mahāpātaka | महापातक | mahApAtaka
mahā—pātaka | महा—पातक | n. a great crime or sin (5 such are enumerated, viz. killing a Brāhman, drinking intoxicating liquors, theft, committing adultery with the wife of a religious teacher, and associating with any one guilty of these crimes), Mn. (esp. xi, 54); Yājñ. &c.
any gr˚ crime or heinous sin, W.
any gr˚ crime or heinous sin, W.