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Grammar Search

"makha" has 2 results

makha: masculine vocative singular stem: makha

makha: neuter vocative singular stem: makha

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

yajñaḥ	2.7.15	Masculine	Singular	kratuḥ, savaḥ, adhvaraḥ, yāgaḥ, saptatantuḥ, makhaḥ

hastimakhaḥ		Masculine	Singular

Monier-Williams Search

61 results for makha

makha

mfn. (prob. connected with1. mah-or maṃh-) jocund, cheerful, sprightly, vigorous, active, restless (said of the marut-s and other gods)

makha

m. a feast, festival, any occasion of joy or festivity

makha

m. a sacrifice, sacrificial oblation

etc. (

)

makha

m. (prob.) Name of a mythical being (especially in makhasya śiraḥ-," makha-'s head")

(see also compound)

makha

m. or n. (?) the city of Mecca

makhadveṣin

m. "enemy of (dakṣa-'s q.v) sacrifice ", Name of śiva-

makhadviṣ

m. "enemy of sacrifices", a demon, rākṣasa-

makhahan

m. "killer of makha-", Name of agni- or indra- or rudra-

makhakriyā

f. a sacrificial rite

makhamathana

n. the disturbance of (dakṣa-'s) sacrifice

makhamaya

mf(ī-)n. containing or representing a sacrifice

makhamukha

mfn. beginning a sacrifice

makhas

See next and s/adma-makhas-.

makhasvāmin

m. "lord of sacrifice", Name of an author

makhasya

Nom. P.

sy/ati-, te-, to be cheerful or sprightly

([ see ]) .

makhasyu

mfn. cheerful

makhasyu

mfn. sprightly, exuberant

makhatrātṛ

m. "protector of viśvā-mitra-'s sacrifice", Name of rāma- (son of daśa-ratha-)

makhatrayavidhāna

n. Name of work

makhavahni

m. sacrificial fire

makhavat

mfn. (makh/a--) companion of makha- (a word used to explain magh/avat- q.v)

makhavat

mfn. a sacrificer

makhavedī

f. a sacrificial altar

makhaviṣaya

m. the district of Mecca

adhimakham

ind. in regard to a sacrifice,

adurmakha

mfn. not reluctant, unremitting, cheerful

bhīmakhaṇḍa

n. Name of chapter in

and

brahmakhaṇḍa

n. Name of

carmakhaṇḍa

n. equals -karta-

carmakhaṇḍika

m. plural Name of a people

dakṣamakhamathana

ri.,"destruction of dadhīca-'s sacrifice", Name of

dhanurmakha

varia lectio for -maha-.

dharmakhaṇḍa

m. Name of work

drumakhaṇḍa

m. n. a group of trees

(varia lectio ṣaṇḍa-).

durmakha

See a-dur-m-.

grāmakhaṇḍa

varia lectio for -ṣaṇḍa-.

himakhaṇḍa

n. a hail-stone

indramakha

m. a sacrifice to indra-.

jārayanmakha

mfn. ? performing sacrifices (

;"m. Name of a man"

)

kāmakhaḍgadalā

f. the plant Pandanus Odoratissimus (see svarṇa-ketakī-)

kṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍa

n. "section on kṛṣṇa-'s birth", Name of a section of

madhyamakhaṇḍa

n. (in algebra) the middle term of an equation

madhyamakhaṇḍa

n. Name of part ii of the

mahāmakha

m. a great or principal sacrifice

(see -yajña-).

navagrahamakha

m. Name of work

navagrahamakhaśānti

f. Name of work

padmakhaṇḍa

n. a quantity of lotuses

padmakhaṇḍa

n. Name of chapter of the brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa-

padmakhaṇḍanagara

n. Name of a city

puruṣottamakhaṇḍa

mn. Name of work

sadmamakhas

(s/adma--) mfn. performing a sacrifice in a sacred precinct

śakrabhakṣamakha

m. a festival in honour of the plant called" indra-'s food"

śatamakha

m. "having a hundred sacrifices", Name of indrā-

etc. (see -kratu-)

śatamakha

m. an owl

somakhaḍḍaka

m. plural Name of particular śaiva- monks in Nepal

somamakha

m. a soma- sacrifice

sumakha

mfn. (s/u--) very vigorous, very joyous or gay

sumakha

mfn. having good sacrifices

sumakha

n. a joyous festival or feast

sumakhasya

Nom. A1. yate- (only pr. p. y/amāna-), to be very joyous, make merry

vaśāmakha

m. the son of a śūdra- and a kuvāduṣkī- (?)

