Alternative spellings of this word include Mogh.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mogha (मोघ) (Cf. Amogha) refers to “futile”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “O sage, standing high up in the air, holding the arrow and the bow, Kāma discharged his arrow, usually unerring on Śiva. The infallible [i.e., amogha] weapon became futile [i.e., mogha] on the great lord. The furious weapon calmed down in regard to the great soul, Śiva. Kāma was frightened when his weapon failed, Standing there and seeing lord Śiva, the conqueror of death in front, he trembled. [...]

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Moghā (मोघा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.22). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Moghā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mogha [मोघा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Embelia ribes Burm.f. from the Primulaceae (Primrose) family having the following synonyms: Embelia paniculata, Antidesma ribes. For the possible medicinal usage of mogha, 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.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mogha in India is the name of a plant defined with Embelia ribes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Antidesma ribes (Burm. f.) Raeusch. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Natural history (1877)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mogha, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

mogha : (adj.) empty; vain; useless.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mogha, (adj.) (the Vedic mogha for the later Sk. moha, which is the P. noun moha; fr. muh. BSk. mohapuruṣa e.g. at AvŚ II. 177; MVastu III, 440) empty, vain, useless, stupid, foolish D. I, 187 (opp. to sacca), 199; Sn. 354; Dh. 260 (°jiṇṇa grown old in vain; C. explains as tuccha-jiṇṇa DhA. III, 388); DhA. I, 110 (patthanā a futile wish); PvA. 194.—Opp. amogha S. I, 232; J. VI, 26; DhA. II, 34 (°ṃ tassa jīvitaṃ: not in vain).

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mōgha (मोघ).—a S Vain, idle, useless, fruitless, unprofitable.

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mōghā (मोघा).—m A pitcher upright and of a narrow neck and wide mouth. Used on waterwheels &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mōgha (मोघ).—a Vain, useless.

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mōghā (मोघा).—m A kind of pitcher.

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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

Mogha (मोघ).—a. [muh-gha ac vā kutvam]

1) Vain, useless, fruitless, unprofitable, unsuccessful; याच्ञा मोघा वरमधिगुणे नाधमे लब्धकामा (yācñā moghā varamadhiguṇe nādhame labdhakāmā) Meghadūta 6; मोघवृत्ति कलभस्य चेष्टितम् (moghavṛtti kalabhasya ceṣṭitam) R.11.39;14.65; मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः (moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9.12.

2) Aimless, purposeless, indefinite.

3) Left, abandoned.

4) Idle.

-ghaḥ A fence, an enclosure, a hedge.

-ghā The trumpet flower.

-gham ind. In vain, to no purpose, uselessly.

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

Mogha (मोघ).—mfn.

(-ghaḥ-ghā-ghaṃ) 1. Vain, useless, fruitless. 2. Left, abandoned. 3. Idle. f.

(-ghā) Trumpet-flower, (Bignonia suave olens.) m.

(-ghaḥ) A fence, a hedge. E. muh to be foolish, aff. ac and the final changed.

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

Mogha (मोघ).—i. e. muh + a, I. adj. 1. Vain, useless, [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 5, 49; [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 6; ºgham, adv. In vain, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 3, 16. 2. Left. Ii. m. A fence. Iii. f. ghā, Trumpet-flower, Bignonia suaveolens.

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

Mogha (मोघ).—[adjective] vain, useless, causeless, good for nothing; °— & [neuter] [adverb]

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

1) Mogha (मोघ):—mf(ā)n. (or mogha, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]) (√1. muh) vain, fruitless, useless, unsuccessful, unprofitable ([in the beginning of a compound] and am ind. in vain, uselessly, without cause), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) left, abandoned, [Mahābhārata]

3) idle, [ib.]

4) m. a fence, hedge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Moghā (मोघा):—[from mogha] f. Bignonia Suaveolens, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Embelia Ribes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mogha (मोघ):—[(ghaḥ-ghā-ghaṃ) a.] Vain, fruitless; left. m. A fence. f. Trumpet flower.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Mogha (मोघ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Moha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mogha 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

Mogha (मोघ) [Also spelled mogh]:—(a) infructuous; ineffective.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mōgha (ಮೋಘ):—

1) [adjective] not present or existing.

2) [adjective] left; abandoned.

3) [adjective] useless; fruitless; unsuccessful.

4) [adjective] aimless; purposeless.

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Mōgha (ಮೋಘ):—[noun] that which is useless, fruitless or unsuccessful.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mogha (मोघ):—adj. 1. vain; useless; 2. aimless;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Starts with (+6): Moghabashpa, Moghada, Moghahasin, Moghajnana, Moghakarman, Moghakarmman, Moghal, Moghala, Moghali, Mogham, Moghama, Moghama Baba, Moghana, Moghanem, Moghani, Moghania nana, Moghapurisa, Moghapushpa, Mogharaja, Mogharaja Manava Puccha.

Ends with: Amogha, Durmogha, Kamogha, Nirmogha, Pramogha, Sitamogha, Tathagatamogha, Vimogha.

Full-text (+58): Vimogha, Moha, Amogha, Moghajnana, Moghapushpa, Moghakarman, Mogham, Moghasha, Moghata, Maughya, Moghi, Amoghabala, Mogholi, Aghayu, Moghapurisa, Moghama, Moguma, Vidula, Moghahasin, Amoghadanda.

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