Margashirsha, 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁, Marga-shirsha: 21 definitions
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Margashirsha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 can be transliterated into English as Margasirsa or Margashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) or 鈥湶涯灏挡古浤梗a Paur峁嘺m腻s墨鈥� is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur腻峁嘺.鈥敳涯灏挡古浤梗a Paur峁嘺m腻s墨 proceeds as follows: On this day, a fast to be broken at night after the worship of the moon with white garlands, grains, eatable offerings etc., and the worship of the Br腻hma峁嘺s is prescribed. The Br腻hma峁嘺 lady, the sister, the aunt and the wife of a friend, each is to be honoured with a pair of red clothes.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuM腻rga艣ir峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啶苦ぐ啷嵿し) is the first month of the 鈥渨inter season鈥� (hemanta) in the traditional Indian calendar, according to the second chapter (诲丑补谤补峁噛腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R腻janigha峁囜弓u (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The physician (产丑颈峁箩) should pay attention to the seasonal (峁泃耻) factor in the use of medicinal drugs. Accordingly, 鈥渢he bulbous roots in winter season (viz., M腻rga艣ir峁), other roots in cold season and flowers during spring season are supposed to contain better properties. The new leaves or shoots in summer and the drugs, which grow in mud, like Lotus etc., should be used in autumn season鈥�.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渕onth of 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁鈥�, as taught in the N腻gajanman (鈥渂irth of the Snakes鈥�) section of the K腻艣yapa Sa峁僪it腻: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P腻帽car腻tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits腻鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidy腻).鈥擳hose snakes born in the months of K腻rtik腻, M峁沢a艣墨r峁 and Pau峁 are respectively idle, powerful and longest and extremely poisonous.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渘ovember鈥揇ecember; the best of months because grains are collected from the field at this time鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�), corresponding to 鈥淣ovember-December鈥�, refers to one of the months (尘腻蝉补) in the Vedic calendar.鈥擳here are twelve months in a Vedic lunar calendar, and approximately every three years, there is a thirteenth month. Each month has a predominating deity and approximately corresponds with the solar christian months. [...] In accordance with the month of the year, one would utter the Vedic month, for example, 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁-尘腻蝉颈.
The presiding deity of 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 is Ke艣ava.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) or M峁沢a refers to the lunar month identified with November-December (when the full moon is in the asterism of M峁沢a艣墨r峁), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 [i.e., M峁沢a], the people of K腻艣m墨ra, of Audha and of Pu峁嘾ra will suffer miseries; quadrupeds will perish, men of the western countries and Somayaj墨s will suffer calamities; there will be good rain and prosperity and plenty throughout the land鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) refers to the months 鈥淒ecember/January鈥� during which certain vows may be observed, as discussed in chapter 15 (Cary腻p腻da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it腻 covering the entire range of concerns of P腻帽car腻tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擜ccording to the chapter [惫谤补迟补-补苍耻峁ａ弓丑腻苍补办谤补尘补]: This chapter is divided into sections corresponding to the various months, and in each section the supererogatory activities customary to that month are given. [...] In 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 month (December/January), the eleventh day and twelfth day fast-and-feast are to be observed (25-46). [...]
2) 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) refers to the months of 鈥淒ecember-January鈥� for which festivals are prescribed, as discussed in chapter 20 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical P腻帽car腻tra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupag腻yana and Siddha Sumati.鈥擠escription of the chapter [utsava-vidhi]: It is said that an utsava-festival must be performed to please God, and that a proper festive-celebration should last 6 months, 3 months, 1 month, 15 days, 9, 7 or at least 5 days. The months from 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (December-January) through 惫补颈艣腻办丑补 (May-June) are recommended for performance of utsava (1-4a). [...]
3) 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) is the name of a particular Month during which special honor should be given to the Ke艣ava-M奴rti of the Lord, during the 厂补峁僾补迟蝉补谤补惫谤补迟补 (鈥渟upererogatory observances to be done during the year鈥�), as discussed in chapter 8 of the 厂腻迟迟惫补迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: one of the most ancient of P腻帽car腻tra 膧gamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various 惫测奴丑补蝉 (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 (incarnations).鈥擠escription of the chapter [蝉补峁僾补迟蝉补谤补惫谤补迟补-惫颈诲丑颈]: The first vrata mentioned (3-136) is one that covers a twelve-month cycle, in each month of which a different 尘奴谤迟颈-aspect of the Lord is given especial daily honor [e.g., Ke艣ava during the 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁-month]鈥攆rom the tenth day of the bright fortnight of one month until the tenth day of the bright fortnight of the next month.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Internation Vaishnavas Portal: HinduismDuring the month of Margasirsha, every day early in the morning the young daughters of the cowherds would take one another鈥檚 hands and, singing of Krishna鈥檚 transcendental qualities, go to the Yamuna to bathe. Desiring to obtain Krishna as their husband, they would then worship the goddess Katyayani with incense, flowers and other items.
