Magadhadesha, Magadhadeśa, Magadha-desha: 3 definitions
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Magadhadesha 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.
The Sanskrit term Magadhadeśa can be transliterated into English as Magadhadesa or Magadhadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMagadhadeśa (मगधदेश).—the country of Magadha.
Derivable forms: magadhadeśaḥ (मगधदेशः).
Magadhadeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms magadha and deśa (देश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMagadhadeśa (मगधदेश).—[masculine] the country of the Magadhas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMagadhadeśa (मगधदेश):—[=magadha-deśa] [from magadha] m. the country of M°s [Hitopadeśa]
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.
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Partial matches: Desha, Magadha, Teca.
Full-text: Magadha.
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