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• -घम्

  1. अघ् भावे अच्
  2. Sin; अघं स केवलं भुङ्क्ते यः पचत्यात्मकारणात् Ms. 3.118, Bg.3.13; अघौघविध्वंसविधौ पटीयसीः Śi.1.18, हरत्यघं सम्प्रति हेतुरेष्यतः 26; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमर्षण etc.; misdeed, fault, crime; श्रेयान् द्विजातिरिव हन्तुमघानि दक्षम् Śi.4.37 sins and griefs also.
  3. An evil, mishap, misfortune, accident, injury, harm; न वधूष्वघानि विमृशन्ति धियः Ki.6.45. do not think of doing harm or evil; क्रियादघानां मघवा विघातम् 3.52; अघोपघातं मघवा विभूत्यै 11.8; प्रजानां तमघावहम् R.15.51,19.52, See अनघ.
  4. Impurity (अशौचम्); अनुरुन्ध्यादघं त्र्यहम् Ms.5.63; न वर्धयेदघाहानि 84. न राज्ञामघदोषोऽस्ति 93;
  5. Pain, suffering, grief, distress; उपप्लुतमघौघेन नात्मानमवबुद्ध्यसे Rām.2.7.14, Mb.3.237.19. Bhāg 1.14.2. दयालुमनघस्पृष्टम् R.1.19 not subject to grief.
  6. Passion. Compare अंहोदुःखव्यसनेष्वघम् Nm.

• -घः Name of a demon, brother of Baka and Pūtanā and commander-in-chief of Kaṁsa. [Being sent by Kaṁsa to Gokula to kill Kṛiṣṇa and Balarāma he assumed the form of a huge serpent 4 yojanas long, and spread himself on the way of the cowherds, keeping his horrid mouth open. The cowherds mistook it for a mountain cavern and entered it, cows and all. But Kṛiṣṇa saw it, and having entered the mouth so stretched himself that he tore it to pieces and rescued his companions.]-घा The Goddess of sin; (Plural) the constellation usually called Maghā.

• -असुरः See अघ above.

• -अहः (अहन्) a day of impurity (अशौचदिनम्) -आयुस् Adjective leading a wicked life.

• -कृद् Adjective sinful, wicked, evil-doer.

• -घ्नः Equivalent to denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनाशन.

• -नाश, -नाशन Adjective अघं नाशयति expiatory, destroying sin (such as gifts, muttering holy prayers etc.). (-नः) destroyer of the demon अघ; Name of Kṛiṣṇa.

• -भोजिन् Adjective अघं पापफलकं भुङ्क्ते a sinful eater (one who cooks and eats for his own sake and not for Gods, Manes guests etc.) -मर्षण Adjective [अघं मृष्यते उत्पन्नत्वेऽपि नाशनेन कर्माक्षमत्वात् सह्यते अनेन मृष्-ल्युट्] expiatory, removing or destroying sin, usually applied to a prayer (सन्ध्या) repeated by Brāhmaṇas (the 19th hymn of Rv.1.); सर्वैनसामपध्वंसि जप्यं त्रिष्वघमर्षणं Ak.; यथाश्वमेधः क्रतुराट् सर्वपापापनोदनः । तथाघमर्षणं सूक्तं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥ The most heinous crimes, such as illicit intercourse with a preceptor's wife, one's own mother, sister, daughter-in-law etc. are said to be expiated by repeating this सूक्त thrice in water; पवित्राण्यघमर्षणानि जपन्त्याम् K.179,38.

• -मार Adjective अघं मारयति नाशयति; मृ णिच्-अण् destroying sin, an epithet of Gods (यमो मृत्युरघमारो निर्ऋतः).

• -रुद्

  1. Adjective [अघं रोदिति स्वकर्माक्षमतया यस्मात्, रुद्-अपा- दाने क्विप्]
  2. 'making sin weep and fly', Name of a Mantra which destroys sin; fearfully howling (?).
  3. [अघे व्यसने रोदिति न तत्प्रतीकाराय घटते, क्विप्] one who only weeps in times of calamity, but does not try to get over them.

• -विषः अघं व्यसनकारि विषं यस्य a serpent; fearfully venomous (?).

• -शंसः

  1. अघस्य शंसः; शंस् भावे अच्]
  2. indication or reporting of sin.
  3. अघं अनिष्टं शंसति इच्छति; शंस्-अण् a wicked man, such as a thief.
  4. wicked; sin-destroying (?).

• -शंसिन् Adjective reporting or telling one's sin or guilt.

• -हारः a noted robber; rumour of guilt (?).