Modha, Mōḍha, Moḍha: 10 definitions
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Modha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureMoḍha or Moḍhavaṃśa is the family-name of Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.), the famous Jain author who has contributed a lot to the study of Sanskrit Prosody by way of writing his monumental work Chandonuśāsana. Hemacandra was the son of Cāciga of Moḍhavaṃśa and Pāhiṇī. The Moḍha family hailed from a village called Moḍherā.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsModha in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Paracroton pendulus subsp. zeylanicus (Thwaites) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Desmostemon zeylanicus, Fahrenheitia zeylanica, Ostodes zeylanica. For the possible medicinal usage of modha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymōḍha (मोढ).—m (Properly mōḍa) Germination; whether the sprouting forth or the portion sprouting.
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mōḍhā (मोढा).—m C A landslip into a river, insulated by the deep stream on the farther side and by shallow water on this. 2 P A chasm or ravine without or with water.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmōḍhā (मोढा).—m A landslip into a river. A ravine.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMoḍha (मोढ):—m. Name of a family, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Moḍha (मोढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Moḍha.
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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 dictionaryMoḍhā (मोढा):—(nm) a stool made of reeds.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMoḍha (मोढ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Moḍha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Modhad, Modhagola, Modhaka, Modhala, Modhashataka, Modhasi, Modhavamsha, Modhavanem, Motakakkentai, Motakakkontai, Motakam, Motakamaram, Motakappiriyan, Motakkentai, Motam, Motapar, Motaparkuti, Motaram, Motavam.
Ends with: Akramodha, Amodha, Brahmodha, Himodha, Kramodha, Samodha, Yakshmodha.
Full-text: Modhashataka, Modhaka, Modhera, Modhavamsha, Akramodha, Yashahpala, Valomota, Caciga, Pahiṇi, Dinakara bhatta, Muh, Hemacandra.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - Different Families and Groups in Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 37 - Return of Moḍha Brāhmaṇas < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 40 - Merit of Listening to the Purāṇa < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Mode of worship of Hayagrīva < [Chapter 4]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 6 - Natho Modhvadio (Around 1830) < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]