माघ

{ māghḥ, māgha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MĀGHA   A Sanskrit poet who lived in the 7th Century A.D. The only work of his which has come to light is Śiśupālavadha known popularly as Māgha. Upamā Kālidāsasya Bhāraverarthagauravam / Daṇḍinaḥ padalālityaṁ Māghe santi trayo guṇāḥ // This is a very famous verse meaning thus: “The simile of Kālidāsa, the depth of meaning of the words of Bhāravi and the simplicity of language of Daṇḍin are all present in Māgha”. This indicates how great a poet Māgha was. From the last part of this Kāvya it can be surmised that Māgha was the son of Dattaka and grandson of Suprabhadeva. Suprabhadeva was the minister of a King called Dharmadeva. Māgha was born in Gujarat. A literary critic named Jacobi fixes the period of Māgha as the 6th century A.D. while others fix it as the 8th century A.D Māgha has made references to the drama ‘Nāgānanda’ written by Harṣa. Harṣa was a King during the period 606 to 649 and that is why the period of Māgha is fixed after that period.
MĀGHA   A month (February). This is so called because it is closely associated with the constellation Maghā. This month is between the months of Pauṣa and Phālguna. Mahābhārata makes some statements about the importance of the month of Māgha.
(i) He who bathes at Prayāga during this month will be free from all sins. [Śloka 37, Chapter 25, Anuśāsana Parva] .
(ii) He who gives gingelly as gift to Brahmins during this month will never go to hell. [Śloka 8, Chapter 66, Anuśāsana Parva] .
(iii) If one takes food only once a day during the whole of this month one will be born very rich in the next birth. [Śloka 31, Chapter 106, Anuśāsana Parva] .
(iv) If one worships Śrī Kṛṣṇa fasting on the Dvādaśī day of Māgha one will get the benefit of conducting a Rājasūya yajña. [Śloka 5, Chapter 109, Anuśāsana Parva] .
(v) Bhīṣma expressed his desire to Kṛṣṇa to end his life on the aṣṭamī day falling in the bright fortnight of the month of Māgha. [Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 167, Śloka 28] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  पौष के बाद और फाल्गुन से पहले का महीना जो अंग्रेजी महीने के जनवरी और फरवरी के बीच में आता है   Ex. माघ के महीने से ठंड पड़नी कम हो जाती है ।

ONTOLOGY:

अवधि (Period) ➜ समय (Time) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

माघ महीना

Wordnet:

asm মাঘ

bd मागो

ben মাঘ মাস

guj મહા

kan ಮಾಘ

kas ماگ

kok माघ

mal മാഘം

mar माघ

nep माघ

ori ମାଘ

pan ਮਾਘ

tam மாசிமாதம்

tel మాఘము

urd ماگھ , ماگھ مہینہ

 noun  संस्कृत के एक कवि   Ex. माघ का माघ नामक ग्रंथ बहुत लोकप्रिय है ।

ONTOLOGY:

व्यक्ति (Person) ➜ स्तनपायी (Mammal) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj માઘ

san माघः

urd ماگھ

   See : मकरंद

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  पौषा उपरांतचो आनी फाल्गूना आदलो म्हयनो   Ex. माघ म्हयन्यांत शीं उणें पडटा

ONTOLOGY:

अवधि (Period) ➜ समय (Time) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

माघ म्हयनो

Wordnet:

asm মাঘ

bd मागो

ben মাঘ মাস

guj મહા

hin माघ

kan ಮಾಘ

kas ماگ

mal മാഘം

mar माघ

nep माघ

ori ମାଘ

pan ਮਾਘ

tam மாசிமாதம்

tel మాఘము

urd ماگھ , ماگھ مہینہ

 noun  संस्कृताचो एक कवी   Ex. माघाचो माघ नांवाचो ग्रंथ खूब फामाद आसा

ONTOLOGY:

व्यक्ति (Person) ➜ स्तनपायी (Mammal) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj માઘ

san माघः

urd ماگھ

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   The eleventh month of the Hindú year, January-February.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  The 11th month of the Hindu year.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  हिदूंच्या कालगणनेतील बारा महिन्यांपैकी अकरावा महिना   Ex. गणेश जयंती माघात येते

ONTOLOGY:

अवधि (Period) ➜ समय (Time) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

माघ महिना

Wordnet:

asm মাঘ

bd मागो

ben মাঘ মাস

guj મહા

hin माघ

kan ಮಾಘ

kas ماگ

kok माघ

mal മാഘം

nep माघ

ori ମାଘ

pan ਮਾਘ

tam மாசிமாதம்

tel మాఘము

urd ماگھ , ماگھ مہینہ

 noun  संस्कृतचे एक कवी   Ex. माघ ह्यांचे माघ नावाचा ग्रंथ खूप लोकप्रिय आहे.

