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magha: masculine vocative singular stem: magha

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

indraḥ	1.1.45	Masculine	Singular	marutvān, pākaśāsanaḥ, puruhūtaḥ, lekharṣabhaḥ, divaspatiḥ, vajrī, vṛṣā, balārātiḥ, harihayaḥ, saṅkrandanaḥ, meghavāhanaḥ, ṛbhukṣāḥ, maghavā, vṛddhaśravāḥ, purandaraḥ, śakraḥ, sutrāmā, vāsavaḥ, vāstoṣpatiḥ, śacīpatiḥ, svārāṭ, duścyavanaḥ, ākhaṇḍalaḥ, viḍaujāḥ, sunāsīraḥ, jiṣṇuḥ, śatamanyuḥ, gotrabhid, vṛtrahā, surapatiḥ, jambhabhedī, namucisūdanaḥ, turāṣāṭ, sahasrākṣaḥ	indra, the king of the gods

Monier-Williams Search

51 results for magha

magha

m. ( maṃh-) a gift, reward, bounty

magha

m. wealth, power

magha

m. a kind of flower

magha

m. a particular drug or medicine (alsof(ā-).)

magha

m. Name of a dvīpa- (sub voce, i.e. the word in the Sanskrit order)

magha

m. of a country of the mleccha-s

magha

m. Name of the wife of śiva-

magha

f(ī-, ā-). a species of grain

maghadeya

n. the giving of Presents

maghagandha

m. Mimusops Elengi

magharava

m. Name of a niṣāda-

maghaṣṭu

m. Name of a man gaRa śubhrādi-

(see makaṣṭu-).

maghasvāmin

m. varia lectio for makha-sv- q.v

maghatti

(magh/a--) f. (for magha-+ datti-) the giving and receiving of presents

maghava

m. equals magha-van-

maghavan

mfn. (magh/a--.) (middle stem magh/a-vat-[which may be used throughout], weak stem magh/on-; Nominal verb m. magh/avā-or vān- f. magh/onī-or maghavatī-[

]; n. maghavat-; Nominal verb plural m.once magh/onas-; see

), possessing or distributing gifts, bountiful, liberal, munificent (especially said of indra- and other gods, but also of institutors of sacrifices who pay the priests and singers)

maghavan

m. Name of indra- (also plural vantaḥ-)

etc.

maghavan

m. of a vyāsa- or arranger of the purāṇa-s

maghavan

m. of a dānava-

maghavan

m. of the 3rd cakra-vartin- in bhārata-

maghavanmuktakuliśa

mn. (?) the thunderbolt hurled by indra-

maghavannagara

n. " indra-'s city", Name of a town

maghavat

mfn. See next.

maghavattva

n. liberality, munificence

arurmagha

m. plural (see pūnar-magha-), Name of certain miserly evil spirits (as the paṇi-s, etc.)

aśvāmagha

mfn. rich in horses

carmaghaṭikā

f. "sticking to the skin", a leach

citrāmagha

mf(ā-)n. granting wonderful gifts

(

) .

dharmaghaṭa

m. a jar of fragrant water offered daily in the month vaiśākha-

dharmaghaṭavratakathā

f. Name of work

ghamaghamārava

m. a rattling noise

gomagha

(g/o--) mfn. granting cattle or cows

indramaghaśrī

f. Name (also title or epithet) of a gandharvī-,

jyāmagha

m. Name of vidarbha-'s father

kramaghana

m. a kind of krama-pāṭha-.

kratvāmagha

mfn. constituting a reward gained through intelligence (horses)

mahimagha

(m/ahi--) mfn. rich in oblations or treasures

mahīmaghavan

m. "earth- indra-", a king

punarmagha

mfn. (p/unar--) "having repeated gifts", avaricious, covetous

punarmagha

mfn. repeatedly offering oblations or granting gifts

sahasrāmagha

mfn. having a thousand treasures or gifts

śāṇāśmagharṣaṇa

n. rubbing (anything) on a touchstone

śatāmagha

(śata--) mfn. possessing or distributing a hundred (id est numerous) bounties or rewards (said of indra-)

(see magha-van-).

satomaghavan

(sat/o--) mfn. equally liberal

(if one word).

śleṣmaghana

m. Pandarus Odoratissimus

śleṣmaghana

m. Arabian jasmine

śrutāmagha

(for śrut/a-m-) mfn. having renowned treasures

sūkṣmaghaṇṭikā

f. (prob.) equals kṣudra-gh-

tuvimagha

mfn. equals -deṣṇa-,

tuvīmagha

(v/ī--) equals vi-m-

yamaghaṇṭa

m. Name of an astronomical yoga-

Apte Search

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maghaḥ	मघः 1 N. of one of the Dvīpas or divisions of the universe. -2 N. of a country. -3 A kind of drug or medicine. -4 Pleasure. -5 N. of the tenth lunar mansion; see मघा. -6 See मघम्. -घम् 1 A kind of flower. -2 a gift, present. -3 Wealth, riches (Ved.). -Comp. -गन्धः Mimusops Elengi. (बकुल).

maghavaḥ	मघवः मघवत् m. N. of Indra.

maghavan	मघवन् a. [मह्-पूजायां कनिन् नि˚ हस्य घः वुगागमश्च Uṇ. 1.156] Liberal, munificent. -m. (Nom. sing. मघवा; acc. pl. मघोनः) 1 N. of Indra; दुदोह गां स यज्ञाय सस्याय मघवा दिवम् R.1.26;3.46; Ki.3.52; Ku.3.1. -2 An owl (पेचक). -3 N. of Vyāsa.

