Mac: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Mac means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mach.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mac in India is the name of a plant defined with Hymenodictyon orixense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Exostema philippicum Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1819)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1922)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mac, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMac (मच्).—1 Ā. (macate)
1) To be wicked.
2) To cheat, deceive.
3) To be vain or proud.
4) To pound, ground.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMac (मच्).—also (i) maci r. 1st cl. (macate mañcate) 1. To be vain or proud. 2. To be wicked. 3. To speak. 4. To pound or grind. maci r. 1st cl. (mañcate) 1. To hold or have. 2. To be high or tall. 3. To revere, to adore, to worship. 4. To shine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMac (मच्).—mañc MaÑC, muc Muc, and muñc MuÑC, 1. To cheat, to be wicked. 2. To boast, to be vain. 3. To pound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mac (मच्):—a (cf. √mañc) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] macate ([perfect tense] mece etc.), to cheat, be wicked or arrogant;
—to pound, grind, [Dhātupāṭha vi, 12.]
2) [from mad] b in [compound] for 1. mad.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMac (मच्):—(ṅa) macate 1. d. To be vain or proud; to speak; to pound. (i) mañcati Idem; also to hold, to be tall; to adore; to shine.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+430): Mac hau, Mac liu, Mac meo, Mac moi, Mac neng, Mac nim, Mac puc, Mac pup, Mac thao sang, Maca, Maca colorado, Maca neuwech, Maca-cantukattu, Maca-naykati, Macaa, Macacauba, Macaccittiram, Macachuni, Macacyamadhyem, Macada.
Ends with (+16): African sumac, American sumac, Chinese sumac, Coral sumac, Datamac, Dimac, Dwarf sumac, Elm leaved sumac, Flame-tree sumac, Fragrant sumac, Hanumac, Hungarian sumac, Indian sumac, Kamac, Lemon sumac, Lemonade sumac, Man mac, Mountain sumac, Poison sumac, Pubescent skunkbush sumac.
Full-text (+3): Manc, Munc, Makcharira, Maccitta, Mac liu, Mac neng, Mac nim, Mac hau, Mac moi, Mac pup, Mac meo, Mac thao sang, Mac puc, Man mac, Macika, Parnamacala, Prakshirasa, Kakamaci, Mecaka, Kilissati.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Mac; (plurals include: Macs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.20.18 < [Chapter 20 - The Killing of Pralamba]
Verse 5.20.52 < [Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.58 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 10.9 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 18.57 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.197 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 3.2.106 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.28.5 < [Sukta 28]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.3.84 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)