Maghavan, Magha±¹Äå²Ō, Maghavat: 17 definitions
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Maghavan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�) refers to Indra, according to the ÅivapurÄį¹a 2.3.16 (āBrahmÄ consoles the godsā�).āAccordingly, as the Gods said to Indra: āO lord [i.e., Maghavan], you should carry out the suggestions of BrahmÄ and see that Åiva is lovingly inclined towards ÅivÄā�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Magha±¹Äå²Ō (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Øą„).āAnother name of Indra;1 served as calf when the Gods milked the earth;2 as VÄyu he mixed up the garments of girls playing in a pleasure garden especially those of Åarmiį¹£į¹hÄ and DevayÄnÄ«;3 wife Åaci.4
- 1) BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a I. 16. 21. BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a II. 13. 79; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 64. 7.
- 2) BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a II. 36. 206.
- 3) Matsya-purÄį¹a 27. 3-4; 138. 1.
- 4) VÄyu-purÄį¹a 30. 72.
1b) A dÄnava.*
- * BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 6. 5.
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)Magha±¹Äå²Ō (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Øą„) is the name of an authority on NÄį¹ya (ancient Indian art of performance and theater), as mentioned in the DattilakohalÄ«yam, one of the works ascribed to Kohalaāa celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, YÄį¹£į¹ika, ÅÄrdÅ«la, KÄÅyapa etc.āThere are verses of benediction to earlier authorities on ²ŌÄåį¹y²¹ whose opinions were summarised in this work. This list in itself seems to be an interpolation from Saį¹ gÄ«taratnÄkara. The names include, for example, Magha±¹Äå²Ō [...]. Subsequently the mythological account of the origin of ²ŌÄåį¹y²¹ is described. According to this work, Bharata was handed this tradition by Brahma.
Natyashastra (ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¶ą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ą¤°, ²ŌÄåį¹y²¹ÅÄstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natyaātheatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�), the son of BhadrÄ and Samudravijaya, is one of the Cakrins (Cakravartins), according to chapter 1.6 [Äå»åīű¹²¹°ł²¹-³¦²¹°ł¾±³Ł°ł²¹] of Hemacandraās 11th century Triį¹£aį¹£į¹iÅalÄkÄpuruį¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: ā[...] In Bharata there will be twenty-three other Arhats and eleven other Cakrins. [...] The Cakrins will belong to the gotra of KaÅyapa, gold-color, and eight of them will go to ³¾“Ē°ģį¹£a. [...] In ÅrÄvastÄ«, Maghavan, the son of BhadrÄ and Samudravijaya, will live for five lacs of years, forty-two and a half bows tall. SanatkumÄra, with a life of three lacs of years, in HastinÄpura, one bow less than the former height, will be the son of SahadevÄ« and AÅvasena. In the interval between Dharma and ÅÄnti, these two will go to the third heavenā�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, āself-relianceā�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaghavat (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„�).ā�m. Name of Indra.
See also (synonyms): maghava.
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�).ā�a. [mah-pÅ«jÄyÄį¹� kanin niĀ° hasya ghaįø� vugÄgamaÅca Uį¹Ädi-sÅ«tra 1.156] Liberal, munificent. -m. (Nom. sing. ³¾²¹²µ³ó²¹±¹Äå; acc. pl. ³¾²¹²µ³ó“Ē²Ō²¹įø�)
1) Name of Indra; ą¤¦ą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤� ą¤ą¤¾ą¤� ą¤� ą¤Æą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Æ ą¤øą¤øą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤Æ ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¾ ą¤¦ą¤æą¤µą¤®ą„� (dudoha gÄį¹� sa yajƱÄya sasyÄya ³¾²¹²µ³ó²¹±¹Äå divam) R.1.26;3.46; KirÄtÄrjunÄ«ya 3.52; KumÄrasambhava 3.1.
2) An owl (pecaka).
3) Name of VyÄsa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavat (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„�).ām. (-±¹Äå²Ō) A name of Indra. E. magha happiness, (of paradise or Swarga,) matup aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�).ām.
(-±¹Äå) 1. Indra. 2. One of the twelve Chakravartis, or universal monarchs of the Jainas. 3. An epithet of Vyasa 4. An owl. E. maha to sacrifice, kanin Unadi aff. and vuk augment, form irr.; before the vowel affs. of the second case plural, and the last five cases, the va of this word is changed to u, and thence becomes o as usual, as ³¾²¹²µ³ó“Ē²Ō²¹įø�, maghonÄ, maghone, &c.; also with į¹ Ä«į¹£ aff. the fem. form is ³¾²¹²µ³óÄ«²ŌÄ« f. (-²ŌÄ«) Sachi, the wife of Indra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�).āa curtailed form of the next. I. adj., f. ²µ³ó“Ē²ŌÄ«, Wealthy,
Maghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�).ā�([feminine] ma²µ³ó“Ē²ŌÄ«) [adjective] rich in gifts, liberal, generous; [masculine] the institutor or patron of a sacrifice, [Epithet] of Indra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavat (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„�):ā[=magha-vat] [from magha] mfn. See next.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�):ā[=magha-van] [from magha] mfn. (magha-.) (middle stem magha-vat [which may be used throughout], weak stem maghon; [nominative case] m. ³¾²¹²µ³ó²¹±¹Äå or ±¹Äå²Ō f. ma²µ³ó“Ē²ŌÄ« or ³¾²¹²µ³ó²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« [Vopadeva]; n. maghavat; [nominative case] [plural] m. once maghonas; cf. [PÄį¹ini 6-4, 128; 133]), possessing or distributing gifts, bountiful, liberal, munificent ([especially] said of Indra and other gods, but also of institutors of sacrifices who pay the priests and singers), [į¹g-veda; Atharva-veda; TaittirÄ«ya-saį¹hitÄ; Åatapatha-brÄhmaį¹a; Upaniį¹£ad]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Indra (also [plural] ±¹²¹²Ō³Ł²¹įø�), [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] of a VyÄsa or arranger of the PurÄį¹as, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] of a DÄnava, [Harivaį¹Åa]
5) [v.s. ...] of the 3rd Cakra-vartin in BhÄrata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiį¹ha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavat (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„�):ā�(±¹Äå²Ō) 5. m. A name of Indra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�):ā�(±¹Äå²Ō) 5. m. Indra; one of the great monarchs of the Jainas.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Maghavan (ą¤®ą¤ą¤µą¤Øą„�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Maghava, ²Ń²¹²µ³ó“Ēį¹a.
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Partial matches: Van, Vat, Magha.
Starts with: Maghavampadhana, Maghavana, Maghavanagara, Maghavani, Maghavanmuktakulisha, Maghavant, Maghavantu.
Full-text (+15): Maghavattva, Mahimaghavan, Maha, Maghavanagara, Satomaghavan, Makavan, Maghavana, Maghavanmuktakulisha, Mahanamni, Maghavata, Shatamagha, Maghona, Vaijayi, Makhavat, Stotri, Samiti, Samudravijaya, Mahakratu, Kshemya, Agrya.
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