Margashira, Mārgaśira: 10 definitions
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Margashira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Mārgaśira can be transliterated into English as Margasira or Margashira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर).—m., [mārgaśīrṣaḥ] Name of the ninth month of the Hindu year (corresponding to NovemberDecember) in which the full moon is in the constellation मृगशिरस् (mṛgaśiras); शुक्ले मार्गशिरे पक्षे (śukle mārgaśire pakṣe) Bhāgavata 6.19.2; मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहम् (māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo'ham) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.35.
Derivable forms: mārgaśiraḥ (मार्गशिरः).
See also (synonyms): mārgaśiras, mārgaśīrṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर).—m.
(-raḥ) The month Agrahayana, (November-December.) E. mṛgaśiras the asterism in which the moon is full, and aṇ aff.; also from mṛgaśīrṣa with aṇ aff. mārgaśīrṣa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर).—and mārga- śīrṣa mārgaśīrṣa (cf. mārga, and śiras, and śīrṣa), m. The name of a month, November
— December, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 10, 35 (-śīrṣa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर):—[=mārga-śira] [from mārga > mārg] m. the month Mārgaśīrṣa, [Varāha-mihira; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर):—[mārga-śira] (raḥ) 1. m. Agrahāyana.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mārgaśira (मार्गशिर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maggasira.
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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 dictionaryMārgaśira (मार्गशिर):—[[mārgaśīrṣa]] (nm) see [agahana].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMārgaśira (ಮಾರ್ಗಶಿರ):—[noun] the ninth month in the Hindu lunar calendar (november-December).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Sira, Marga, Cira.
Starts with: Margashiralakshmivaravratakalpa, Margashiras.
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