As a deity name
Name 810 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 803 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
महाह्रद · noun · masculine
शिव — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a gr˚ tank or pool, &c.
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Dictionary citations
mahā—hrada m. a gr˚ tank or pool, Mn.; R. &c.
N. of a Tīrtha, MBh.
of a mythical pool, Siddhāntaś.; Gol.
of Śiva, Śivag. (cf. tīrtha-m˚).
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