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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मघवन्maghavana.Liberal, munificent. -m. (Nom. sing. मघवा; acc. pl. मघोनः)

    [मह्-पूजायां कनिन् निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied हस्य घः वुगागमश्च Uṇ. 1.156]

    1. Liberal, munificent. -Masculine (Nominative Singular मघवा; Accusative Plural मघोनः)
    2. Name of Indra; दुदोह गां स यज्ञाय सस्याय मघवा दिवम् R.1.26;3.46; Ki.3.52; Ku.3.1.
    3. An owl (पेचक).
    4. Name of Vyāsa.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मघवन्maghavan[maghá-van] a. (V.; strg. st. -vân; mid. -vat; wk. maghon=magha ͜ un: nm. -vâ or -vân; f. maghónî) bountiful…

    [maghá-van] adjective (Veda, Vedic; strg. stem -vân; mid. -vat; weak maghon=magha ͜ un: nominative -vâ or -vân; feminine; also equal for maghónî) bountiful, munificent; masculine bestower of gifts, especially of institutors of sacrifices, who pay the priests and singers; the Bounteous One (Indra); in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit only epithet of Indra.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मघवन्maghavanmfn. (मघ्/अ- .) (middle stem मघ्/अ-वत् [which may be used throughout], weak stem मघ्/ओन्; nom. m. मघ्/अवा or…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (मघ्/अ- .) (middle stem मघ्/अ-वत् [which may be used throughout], weak stem मघ्/ओन्; nominative case masculine gender मघ्/अवा or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवान् feminine मघ्/ओनी or मघवती [Vop.]; neuter gender मघवत्; nominative case plural masculine gender once मघ्/ओनस्; confer, compare Pa1n2. 6-4, 128; 133), possessing or distributing gifts, bountiful, liberal, munificent (especially said of Indra इन्द्र and other gods, but also of institutors of sacrifices who pay the priests and singers) fg-veda AV. TS. S3Br. Up.
    2. masculine gender Name of Indra इन्द्र (also plural that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवन्तः) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. masculine gender of a Vya1sa व्यास or arranger of the Pura1n2as पुराण s catalogue or catalogues
    4. masculine gender of a Da1nava दानव Hariv.
    5. masculine gender of the 3rd Cakra-vartin चक्र-वर्तिन् in Bha1rata भारत Lexicographers
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  2. मघवन्नगरmaghavannagaran. "Indra इन्द्र 's city", N. of a town Ra1jat.

    neuter gender "Indra इन्द्र 's city", Name of a town Ra1jat.

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  3. मघवन्मुक्तकुलिशmaghavanmuktakuliśamn. (?) the thunderbolt hurled by Indra इन्द्र Bhartr2.

    mn. (?) the thunderbolt hurled by Indra इन्द्र Bhartr2.

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  4. महीमघवन्mahīmaghavanm. "earth- Indra इन्द्र", a king Naish. Ra1jat.

    masculine gender "earth- Indra इन्द्र", a king Naish. Ra1jat.

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  5. सतोमघवन्satomaghavan(सत्/ओ-) mfn. equally liberal RV. x, 27, 4 (if one word).

    (सत्/ओ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective equally liberal fg-veda x, 27, 4 (if one word).

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