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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. माघmāghaN. of a lunar month (corresponding to January-February).

    [मघानक्षत्रयुक्ता पौर्णमासी माघी साऽत्र मास अण्]

    1. Name of a lunar month (corresponding to January-February).
    2. Name 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.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -घी the day of full moon in the month of Māgha.

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  2. माघमाmāghamāA female crab; कुस्त्री खादति मांसानि माघमां सेगवा इव Mb.12.139.89.

    A female crab; कुस्त्री खादति मांसानि माघमां सेगवा इव Mb.12.139.89.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. माघmāgha[mâghá] a. (î) relating to the asterism Maghâ; m. N. of a month (January-Febru ary); N. of the author of the…

    [mâghá] adjective (î) relating to the asterism Maghâ; masculine noun of a month (January-Febru ary); noun of the author of the Sisupâlavadha (composed before the end of the tenth century): -kâvya, neuter Mâgha's poem, the Sisupâlavadha.

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  2. माघमाmāghamā[mâghamâ] f. female crab.

    [mâghamâ] feminine; also equal for female crab.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. माघmāghamf(ई)n. relating to the constellation Magha1 मघा, S3a1rn3gS. MBh.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender relating to the constellation Magha1 मघा, S3a1rn3gS. MBh.
    2. masculine gender (scilicet मास) the month Ma1gha माघ (which has its full moon in the const constellation M Ma1gha माघ, and corresponds to our January-February) S3Br. etc.
    3. masculine gender Name of a poet (son of Dattaka दत्तक and grandson of Suprabha-deva सुप्रभ-देव, author of the S3is3upa1la-vadha शिशुपाल-वध, hence called Ma1gha-ka1vya माघ-काव्य; confer, compare IW. 392 neuter gender 2)
    4. masculine gender of a merchant Vi1rac.
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  2. महामाघीmahāmāghīf. (prob.) the day of full moon in the month Ma1gha माघ when certain other celestial phenomena also occur…

    feminine (probably) the day of full moon in the month Ma1gha माघ when certain other celestial phenomena also occur Hcat.

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  3. माघकाव्यmāghakāvyan. M Ma1gha माघ 's poem
    1. neuter gender M Ma1gha माघ 's poem
    2. neuter gender see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page).
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  4. माघचैतन्यmāghacaitanyam. N. of an author Cat.

    masculine gender Name of an author catalogue or catalogues

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  5. माघपाक्षिकmāghapākṣikamf(ई)n. belonging to one of the two halves of the month Ma1gha माघ MBh.

    mf(ई)neuter gender belonging to one of the two halves of the month Ma1gha माघ MBh.

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  6. माघपुराणmāghapurāṇan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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