महोदय n. (
-यं) Kanouj, the ancient city and district.
m. (
-यः)
1. Final beatitude, emancipation from vitality and absorption into the divine essence.
2. Prosperity, elevation, eminence.
3. Pride.
4. Abandoning, relinquishment.
5. A master, a lord.
6. Sour milk mixed with honey.
E. महा great,
उदय rising, splendour, &c.