Makha, 惭腻办丑补, M膩kh膩: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMakha (啶) refers to a 鈥渟acrifice鈥�, as mentioned in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] when the sage Dadh墨ci and others staged a walkout, the evil-minded Dak峁, inimical to 艢iva, said mocking at them.:鈥斺�榌...] They are slow-witted and senseless. They are rogues indulging in false deliberations and discussions. They are out of the Vedic circle. These men of evil conduct shall be eschewed from sacrificial rites (makha-karman)鈥欌赌�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMakha (啶).鈥擲ame as 测补箩帽补;1 a share of it was rescued to the Maruts.2
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMakha (啶) refers to a 鈥渟acrifice鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] Once the Command was given to [Mitran膩tha] (he became) Ku峁囜笉al墨艣a, the lord designated for three Ages. (This happened) once he had seen Kum膩r墨 (the Virgin Goddess there) in that (sacred seat) intent on performing a sacrifice (makha-yajana) and fearsome with enjoyment and liberation. (He saw her) therein, in the Doomsday Fire in the sacred seat of fire which is like a blazing fire, enflamed with waves of garlands of flames. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha ChikitsaMakh膩 (啶啶�) (Nak峁tra) is considered negative for the recovery for a person to be bitten by snake, as taught in the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擳he malignant asterisms and baneful lunar phases and astral combinations, with reference to snake-bite, are discussed in the tail-end of the fourth Adhy膩ya. [...] The K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩 mentions the following details regarding the Nak峁tras:鈥擳he stars of a malignant nature that determine the virulence of the poison of the snake bite are [e.g., Makh膩] (Cf. verse IV.108)
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsMakha (啶) refers to 鈥渇ire-offerings鈥�, as discussed in chapter 9 of the (first part of the) 艢腻峁囜笉颈濒测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards K峁涐梗峁嘺 who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘补办丑补-辫奴谤惫腻峁単补-苍颈谤奴辫补峁嘺] (鈥渃oncerning further steps for prayogic effects like fire-offerings鈥�):
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMakha in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Diospyros montana Roxb. from the Ebenaceae (Ebony) family having the following synonyms: Diospyros cordifolia, Diospyros montana var. cordifolia. For the possible medicinal usage of makha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymakha (啶).鈥攁 (Better makhakha) Close, deep, reserved.
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makha (啶).鈥攎 S Sacrificing. Ex. of comp. hayamakha, makha- ma峁囜笉apa, makhabh奴mi, makharak峁峁嘺, makhavighna, makhas膩magr墨, 艣atamakha.
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makha (啶).鈥攎 (Commonly 尘艒办丑补) Kernel &c.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmakha (啶).鈥�m Sacrificing.
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makha (啶).鈥�a (Better makhkha.) Close, deep, reserve.
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 dictionaryMakha (啶).鈥�a. [makh sa峁僯帽膩y膩峁� gha] Ved.
1) Adorable, fit to be worshipped with oblations.
2) Lively, active, cheerful.
-办丑补岣� 1 A sacrificial rite; 啶呧啶苦啶氞え啶む啶掂 啶啶溹 啶掂啶え啶曕啶むた (aki峁僣anatva峁� makhaja峁� vyanakti) R.5.16; Manusm峁泃i 4.24; R.3.39.
2) A festival.
3) Worship; 啶掂啶︵た啶�- 啶膏啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶班た啶曕 啶た啶多啶� 啶囙い啶� 啶 啶む啶班た啶掂た啶о 啶啶� (vaidika- st膩ntriko mi艣ra iti me trividho makha岣�) Bh膩gavata 11.27.7.
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惭腻办丑补 (啶ぞ啶�).鈥�a. (-办丑墨 f.) Sacrificial.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMakha (啶).鈥攎.
(-办丑补岣�) Sacrifice, oblation. E. makh to go, aff. 驳丑补帽 or gha .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMakha (啶).鈥攎. 1. A warrior,
Makha (啶).鈥擺adjective] gay, jocund; [masculine] occasion of joy, festivity, sacrifice; [Name] of a demon.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Makha (啶):鈥�1. makha mfn. ([probably] connected with 鈭�1. mah or 鈭�尘补峁僪) jocund, cheerful, sprightly, vigorous, active, restless (said of the Maruts and other gods), [峁歡-veda; Br膩hma峁嘺]
2) m. a feast, festival, any occasion of joy or festivity, [峁歡-veda; 艢膩峁卥h膩yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra]
3) a sacrifice, sacrificial oblation, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺] etc. etc. ([Naigha峁囜弓uka, commented on by Y膩ska iii, 17])
4) ([probably]) Name of a mythical being ([especially] in makhasya 艣ira岣�, 鈥楳akha鈥檚 head鈥�), [峁歡-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩; 艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺] (cf. also [compound])
5) 2. makha m. or n. (?) the city of Mecca, [K膩lacakra]
6) 惭腻办丑补 (啶ぞ啶�):鈥�([probably]) n. ([from] mabha) any relationship based upon an oblation offered in common, [Hariva峁兣沘] ([varia lectio] maukha).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMakha (啶):鈥�(办丑补岣�) 1. m. Sacrifice, oblation.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Makha (啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMakha (啶) [Also spelled makh]:鈥�(nm) a sacrifice, sacrificial performance (see [测补箩帽补]).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMakha (嗖矕):鈥擺noun] an elaborate celeboration in which oblations are given to a deity or several deities to propitiate them; a religious sacrifice.
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 DictionaryM膩kh膩 (啶ぞ啶栢ぞ):鈥攏. pl. of 啶ぞ啶栢 [尘腻办丑辞]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymakha (醼欋��) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
摆尘补办丑补+补锛巘丑辞尘补锛嶿
[醼欋��+醼♂亱 醼戓�贬��欋亱]
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Makha-marne-jhar, Makhade, Makhadeva, Makhadeva Ambavana, Makhadeva Jataka, Makhadeva Sutta, Makhadhvamsi, Makhaibo, Makhaje, Makhakarman, Makhala, Makhalaya, Makham din, Makham-thet, Makhamalee-phool, Makhamali-phul, Makhamallu, Makhamathana, Makhamaya, Makhameraphang.
Full-text (+77): Makhasuhrid, Shatamakha, Mahamakha, Makhanala, Makhas, Makhadvish, Makhamshabhaj, Makhahan, Makhatratri, Makhavahni, Makhagni, Makhadveshin, Makhakriya, Makhasvamin, Makhanna, Makhavedi, Jarayamakha, Durmakha, Makhamaya, Makhya.
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