As a deity name
Name 792 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 9 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
महाकन्य · noun · masculine
एक प्रवरकार ऋषि का नाम — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pl. of his descendants
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Dictionary citations
mahā—kanya m. N. of a man
pl. of his descendants, Pravar.
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