𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖

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Prakrit

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

Inherited from Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha). By surface analysis, 𑀫𑀳 (maha) +‎ 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀖 (aggha).

Adjective

𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha) (Devanagari महग्घ)

  1. costly, expensive, high-priced
    • c. 400 CE, Pravarasena II, Rāvaṇavadha Canto II, line 33:
      𑀏𑀲 𑀅𑀫𑀅-𑀭𑀲-𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀯𑁄-𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀡𑀳-𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀁 𑀢𑀫𑁂𑀡 𑀯 𑀘𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀺𑀲𑀁 𑀪𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀁
      𑀕𑀼𑀡-𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖-𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀁 𑀯𑀲𑀼𑀳𑀸-𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀅-𑀚𑀲-𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀫𑀺𑀯 𑀲𑀅𑀭-𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀁
      esa amaa-rasa-saṃbhavo-tti saṃbhāviaṃ ṇaha-ṇihaṃ tameṇa va caüddisaṃ bhāviaṃ
      guṇa-mahaggha-sāraṃ vasuhā-rakkhāṇiaṃ ṇiaa-jasa-ṇihāṇaṃ miva saara-kkhāṇiaṃ
      • 1974 translation by Krishna Kanta Handique
        was esteemed as the source of nectar. Resembling the sky, it seemed to be tinged with darkness all around.
        Endowed with treasures, highly prized for their excellence, it was brought into being for the protection of the earth. King Sagara had it dug as if as repository of his fame.

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References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “मह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: .
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārgha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press