As a deity name
Name 766 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
महाभागा · noun · feminine
दाक्षायिणी का एक नाम — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "महाभागा" is महाभाग + -आ: महाभाग means "भगवान् । किस्मतवर", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "महाभागा" is महाभाग + -आ: महाभाग means "भगवान् । किस्मतवर", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: Dākṣāyaṇī in Mahālaya
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahābhāgā" is the feminine form of "mahābhāga" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
mahā—bhāgā f. N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Mahālaya, Cat.
mahā—bhāga mf(ā)n. one to whom a gr˚ portion or lot has fallen, highly fortunate, eminent in the highest degree, illustrious, highly distinguished (mostly of persons and frequently in address), Mn.; MBh.; Hariv. &c.
virtuous in a high degree, pure, holy, W.
Alternative readings
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