Magh: 3 definitions
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Magh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
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India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra ValleyMagh is an Assamese term referring to “An Assamese vernacular month”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMagh (मघ्).—[(i) maghi] r. 1st cl. (maṅghate) 1. To go, to move. 2. To begin moving. 3. To begin. 4. To move swiftly. 5. To blame. 6. To gamble. 7. To cheat, to be addicted to dishonest practices. (maṅghati) To decorate, to adorn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMagh (मघ्):—(ṅa, i) maṃghate 1. d. To go; begin to go; go quickly; blame; game; cheat. Act maṃghati to adorn.
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 dictionaryMagh in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the eleventh month of the year according to the Hindu calendar; ~[ghi] pertaining to or falling in [magha]; the fullmoon day in the month of [magha] (also called [maghi purnima])..—magh (माघ) is alternatively transliterated as Māgha.
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Starts with (+86): Magh-ikishniz biryan, Magha, Magha Puja, Magha Sutta, Magha-dhol, Maghabhava, Maghabhu, Maghacaitanya, Maghadeva, Maghadeya, Maghadya, Maghagandha, Maghai, Maghakavya, Maghakavyadurghata, Magham, Maghama, Maghamagha, Maghamaghanem, Maghamaghisu.
Ends with: Kalmagh.
Full-text: Magh-ikishniz biryan, Makarsnaan, Makara-nuhaunu, Mahashivaratra, Cudipunava, Mah, Magha, Shiva, Siv, Holi, Theravada.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Sonowal Kachari Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 7]
Techniques (h-i): Ideal Construction Time and Foundation Ceremony < [Chapter 4]
The Bodo Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 7]
Sweet Rice Cakes < [March 1943]
Folk-Songs of Bengal < [Jul-Aug-Sept 1940]
Dissent in Recent Indian Fiction in English < [July – September, 2002]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVIII - Positions and dimensions of the sun and other planets < [Agastya Samhita]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
9. The Bhaviṣya Purāṇa < [Preface]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
Part 6 - The Great Tradition of Sanskrit Mahakavya < [Critical Introduction]
Part 3 - Goswami Hariraiji and His Contribution to Sanskrit Literature < [Critical Introduction]
Part 8 - The Jarasandhavadha Mahkavyam as an Epic < [Critical Introduction]