# माघी (māghī)

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माघी (māghī) is a Sanskrit word meaning relating to the constellation Magha, the month of Magha, corresponding to January-February, name of a poet who authored the Shishupala-vadha, belonging to a merchant, the day of the full moon in the month of Magha, hingtsha repens. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Full Moon Day in Māgha, The Month Māgha or Proper Noun Māgha, Māghī as an Adjective.

- **SLP1:** `mAGI`  **IAST:** māghī  **Devanagari:** माघी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/maghi/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Full Moon Day in Māgha (4 definitions)
- the day of the full moon in the month of Magha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 805,3] माघी (māghī) b f. ( scil. तिथि (tithi) ) the day of full moon in the month Māgha, GṛŚrS.; MBh. &c. [ ID=161993 ]
- the day of the full moon in the month of Magha  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माघी (māghī) [Printed book page 224-1 ] माघी (māghī) māgh-ī, f. day of full moon in Māgha. [ ID=13943 ]
- The day of the full moon in the month of Magha.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माघी (māghī) [Printed book page 566-09 ] माघी (māghī) f. The day of full-moon in the month of Māgha. [ ID=29799 ]
- the day of full moon in the month of Magha  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > माघी (māghī) [Printed book page 453-2 ] Māghī, the day of full moon in the month of Māgha. § 658 b (Kṛtaghnop.): XII, 171, 6384 (on this day the Rākṣasa king entertained brahmans).—§ 733 p (Gaṅgā- Yamunayos tīrthaṃ): XIII, 25, 1723 (on this day 30,010,000 tīrthas are assembled in Prayāga).—§ 751 b (Śapathavidhi): XIII, 94, 4552 (on this day Śukra, etc., came to Kauśikī).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 85, 2517 ( paurṇamāsī ). [ ID=6715 ]

### The Month Māgha or Proper Noun Māgha (3 definitions)
- the month of Magha, corresponding to January-February  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > माघ (māgha) m. ( scil. मास (māsa) ) the month Māgha (which has its full moon in the const° M°, and corresponds to our January-February), ŚBr. &c. &c. [ ID=161974 ]
- Name of a poet who authored the Shishupala-vadha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a poet (son of Dattaka and grandson of Suprabha-deva, author of the Śiśupāla-vadha, hence called Māgha-kāvya; cf. Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 392 n. 2 ) [ ID=161975 ]
- belonging to a merchant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a merchant, Vīrac. [ ID=161976 ]

### Māghī as an Adjective (2 definitions)
- relating to the constellation Magha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 805,3] माघ (māgha) mf( ई (ī) )n. relating to the constellation Maghā, ŚārṅgS.; MBh. [ ID=161973 ]
- See below.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 805,3] माघी (māghī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. See below. [ ID=161977 ]

### Botanical Identification (1 definition)
- Hingtsha repens  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Hingtsha Repens, L. [ ID=161994 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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