBN978-0-19-864339-5. Nuoroda tikrinta 2013 m. rugpjūčio 31 d. Citata (anglų k.): (mahā- (S. "great, mighty, large, ..., eminent") + ātmā (S. "1. soul, spirit; the self, the individual; the mind, the heart; 2. the ultimate being."): "high-souled, of noble nature; a noble or venerable man."