As a deity name
Name 8 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 328 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 90 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
महोदर · noun · masculine
एक नाग का नाम · एक राक्षस का नाम · धृतराष्ट्र के एक पुत्र का नाम — Śabdasāgara
महोदर · adj
जिसका पेट बड़ा हो — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘large abdomen’, dropsy
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Dictionary citations
mahodara n. ‘large abdomen’, dropsy, L.
mahodara mf(ī)n. big-bellied, Ragh.; Car.
mahodara m. N. of a serpent-demon, MBh.
of a Dānava, ib.
of a Rākṣasa, R.
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