Madgura: 10 definitions
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Madgura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर).—[mad guk urac nyaṅakvā°; cf. Uṇādi-sūtra 4.41]
1) A diver, pearl-fisher.
2) A kind of sheat-fish.
3) Name of a degraded mixed tribe; see मद्गु (madgu) (5).
Derivable forms: madguraḥ (मद्गुरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर).—once (by error?) madguru, madgula, also (v.l.) maṅgula, in composition with chavi (= Pali maṅgura- chavi; also maṅgula, as separate adj.; compare perhaps AMg. and general Prakrit maṅgula, evil, homely, inauspicious; probably not connected with Sanskrit madgura, Lex. maṅgura, a certain fish, unless indeed the fish was named for its color), something like sallow(-complexioned), unhealthy (in aspect): madgura-chavir vata bhoḥ śramaṇo gautamaḥ Lalitavistara 255.5 and (with vv.ll. maṅgula°, mañjura°) 256.8; same passage, madgura-(but one ms. once, both mss. the other time, madgula-)-chavi dāni śramaṇo gautamo Mahāvastu ii.126.11; 127.15; read (a-)madguru-cchavir Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.36.17, of a cakravartin's strīratna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर).—m.
(-raḥ) A fish, (Macropteronatus Magur, Ham.) E. mad to intoxicate, urac Unadi aff., and guk augment, form irr.; also with kan added madguraka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर).—i. e. majj + ura (see majj), m. A sort of fish.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर).—[masculine] a kind of fish; a diver or pearl fisher (a cert. caste).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madgura (मद्गुर):—[from madgu] m. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 42]) a species of fish, Macropteronatus Magur, [Lalita-vistara; Bhāvaprakāśa] (-priyā f. a female M°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
2) [v.s. ...] a diver, pearl-fisher (as a [particular] mixed caste), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadgura (मद्गुर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A sheat fish.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadgura (ಮದ್ಗುರ):—[noun] the fish Macropteronatus magur.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Madguraka, Madgurapriya, Madgurasi.
Ends with: Karnamadgura.
Full-text: Karnamadgura, Madguraka, Gramamadgurika, Mangula, Madgurapriya, Gramyamadgurika, Madgurasi, Rajashringa, Mangura, Harita.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 14 - Dietary presecriptions and prohibitions when taking iron < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
Part 24 - Usage of poisons < [Chapter XXX - Visha (poisons)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Dietary prescriptions < [Chapter I - General health prescriptions]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIV - The great renunciation < [Volume II]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 80 - Svapneśvara (svapna-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLVIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]