Alternative spellings of this word include Mahargh.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mahargha (महर्घ).—a (mahārgha S) Dear. maharghatā f Dearness. 2 Dearth or scarcity.

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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 dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ).—a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां कोऽप्यतिशयः (mahārghastīrthānāmiva hi mahatāṃ ko'pyatiśayaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 6.11.

-rghaḥ a kind of quail.

Mahārgha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and argha (अर्घ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ).—mfn.

(-rghaḥ-rghā-rghaṃ) Costly, precious, of great price or value. m.

(-rghaḥ) A sort of quail. E. mahā great, argha cost.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ).—adj. of great value, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 21, 86.

Mahārgha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and argha (अर्घ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ).—[adjective] precious, costly, dear; [abstract] tā [feminine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mahārgha (महार्घ):—[from mahā > mah] mfn. (hār) high-priced, very precious or valuable, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara] (also ghya, Bharat.)

2) [=mahā-rgha] [from mahārgha > mahā > mah] costly, expensive, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Perdix Chinensis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ):—[mahā+rgha] (rghaḥ-rghā-rghaṃ) a. Costly, of great value. m. A sort of quail.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahargha in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mahārgha (महार्घ) [Also spelled mahargh]:—(a) costly; precious; ~[tā] costliness; preciousness.

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Partial matches: Maha, Argha, Righa.

Starts with: Mahargharupa, Maharghata.

Ends with: Mahamahargha.

Full-text: Maharghata, Mahargharupa, Maharghya, Maharga, Argha, Maharha, Mahargh, Mahaga, Varsha.

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