Macdonell Vedic Search

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maghavant	maghá-vant, m. liberal patron, ii. 33, 14; 35, 15 [magh-á bounty: mah be great].

aśvamagha	áśva-magha, a. (Bv.) rich in horses, vii. 71, 1 [maghá bounty].

gomagha	gó-magha, a. (Bv.) rich in cows, vii. 71, 1 [having abundance of cows].

Macdonell Search

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magha	n. [√ magh=mah] gift, reward, bounty.

maghatti	f. [t-ti=d(â)-ti: √ dâ] giving and receiving of presents (RV.).

maghavan	a. (V.; strg. st. -vân; mid. -vat; wk. maghon=magha½un: nm. -vâ or -vân; f. maghónî) bountiful, munificent; m. bestower of gifts, esp. of institutors of sacrifices, who pay the priests and singers; the Bounteous One (Indra); in C. only ep. of Indra.

maghavattva	n. bountifulness (RV.1).

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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magha	In the Rigveda denotes ‘bounty,’ and Maghavan is the regular Vedic name for the ‘ generous giver' of bounties to priests. It is doubtful whether the Maghavans were more than this, or had any special rank as a class in Vedic society. See Sabhā.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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maghair	maghoni suśriyaḥ RV.5.79.4c.

maghair	maghono ati śūra dāśasi RV.8.24.2c; AVś.18.1.38c.

magham	indrāya jabhrire VS.20.67d; KS.38.9d; TB.2.6.13.1d. See madyam etc.

maghasya	medhyātithe RV.8.1.30d.

maghavā	gomatīr anu RV.5.61.19b.

maghavā	no 'numādyaḥ AVP.7.8.4b.

maghavadbhir	maghavan viśva ājau RV.4.16.19b.

maghavadbhyaś	ca mahyaṃ ca RV.9.32.6b.

maghavadbhyaś	ca saprathaḥ RV.8.5.12b.

maghavadbhyo	dhruvaṃ rayim RV.9.20.4b; SV.2.321b.

maghavañ	(AVśṣV.PBṭB. -vaṃ) chagdhi (JB. -van śagdhi) tava tan (AVP. tvaṃ) na ūtibhiḥ (SV.PBṭBṭA.Apś.JB. ūtaye) RV.8.24.11c; 61.13c; AVś.19.15.1c; AVP.3.35.1c; SV.1.274c; 2.671c; JB.3.264c; PB.15.4.3c; TB.3.7.11.4c; TA.10.1.9c; MahānU.20.4c; Apś.3.12.1c.

maghavan	tava śarmaṇi RV.8.62.10d.

maghavan	bhūri te vasu RV.8.32.8c.

maghavan	mandiṣīmahi TS.1.8.5.1b; MS.1.10.3b: 142.11; KS.9.6b; Lś.5.2.10b. See maghavan vand-.

maghavan	manyumattamaḥ RV.4.30.7b.

maghavan	mātathā iva RV.1.82.1b; SV.1.416b.

maghavan	mā suhūtyā AVP.1.95.1b.

maghavan	vandiṣīmahi RV.1.82.3b; VS.3.52b; śB.2.6.1.38b. See maghavan mand-.

maghavan	vṛtrahatyāya RV.8.89.5b; SV.2.779b; ArS.2.7b.

maghavānā	suvīrāv anapacyutā RV.8.26.7c.

maghavānaṃ	śacīpate RV.4.31.7b.

maghavann	asti marḍitā RV.8.66.13d.

maghavann	indra bhuṅṅ iti JB.2.403b.

maghavāno	arāsata RV.5.79.6d.

maghavāno	vi rapśante (śś. -śate) AVś.20.128.5d; śś.12.20.2.5d.

punarmagha	tvaṃ (AVP. punarmaghatvaṃ) manasācikitsīḥ # AVś.5.11.1d; AVP.8.1.1d.

