mahā°śaya (°hāś°), m. ‘great receptacle’, the ocean, [L.]
mahā—°śaya mfn. having a noble disposition, high-minded, magnanimous, noble, liberal, open, unsuspicious, [AṣṭāvS.]; [Hit.]; [Kathās.] &c.
mahā—°śaya m. a respectable person, gentleman (sometimes a term of respectful address = Sir, Master), [MW.]