Magadhaka, Māgadhaka: 6 definitions
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Magadhaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymāgadhaka : (adj.) belonging to Magadha.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMāgadhaka, (nt.) (māgadha+ka, lit. “from Magadha”) garlic Vin. IV, 259 (lasuṇaṃ nāma māgadhakaṃ vuccati). (Page 527)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMāgadhaka (मागधक).—f. °ikā (Pali id., Childers; AMg. Māga-haa), of, belonging to, Magadha: °kānāṃ (brāhmaṇakānāṃ) Mahāvastu i.261.17, 18; with brāhmaṇa-gṛhapati(ka), Mahāvastu iii.317.6; 443.12; Divyāvadāna 393.29; janapada, Divyāvadāna 92.24; paura, Avadāna-śataka i.107.8; sattvāḥ, Kāraṇḍavvūha 48.8; °ikā kaṃsapātrī, some special kind of brass vessel called Magadhan, Mahāvastu ii.412.8; °ikāye kaṃsapātrīye Mahāvastu ii.282.10; so interpret °ikānāṃ (partitive gen.) kāṃsapātrī Lalitavistara 318.22, a brass vessel of the Magadhan ones (not ‘of the Magadhan people’!); subst. m., the people of Magadha, °akānāṃ Rājagṛhaṃ nagaraṃ Lalitavistara 239.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Magadhaka (मगधक):—[from magadha] [Patañjali on Pāṇini 1-1, 4], [vArttika] 1; 6.
2) Māgadhaka (मागधक):—[from māgadha] mfn. belonging to Magadha, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people (= magaḍhāḥ), [Lalita-vistara]
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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.
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Ends with: Aparamagadhaka, Ardhamagadhaka, Purvamagadhaka, Sarvamagadhaka, Sumagadhaka.
Full-text: Sarvamagadhaka, Sumagadhaka, Ardhamagadhaka, Kushubhy, Purvamagadhaka, Magadhika.
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Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.24 < [Section VI - Qualified Countries]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIII - The story of Rāhula < [Volume III]