मग मगधीय

मगध

मगध 1 N. of a country, the southern part of Behar; अस्ति मगधेषु पुष्पपुरी नाम नगरी Dk. 1; अगाधसत्त्वो मगधप्रतिष्ठः R. 6. 21.
2 A bard, minstrel.
−धाः (pl.) The people of Magadha, the Magadhas.
−धा
1 The town of the Magadhas.
2 Long pepper.
−Comp.
−ईश्वरः 1. a king of the Magadhas −2. N. of Parantapa; R. 6. 20. −3. N. of Jarāsandha.
−उद्भवा long pepper.
−पुरी the city of Magadha.
−लिपिः f. writing or character of the Magadhas.

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मगध The country of the Magadhas or south Behar. Its old capital was गिरिव्रज (or राजगृह) which consisted of five hills विपुलगिरि, रत्नागिरि, उदयगिरि, शोणगिरि, and वैभार− (or व्याहार−) गिरि. Its next capital was Pātaliputra q. v. Magadha was also called कीकट in later literature.

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