मघदेय

n. the giving of Presents ib.

अघ a. [अघ्-कर्तरि अच्]

1 Bad, sinful, evil, wicked; अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति Bg.3.16.

-घम् [अघ् भावे अच्]

1 Sin; अघं स केवलं भुङ्क्ते यः पचत्यात्मकारणात् Ms. 3.118, Bg.3.13; अघौघविध्वंसविधौ पटीयसीः Śi.1.18, हरत्यघं सम्प्रति हेतुरेष्यतः 26; ˚मर्षण &c.; misdeed, fault, crime; श्रेयान् द्विजातिरिव हन्तुमघानि दक्षम् Śi.4.37 sins and griefs also.

-2 An evil, mishap, misfortune, accident, injury, harm; न वधूष्वघानि विमृशन्ति धियः Ki.6.45. do not think of doing harm or evil; क्रियादघानां मघवा विघातम् 3.52; अघोपघातं मघवा विभूत्यै 11.8; प्रजानां तमघावहम् R.15.51,19.52, See अनघ.

-3 Impurity (अशौचम्); अनुरुन्ध्यादघं त्र्यहम् Ms.5.63; न वर्धयेदघाहानि 84. न राज्ञामघदोषो$स्ति 93;

-4 Pain, suffering, grief, distress; उपप्लुतमघौघेन नात्मानमवबुद्ध्यसे Rām.2.7.14, Mb.3.237.19. Bhāg 1.14.2. दयालुमनघस्पृष्टम् R.1.19 not subject to grief.

-5 Passion. cf. अंहोदुःखव्यसनेष्वघम् Nm.

-घः N. of a demon, brother of Baka and Pūtanā and commander-in-chief of Kaṁsa. [Being sent by Kaṁsa to Gokula to kill Kṛiṣṇa and Balarāma he assumed the form of a huge serpent 4 yojanas long, and spread himself on the way of the cowherds, keeping his horrid mouth open. The cowherds mistook it for a mountain cavern and entered it, cows and all. But Kṛiṣṇa saw it, and having entered the mouth so stretched himself that he tore it to pieces and rescued his companions.]

-घा The Goddess of sin; (pl.) the constellation usually called Maghā.

-Comp. -असुरः See अघ above.

-अहः (अहन्) a day of impurity (अशौचदिनम्)

-आयुस् a. leading a wicked life.

-कृद् a. sinful, wicked, evil-doer.

-घ्नः = ˚नाशन.

-नाश, -नाशन a. [अघं नाशयति] expia- tory, destroying sin (such as gifts, muttering holy prayers &c.). (

-नः) destroyer of the demon अघ; N. of Kṛiṣṇa.

-भोजिन् a. [अघं पापफलकं भुङ्क्ते] a sinful eater (one who cooks and eats for his own sake and not for Gods, Manes guests &c.)

-मर्षण a. [अघं मृष्यते उत्पन्नत्वे$पि नाशनेन कर्माक्षमत्वात् सह्यते अनेन मृष्-ल्युट्] expiatory, removing or destroying sin, usually applied to a prayer (सन्ध्या) repeated by Brāhmaṇas (the 19th hymn of Rv.1.); सर्वैनसामपध्वंसि जप्यं त्रिष्वघमर्षणं Ak.; यथाश्वमेधः क्रतुराट् सर्वपापापनोदनः । तथाघमर्षणं सूक्तं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥ The most heinous crimes, such as illicit intercourse with a preceptor's wife, one's own mother, sister, daughter-in-law &c. are said to be expiated by repeating this सूक्त thrice in water; पवित्राण्यघमर्षणानि जपन्त्याम् K.179,38.

-मार a. [अघं मारयति नाशयति; मृ णिच्-अण्] destroying sin, an epithet of Gods (यमो मृत्युरघमारो निर्ऋतः).

-रुद् a. [अघं रोदिति स्वकर्माक्षमतया यस्मात्, रुद्-अपा- दाने क्विप्]

1 'making sin weep and fly', N. of a Mantra which destroys sin; fearfully howling (?).

-2 [अघे व्यसने रोदिति न तत्प्रतीकाराय घटते, क्विप्] one who only weeps in times of calamity, but does not try to get over them.

-विषः [अघं व्यसनकारि विषं यस्य] a serpent; fearfully venomous (?).

-शंसः अघस्य शंसः; शंस् भावे अच्]

1 indication or reporting of sin.

-2 [अघं अनिष्टं शंसति इच्छति; शंस्-अण्] a wicked man, such as a thief.

-3 wicked; sin-destroying (?).

-शंसिन् a. reporting or telling one's sin or guilt.

-हारः a noted robber; rumour of guilt (?).

m. ( maṉh) a gift, reward, bounty RV. ;