मागधmāgadhaA princess of the Magadhas.
Derived forms and compounds
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- A princess of the Magadhas.
- Long pepper.
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मागध māgadha, Adjective (-धी Feminine) मगधदेशे भवः अण् Relating to or living in the country of Magadha or the people of Magadha.
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- A king of the Magadhas.
- Name of a mixed tribe, said to have been the offspring of a Vaiśya father and a Kṣatriya mother, (the duty of the members of this caste being that of professional bards); Ms.1.11,17; क्षत्रिया मागधं वैश्यात् Y.1.94; Mb.13.49.1.
- A bard or panegyrist in general; सूतमागधबन्दिनः Bhāg.1.11.2; परिणतिमिति रात्रेर्मागधा माधवाय Śi.11.1.
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-धाः (Plural) Name of a people, the Magadhas.
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- A princess of the Magadhas; तयोर्जगृहतुः पादान् राजा राज्ञी च मागधी R.1.57.
- The language of the Magadhas, one of the four principal kinds of Prākṛita.
- Long pepper.
- White cumin.
- Refined sugar.
- A kind of jasmine.
- A variety of cardamoms.
- The daughter of a Kṣatriya mother and a Vaiśya father.
- Anise.
- Name of a river (शोणा).
- A kind of रीति in rhetorics. The अलङ्कारशेखर (7) gives the following illustration: पाणौ पद्मधिया मधूक- कुसुमभ्रान्त्या पुनर्गण्डयोर्नीलेन्दीवरशङ्कया नयनयोर्बन्धूकबुद्ध्याधरे । लीयन्ते कबरीषु बान्धवजनव्यामोहजातस्पृहा दुर्वारा मधुपाः कियन्ति तरुणि स्थानानि रक्षिष्यसि ॥
