1. Mahárattha. A country where Mahádhammarakkhita went after the Third Council. It is generally identified with the country of the Maráthí at the source of the Godávarí. Mhv.xii.5, 37; Dpv.viii.8; Sp.i.64,67.
2. Mahárattha. A district in Ceylon, near Kálavápi, to the east. It held the village of Pillavatthi. Cv.lxxii.141, 163, 190, 199; also Cv.Trs.i.333, n.3.