: WikiPedia: HinduismGrammatically, 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 means "of M峁沢a艣ira" or "related to M峁沢a艣ira". 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 is the name of the month related to M峁沢a艣ira, i.e., the month in which moon will be in conjuncture with the M峁沢a艣ira nak峁tra.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) (presided over by Rudra) is the ninth of twelve months, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁annayog腻val墨 of Mah腻pa峁囜笉ita Abhay腻kara.鈥擜ccordingly, there are altogether twelve months [viz., 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁] having twelve deities as given in the 办腻濒补肠补办谤补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补.鈥斺�渉ere they are all accompanied with their 艢aktis, mostly four-armed and have their distinctive vehicles鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarym腻rga艣墨r峁Ｄ� (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶粪ぞ).鈥攁 Relating to the month 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁.
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尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�).鈥攎 (S) pop. 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤补 or 尘腻谤驳脓艣惫补谤补 m The ninth Hindu, month, November-December.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�) [-艣墨ra, -啶多啶癩.鈥�m The ninth Hindu month.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�).鈥�m., [尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁岣 Name of the ninth month of the Hindu year (corresponding to NovemberDecember) in which the full moon is in the constellation 啶啶椸ざ啶苦ぐ啶膏 (尘峁沢补艣颈谤补蝉); 啶多啶曕啶侧 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啶苦ぐ啷� 啶啷嵿し啷� (艣ukle m腻rga艣ire pak峁) Bh腻gavata 6.19.2; 啶ぞ啶膏ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶粪啶洁す啶 (m腻s腻n腻峁� m腻rga艣墨r峁'ham) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 1.35.
Derivable forms: 尘腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁岣� (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷赌啶班啶粪).
See also (synonyms): 尘腻谤驳补艣颈谤补, 尘腻谤驳补艣颈谤补s.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�).鈥攎.
(-谤峁岣�) The month Marga艣irsha: see the last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of a month.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�):鈥擺=尘腻谤驳补-艣墨谤峁] [from m腻rga > m腻rg] mf(墨)n. born under the constellation M峁沢a-艣iras, [P腻峁噄ni 4-3, 37 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (also with 尘腻蝉补) Name of the month in which the full moon enters the const掳 M峁沢a-艣iras, the 10th or (in later times) the 1st month in the year = November-December, [Kau艣ika-s奴tra; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] f(墨 or 腻). (with or without paur峁嘺m腻s墨) the day on which the full moon enters the const掳 M峁沢a-艣iras, the 15th d掳 of the first half of the month 惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁, [G峁沨ya-s奴tra; Mah腻bh腻rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�):鈥擺尘腻谤驳补-艣墨谤峁] (谤峁岣�) 1. m. Idem.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (嗖簿嗖班硩嗖椸捕喑�嗖班硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖簿嗖班硩嗖椸捕嗖苦舶 [margashira].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭腻谤驳补艣墨谤峁 (啶ぞ啶班啶椸ざ啷�啶班啶�):鈥攏. the month November-December;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shirsha, Marga.
Starts with: Margashirshadipuja, Margashirshaka, Margashirshamahatmya, Margashirshamasa, Margashirshotsava.
Full-text (+149): Margashirshamahatmya, Margashira, Agrahayana, Margashirshamasa, Mitrasaptami, Margashiras, Abhishtatritiya, Akhanda, Kesava, Margaka, Hemanta, Mrigamasa, Guhashashthi, Campashashthi, Vatsaradi, Mrigashirsha, Shankumuli, Padmanabha, Agrahayanaka, Margashirshi.
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Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Guidelines on general worship during Margashirsha < [Chapter 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.3.3 < [Chapter 3 - The Story of the Mithil腻 Women]
Verse 4.8.11 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yaj帽a-s墨t腻s, the Glories of Ek腻da艣墨]
Verse 6.7.43 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of 艢r墨 Rukmi峁嚹玗
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.35 < [Chapter 10 - Vibh奴ti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 178 - Vows observed on the third lunar day
Chapter 182 - Vows observed on the seventh lunar day
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Marching time (towards the enemy) < [Chapter 1 - Concept of Vijig墨峁 king]
Proper time for war < [Chapter 6 - Principles of Warfare]
峁⒛遽笉gu峁噛a according to Manu < [Chapter 3 - Six fold policies of a king (峁⒛遽笉gu峁噛a)]
Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.1 - Summary Of The Tithi-Prakara峁嘺 < [Chapter 2]
Part 3.3 - Discussion on Manas腻pa帽cam墨-vrata < [Chapter 3]
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