Maghi, Māghī, Maghī: 6 definitions
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Maghi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymāghī (माघी).—a Relating to the month māgha.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaghī (मघी).—A kind of corn.
See also (synonyms): maghā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMaghī (मघी).—name of a medicinal herb, antidote for poisons, especially of snakes: maghī nāmauṣadhī sarvaviṣapraśamanī Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 52.11 (prose); similarly Gaṇḍavyūha 497.2 (tayā…sarvāśī- viṣāḥ palāyante).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māghī (माघी):—[from māgha] a f. See below.
2) [from māgha] b f. ([scilicet] tithi) the day of full moon in the month Māgha, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Hingtsha Repens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Māghī (माघी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Māhī.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMaghi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a dialect of Hindi spoken in parts of Bihar province; (a) belonging to or produced in [magadha] (southern part of Bihar); —[pana] a celebrated variety of betels ([pana])..—maghi (मगही) is alternatively transliterated as Magahī.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Maghipaksha, Maghipakshayajaniya, Maghiprastha.
Ends with: Mahamaghi.
Full-text: Magha, Mahamaghi, Magh, Maghipakshayajaniya, Maghniprastha, Maghipaksha, Maghiprastha, Mahi, Bendura, Magahi, Paksha.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.3.45 < [Chapter 3 - Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.8. Mamankam Festival < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - Supreme Excellence of Prabhāsa < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Modern Temples Containing Sculptural Specimens < [Chapter 5 - Jaina Architectural and Sculptural Remains]
Archaeological sites in Bankura District < [Chapter 4 - Distribution of Sites Yielding Jaina Remains]