ONTOLOGY:

व्यक्ति (Person) ➜ स्तनपायी (Mammal) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj માઘ

san माघः

urd ماگھ

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  पु. चैत्रादि महिन्यांतील अकरावा महिना . [ सं . ] म्ह० माघीं अळें आणि बेंदरीं फळ . ( गो . ) माग वांचूया , मागीर शिमगो खेळूंया = माघ महिन्यांतून जगल्यावर मग शिमग्यांत खेळूंया . ( दूरच्या व हातांत नसलेल्या गोष्टी सांगणाराविषयीं ही म्हण योजतात ).
०वटा   स्नान माघोटा - पुन . माधवा ( श्रीकृष्णा ) प्रीत्यर्थ पौषी पौर्णिमेपासून माघी पौर्णिमेपर्यंत सूर्योदयापूर्वी नित्य नियमानें स्नान करणें . [ सं . माघ + ठाव ] माघा घी - वि . माघ महिन्यासंबंधीं . माघोटी - स्त्री .
   माघांत पडणारा पाऊस
   माघस्नान पहा .

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

 noun  पुस पछि र फागुन अघिको महिना   Ex. माघ महिनाबाट जाडो पलाउन कम हुँदै जान्छ

ONTOLOGY:

अवधि (Period) ➜ समय (Time) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

माघ महिना

Wordnet:

asm মাঘ

bd मागो

ben মাঘ মাস

guj મહા

hin माघ

kan ಮಾಘ

kas ماگ

kok माघ

mal മാഘം

mar माघ

ori ମାଘ

pan ਮਾਘ

tam மாசிமாதம்

tel మాఘము

urd ماگھ , ماگھ مہینہ

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

माघ  mfn.  mf( ई)n. relating to the constellation मघा, [ŚārṅgS.]; [MBh.]
माघ  m.  m. ( scil. मास) the month माघ (which has its full moon in the const° M°, and corresponds to our January-February), [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
    N. of a poet (son of दत्तक and grandson of सुप्रभ-देव, author of the शिशुपाल-वध, hence called माघ-काव्य; cf. [IW. 392 n. 2])
   of a merchant, [Vīrac.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

माघः [māghḥ]   [मघानक्षत्रयुक्ता पौर्णमासी माघी साऽत्र मास अण्]
  N. N. of a lunar month (corresponding to January-February).
  N. N. of a poet, the author of the Śiśupālavadha or Māgha-kāvya; (the poet describes his family in [Śi.2.8-84] and thus concludes: श्रीशब्दरम्यकृतसर्ग- समाप्तिलक्ष्म लक्ष्मीपतेश्चरितकीर्तनचारु माघः । तस्यात्मजः सुकविकीर्ति- दुराशयादः काव्यं व्यधत्त शिशुपालवधाभिधानम् ॥); उपमा कालिदासस्य भारवेरर्थगौरवम् । दण्डिनः पदलालित्यं माघे सन्ति त्रयो गुणाः ॥; तावद्भा भारवेर्भाति यावन्माघस्य नोदयः Udb.
-घी   the day of full moon in the month of Māgha.

Shabda-Sagara

माघ  m.  ( -घः)
   1. One of the months of the Hindu year, (January-Fe- [Page562-a+ 60] bruary.)
   2. A poet, the author of the SIŚUPĀLA Vadha or as it is named after him the Māgha Kāvya, one of the great profane poems of Hindu literature.
  f.  ( -घी)
   1. A potherb, (Hingtsha re- pens.)
   2. The day of full-moon in the Month of Māgha.
    E. मघा the asterism, in which the moon is full in this month, and अण् aff.

ROOTS:

मघा अण्