mahAyaSAKya
mahāyaśākhya , adj. , = maheśākhya , q.v. , Śikṣ 303.11 ( vs ; meter correct). Is this only a hyper- Sktism , or does it give a clue to the real etymology of maheśākhya and Pali mahesakkha? Having a very glorious name fits the word at least as well, and is in my opinion at least as plausible etymologically, as the traditional (but rather mechanical) analysis mahā plus īśa plus ākhyā.