Mahadeva
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mahadeva
< Sanskrit: great god, equivalent to mahā- great + deva god. See deity
Example Sentences
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"I was told he chose to exercise the option," said Mahadeva, who worked for Galleon for 12 years until Rajaratnam was arrested in October 2009 in a broad crackdown on insider trading.
From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2012
Mahadeva took the witness stand on Wednesday morning.
From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2012
Mahadeva testified that Gupta and Rajaratnam had a difference of opinion about Gupta's option.
From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2012
A defense lawyer, Robin Wilcox, asked Mahadeva whether she knew anything about Gupta profiting or if he got back his $10 million investment.
From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2012
Sir William Jones says that the pyramids of Egypt, as well as those discovered in Ireland, and probably also the tower of Babel, seem to have been intended for images of Mahadeva, or Siva.
From Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India by Jennings, Hargrave
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