MaghaMaghavā

The name Sakka bore in a previous birth when he was born as a man in Macalagāma in Māgadha.

Magha took upon himself seven vows, which brought him birth as Sakka: to maintain his parents …

Name of a nakkhatta, in cpd. -deva Snp-a.352 (cp. MN.ii.74, n. 6, where spelling Makkādeva; we also find Makhadeva at Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv. i.1).

cp. *Sk. maghā

…SN.i.153 the youth Māgha, Snp.p.86 the Yakkha Inda, SN.i.206 Sakka, SN.i.233 SN.iv.102 the Paribbājaka Sajjha, AN.iv.371 the…

MaghadevaambavanaMakhādevaambavana

A mango grove in Mithilā where Makhādeva lived in meditation after retiring from household life.

This grove existed even in the time of the Buddha, and during his …

MakhādevaMaghadeva

King of Mithilā. His legend is told in the Makhadeva Sutta. MN.ii.74ff. He was a righteous king who observed the uposatha, together with his people. When a grey hair appeared o …

…giver in towns) because, as Māgha, he bestowed gifts from time to time. (Cf. Indra’s epithet Purandara, destroyer of cities)

• Sakka, because he…

1. (m.) sacking or plundering of a village.
2. (mfn.) (one) who plunders a village; a marauder.

(one) who plunders a village; a marauder.

plundering of a town, marauding.

thief, a robber Vin.i.74, Vin.i.75, Vin.i.88, Vin.i.149; SN.ii.100, SN.ii.128 = AN.ii.240; SN.ii.188 (gāmaghāta, etc.); SN.iv.173; MN.ii.74 = Thag.786; AN.i.48; AN.ii.121 sq.; AN.iv.92, AN.iv.278; Snp …

adj -˚ murdering, destroying, slaughtering Vin.i.89 (arahanta˚), Vin.i.136 (id.), Vin.i.168 (id.); Vin.ii.194 (manussa˚); Vin.iv.260 (tala˚) Ja.iv.366 (gāma˚ corā robbers infesting the village); Ja.v …

…angel (devaputta) SN.i.221 (voc. maghavā; so read for mathavā), SN.i.229; Dhp.30. Cp. māgha.

cp. Epic Sk. maghavā, on etym….

indeclinable prohibition particle: not, do not, let us hope not, I wish that… not [cp Lat. utinam & ne]. Constructed with various tenses e.g.

1. with aor. (prohibitive tense): mā evaṃ akattha do …

the injunction not to kill, non-killing order (with ref. to the killing of animals Ja.iii.428 (˚bheri, the drum announcing this order); Ja.iv.115; Ja.vi.346 (uposatha˚).

lit. mā ghāta “kill not”

…Kattika, Māgasira, Phussa, Māgha Phagguna. As to the names cp. nakkhatta. Usually in acc., used adverbially; nom. rare, e.g. aḍḍha-māso…

the stars or constellations, a conjunction of the moon with diff. constellations, a lunar mansion or the constellations of the lunar zodiac, figuring also as Names of months & determinant factors of h …

1. to knock against Vin.ii.208.
2. to sound, to ring Mhvs.21, Mhvs.29 (˚aghaṭṭayi).
3. to knock together, to rub against each other Ja.iv.98 (aṃsena aṃsaṃ samaghaṭṭayimha); Dāvs iii.87.
4. to provoke …