Apte Search

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makha	मख a. [मख् संज्ञायां घ] Ved. 1 Adorable, fit to be worshipped with oblations. -2 Lively, active, cheerful. -खः 1 A sacrificial rite; अकिंचनत्वं मखजं व्यनक्ति R.5.16; Ms.4.24; R.3.39. -2 A festival. -3 Worship; वैदिक- स्तान्त्रिको मिश्र इति मे त्रिविधो मखः Bhāg.11.27.7. -Comp. -अंशभाज् m. a god. -अग्निः, -अनलः sacrificial fire. -अन्नम् the seed of Euryale Ferox (कमलबीज). -असुहृद् m. an epithet of Śiva. -क्रिया a sacrificial rite. -त्रातृ m. an epithet of Rāma; घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता Rām. stotra 5. -द्विष् m. a demon, a Rākṣasa; तत्र यावधिपती मखद्विषां तौ शरव्यमकरोत् स नेतरान् R.11.27;3.45; U.5.4. -द्वेषिन् m. an epithet of Śiva. -प्रभुः m. the Soma plant. -मृगव्याधः an epithet of Śiva; मखमृगव्याधोत्तमाङ्गस्थल- स्थास्नु ...... N.22.14. -हन् n. an epithet 1 of Indra. -2 of Śiva.

makhasyu	मखस्यु a. Ved. 1 Wishing for wealth or sacrifice; त्वं जघन्थ नमुचिं मखस्युम् Ṛv.1.73.7. -2 Lively, sprightly, cheerful.

adhimakhaḥ	अधिमखः The presiding deity of a sacrifice; तस्मै नमो भगवते$भिमखाय तुभ्यम् (Bhāg.3.9.18).

Macdonell Vedic Search

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sumakha	sú-makha, m. great warrior, i. 85, 4.

Macdonell Search

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makha	a. vigorous, sprightly (V.); m. feast (V.); sacrifice: -dvish, m. foe of the sacrifice, demon, Râkshasa; -mathana, n. performance of the sacrifice; -maya, a. containing or representing the sacrifice;-vedî, f. place of sacrifice.

makhas	only --°ree; a. (RV.1): -yá, den. P. Â. be gay (RV.); -yú, a. gay, exuberant.

sumakha	a. vigorous, sprightly, gay (V.); n. festival, feast (RV.); -ma&ndot;gála, a. (&isharp;, â) bringing good luck, auspicious: â, f. N.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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makha	Appears to designate a person in two passages of the Rigveda, but in neither passage does the context explain who he was. Probably a demon of some kind is meant. In the later Samhitās mention is also made of the ‘head of Makha an expression which has become unintelligible to the Brāhmanas.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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makhaḥ	sahasvad arcati RV.1.6.8b; AVś.20.40.2b; 70.4b.

makhasya	te taviṣasya pra jūtim RV.3.34.2a; AVś.20.11.2a.

makhasya	te 'dya śiro rādhyāsaṃ devayajane pṛthivyāḥ VS.37.5; śB.14.1.2.11. See under ṛtasyardhyāsam.

makhasya	tvā śīrṣṇe VS.37.3,4,5,6 (ter),7 (ter),8 (sexies),9 (sexies),10 (ter); MS.4.9.1 (quater): 121.2,3,5,6; śB.14.1.2.9--11,13,14,17,19--21,25; TA.4.2.3 (bis),4,5; 5.2.7; KA.1.9--13; Apś.15.1.10. P: makhasya tvā Mś.4.1.10.

makhasya	mā yaśo 'ryāt TS.3.2.4.1.

makhasya	rāsnāsi MS.4.9.1: 121.8; TA.4.2.6; KA.1.21; 2.21; Apś.15.3.3; Mś.4.1.18.

makhasya	śiro 'si VS.11.57; 37.8 (ter); TS.1.1.8.1; 12.1; 4.1.5.3; 5.1.6.3; MS.2.7.6: 80.13; 3.1.7: 8.16; 4.1.9: 11.5; 4.9.1: 121.7; KS.1.8; 16.5; 19.6; 31.7; śB.6.5.2.1,2; TB.3.2.8.3; 3.7.11; TA.4.2.5; 5.3.2; KA.1.15; 2.15; Apś.1.24.5; 2.14.12; 15.2.14; 16.4.4; Mś.1.2.3.16; --4.1.15; 6.1.2.5. P: makhasya śiraḥ Kś.16.3.23; 26.1.17.

