मगध magadh

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Magadha. The country of South Bihār (including Patna, Gayā, &c.). Two of India's major religions, Jainism and Buddhism, have their roots in Magadha, as do two of India's largest empires, the Maurya Empire and the Gupta Empire.

Usual translation

  1. mpure land
  2. mpure land of Sindh

Origin of the definition

S مگدهہ मगध magadh , s.m. The country of South Bihār (including Patna, Gayā, &c.); — an inhabitant of that country; — a family bard or minstrel (who sings the praises of a chief's ancestry in his presence): — magadh-bhāshā (S. māgadhī-bhāshā), s.f. The Magadh language, the dialect of Bihār; — name of a Prākrit dialect (used in Siam, Burmah, and Ceylon, where it is called Pālī): — magadh-pati, s.m. = magadheśvar, q.v.: — magadh-deś, s.m. The country of South Bihār (i.q. Magadh): — magadheśvar (˚dha+īś˚), s.m. King of the Magadhas; — a name of Paran-tap, and of Jarāsandh (one of the adversaries of Krishṇ).

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Created
Monday 9 September 2024
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Monday 9 September 2024