Vedabase Search

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maghavān	Indra	SB 8.15.24

maghavān	King Indra	SB 6.7.2-8

maghavān	Lord Indra	SB 10.75.34-35

		SB 8.11.39

maghavan	My dear Indra	SB 10.27.15

maghavan	O Indra	SB 6.7.23

		SB 6.9.51

		SB 8.11.38

		SB 8.15.28

maghavan	O King Indra	SB 6.12.10

		SB 6.8.35

maghavat-pradhānāḥ	headed by Indra	SB 5.5.21-22

maghavat-pradhānāḥ	headed by Indra	SB 5.5.21-22

maghavatā	by Indra	SB 10.25.8

maghavatā	King Indra	SB 4.20.1

maghavataḥ	of Lord Indra	SB 10.18.29

maghavati	in famine and scarcity	SB 1.16.20

jyāmagha	Jyāmagha	SB 9.23.34

jyāmaghaḥ	King Jyāmagha	SB 9.23.34

DCS with thanks

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magha	noun (masculine) a gift (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a kind of flower (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular drug or medicine (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) bounty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a country of the Mlecchas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a Dvīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) power (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) reward (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) wealth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 61119/72933

maghavan	noun (masculine) name of Indra Frequency rank 4476/72933

aśmaghana	noun (masculine) [medic.] a kind of bath Frequency rank 26793/72933

jyāmagha	noun (masculine) name of Vidarbha's father (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 13521/72933

sūkṣmaghaṇṭikā	noun (feminine) (prob.) kṣudra-ghū (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 71622/72933

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aśmaghanasveda	a patient smeared with vātahara oils is put on a platform where the vātahara woods are burned that causes sweating to reduce vāta.

Wordnet Search

"magha" has 7 results.


magha	indraḥ, devarājaḥ, jayantaḥ, ṛṣabhaḥ, mīḍhvān, marutvān, maghavā, viḍojā, pākaśāsanaḥ, vṛddhaśravāḥ, sunāsīraḥ, puruhūtaḥ, purandaraḥ, jiṣṇuḥ, lekharṣabhaḥ, śakraḥ, śatamanyuḥ, divaspatiḥ, sutrāmā, gotrabhit, vajrī, vāsavaḥ, vṛtrahā, vṛṣā, vāstospatiḥ, surapatiḥ, balārātiḥ, śacīpatiḥ, jambhabhedī, harihayaḥ, svārāṭ, namucisūdanaḥ, saṃkrandanaḥ, duścyavanaḥ, turāṣāṭ, meghavāhanaḥ, ākhaṇḍalaḥ, sahastrākṣaḥ, ṛbhukṣā, mahendraḥ, kośikaḥ, pūtakratuḥ, viśvambharaḥ, hariḥ, purudaṃśā, śatadhṛtiḥ, pṛtanāṣāḍ, ahidviṣaḥ, vajrapāṇiḥ, devarājaḥ, parvatāriḥ, paryaṇyaḥ, devatādhipaḥ, nākanāthaḥ, pūrvadikkapatiḥ, pulomāriḥ, arhaḥ, pracīnavarhiḥ, tapastakṣaḥ, biḍaujāḥ, arkaḥ, ulūkaḥ, kaviḥ, kauśikaḥ, jiṣṇuḥ sā devatā yā svargasya adhipatiḥ iti manyate। vedeṣu indrasya sūktāni santi।
magha	ahuramajdaḥ, akṣuramaghaḥ pārasikānāṃ pramukhā devatā yā prakāśasya tathā ca uttamatāyāḥ srotaḥ asti। pārasikeṣu ahuramajdasya pūjā pracalitā asti।
magha	carmaghaṭaḥ carmaṇaḥ syūtaḥ yasmin jalaṃ sthāpyate। marubhūmigamanakāle carmaghaṭaḥ mā vismaratu।
magha	indraprasthaḥ, maghavāprasthaḥ tat nagaraṃ yat khāṇḍavavanaṃ prajvālya sthāpitam। indraprasthaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ rājadhānī āsīt।
magha	bakulaḥ, sindhupuṣpaḥ, śāradikā, gūḍhapuṣpakaḥ, cirapuṣpaḥ, dhūkaḥ, bhramarānandaḥ, madhupuṣpaḥ, maghagandhaḥ, madyalālasaḥ, madyāmodaḥ, makulaḥ, makuraḥ, viśāradaḥ, śakradrumaḥ, śivakesaraḥ, sarvakesaraḥ, siṃhakesaraḥ, sthirapuṣpaḥ, strīmukhamadhudohadaḥ, strīmukhamadhudohalaḥ, strīmukhapaḥ, śītagandhā, dhanvaḥ, sīdhugandhaḥ, karakaḥ, kesaraḥ, cirapuṣpaḥ, dhanvī, mukuraḥ, dantadhāvanaḥ, strīmukhamadhuḥ ekasya ciraharitasya vṛkṣasya puṣpam। bakulasya sugandhaḥ tīvraḥ bhavati।
magha	virāmaghaṭī, kṣaṇaghaṭī ekam upakaraṇam yena vyatītasya samayasya avadhiḥ sūkṣmarūpeṇa jñātuṃ śakyate। prathamataḥ ḍeniyalakveyaramahodayaḥ 1680 tame varṣe virāmaghaṭīṃ nirmitavān।
magha	maghavan dānavaviśeṣaḥ। maghonaḥ varṇanaṃ purāṇeṣu prāpyate।

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