Vedabase Search

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makha	Lord Viṣṇu	SB 2.7.39

makha	of fire sacrifices	SB 10.70.41

makha	of your sacrifice	SB 10.27.15

makha	whose face	SB 10.47.1-2

makha-artham	for the sacrifice	SB 1.15.9

makha-artham	for the sacrifice	SB 1.15.9

makha-mayaḥ	personified sacrifices	SB 2.7.11

makha-mayaḥ	personified sacrifices	SB 2.7.11

makha-vidhibhiḥ	by the performances of sacrifice	CC Adi 3.58

makha-vidhibhiḥ	by the performances of sacrifice	CC Adi 3.58

makhaḥ	sacrifice	SB 10.24.30

		SB 11.17.12

		SB 11.27.7

		SB 4.6.50

makhaḥ	the sacrifice	SB 10.24.25

makhaḥ	the sacrifice	SB 10.24.25

makhaḥ	the sacrificial arena	SB 4.7.36

makhaḥ	this sacrifice	SB 10.24.3

makhaiḥ	by executing sacrifices	SB 4.8.21

makhaiḥ	by offering sacrifices	SB 9.16.20

makhaiḥ	by performing sacrifices	CC Madhya 20.345

		SB 12.3.52

		SB 9.11.1

makhaiḥ	by sacrifices	SB 4.20.16

makhaiḥ	by Vedic fire rituals	SB 10.84.35

makhaiḥ	with fire rituals	SB 10.84.43

makhaiḥ	with the obligatory rituals	SB 10.69.24

makhaiḥ	with Vedic fire sacrifices	SB 10.89.63

makham	the great sacrifice	SB 10.24.38

makham	the sacrifice	SB 9.13.2

adhimakha	during the great sacrificial ceremony	SB 1.15.10

adhimakhaḥ	enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices	SB 4.9.15

dhanuḥ-makha	the bow sacrifice	SB 10.36.37

mahā-makhaḥ	the arena of the great sacrifice	SB 4.5.13

dhanuḥ-makha	the bow sacrifice	SB 10.36.37

mahā-makhaḥ	the arena of the great sacrifice	SB 4.5.13

DCS with thanks

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makha	noun (masculine) (prob.) name of a mythical being (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a feast (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) any occasion of joy or festivity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) festival (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) sacrificial oblation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 3846/72933

makhadveṣin	noun (masculine) name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 61114/72933

kāmakhaḍgadalā	noun (feminine) the plant Pandanus Odoratissimus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 49126/72933

śatamakha	noun (masculine) an owl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of Indrā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 67176/72933

Wordnet Search

"makha" has 7 results.


makha	vyomakhaṭvā, khakhaṭvā kathādiṣu varṇitaḥ kalpitayānam yad khaṭvāsadṛśaṃ vartate। vyomakhaṭvām āruhya rājā ḍāinanagaryāḥ palāyate।
makha	yajñaḥ, yāgaḥ, medhaḥ, kratuḥ, adhvaraḥ, makhaḥ, ijyā, savaḥ, iṣṭiḥ, yajñakarma, yajanam, yājanam, āhavaḥ, savanam, havaḥ, abhiṣavaḥ, homaḥ, havanam, yājñikyam, iṣṭam, vitānam, manyuḥ, mahaḥ, saptatantuḥ, dīkṣā vaidikaḥ vidhiviśeṣaḥ yasmin devatām uddiśya vaidikaiḥ mantraiḥ saha haviḥ pradīyate। vaidikakāle yajñāḥ mahattvapūrṇāḥ āsan। / aphalākāṅkṣibhir yajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate। yaṣṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sātvikaḥ॥ [bha.gī. 17।11]
makha	pañca, pāṇḍavaḥ, śivāsyam, indriyam, svargaḥ, vratāgniḥ, mahāpāpam, mahābhūtam, mahākāvyam, mahāmakhaḥ, purāṇalakṣaṇam, aṅgam, prāṇāḥ, vargaḥ, indriyārthaḥ, bāṇaḥ ekādhikaṃ catvāri। pañcādhikaṃ pañca āhatya daśa bhavanti।
makha	brahmakhaṇḍaḥ brahma-purāṇasya prathama-khaṃḍasya nāma । saṃskṛta-vaidika-vāṅmaye brahmakhaṇḍaḥ prasiddhaḥ
makha	brahmakhaṇḍaḥ brahma-purāṇasya prathama-khaṃḍasya nāma । saṃskṛta-vaidika-vāṅmaye brahmakhaṇḍaḥ prasiddhaḥ
makha	padmakhaṇḍanagaram ekaṃ nagaram । padmakhaṇḍanagarasya ullekhaḥ siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikāyām asti
makha	carmakhaṇḍikaḥ ekaḥ janasamūhaḥ । carmakhaṇḍikasya varṇanaṃ vāyu-purāṇe vartate

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