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Maggati 137 Maccha
Maggati & (spurious) mageti [Denom. fr. magga, cp. Sk.
marga^'ati. The Dhtp. gives both mag & magg in
meaning " anvesana," i. e. tracking, following up ; see
Dhtp Nos. 21. 540, 541] to track, hunt for, trace out,
follow, seek M 1.334 (ppr. magayamana) ; S 11.370 (pp.
maggayamana) ;
Th
2, 384 (cp. ThA 2 55 = pattheti) ;
J V.102 (where T. reads maggheyya, which is expl'' by
C. as vijjheyya to pierce, hurt, & which is doubtful in
meaning, although Kern, Toev. s. v. defends it. The
V. 1. reads rnagg". Same on p. 265 where one ought to
read phasseyya in C. instead of passeyya. The form
pp. magga (?) on p. 102 must belong to the same root)
DhsA 162 ( = gavesati). — Caus. II. maggapeti PvA
112. — Pass, maggiyati VbhA 114.
Magghati see maggeti.
Maghavaat [cp. Epic Sk. maghava, on etym. see Walde.
Lat. M'th. s. V. Maia] N. of Indra, or another angel
(devaputta) S 1.22 1 (voc. maghava ; so read for mathava),
229 ; Dh 30. Cp. magha.
Uagha (f.) [cp. *Sk. magha] N. of a nakkhatta, in cpd.
°deva SnA 352 (cp. M 11.74, "• ('• where spelling Makkadeva
; we also find Makhadeva at Satapatha-brahmana
XIV. I. i).
Hankati is given as root mank (aor. maki) at Dhtm 13, in
meaning mandana, i. e. adornment. It is meant to be
an expl"> of mankato ?
Hankato (adv.) [for Sk. mat-krte, Cp. E. Mijller, P.Gr.
12] on my account, for me Miln 384.
Manku (adj.) [cp. Vedic manku ;
see on meaning Hardy
in preface to Anguttara v. p. vi] staggering, confused,
troubled, discontented Vin 11. 118; S v.74 ; Dh 249;
Nd^ 150; DhA III. 41, 359 (with loc). — f. pi. manku
Vin 1.93. —dummanku " staggering in a disagreeable
manner," evil-minded A 1.98 ; iv.97 (read line as
" dummanku' yar) padusseti dhum' aggamhi va pavako
" he, staggering badly, is spoilt like the fire on the
crest of smoke); v.70 ; Vin 11. 196; 111.21; iv.213;
S 11.218 ; Nett 50.
-bhava discontent, moral weakness J iv.49 ; Miln
227 ; DhA in.359. -bhuta discontented, troubled,
confused Vin 11. 19 ; D 11.85 ; A 1.186 ; Dh 263 ; J v.311 ;
VI. 362 ; DhA 11.76 ; a° self-possessed A 111.40 ; Miln 21,
339-
Mankuna (& °na) [cp. late Sk. matkuna, see Geiger,
P.Gr. § 6'] an insect, bug or flea J i.io ; 111.423 ; Vism
109 (where klla-mankula ought to be read as kltamankuna)
; DhA 11. 12.
Mangala (adj.) [cp. Vedic mangala. Expli" by Dhtp 24
see also maiiju] auspicious,
with root mang, i. e. lucky ;
jirosperous, lucky, festive Nd^ 87, 88; KhA n8 sq. ;
SnA 273, 595; Sdhp 551. — nt. mangalag good omen,
auspices, festivity Sn 258; Vin 11.129; PvA 17. A
curious popular etymology is put forth by Bdhgh at
KhA 123, viz. " mag galanti imehi satta ti" mangalani.
— mangalag karoti lit. to make an auspicious ceremony,
i. e. to besprinkle with grains etc. for luck (see on this
PvA 198), to get married DhA 1.182 ; mangalai] vadati
to bless one J iv.299 ; DhA 1.115. Three (au.spicious)
wedding-ceremonies at Dh.\ 1.115 viz. abhiseka" consecration,
geha-ppavesana° entering the house, vivaha"
wedding. — Certain other general signs of good luck
or omina xar' iioxfiv are given at J iv.72, 73 and KhA
118 sq. (see also mangalika). — Several ceremonious
festivities are mentioned at DhA 11.87 with regard to
tlie bringing up of a child, viz. nama-karana-mangala
the ceremony of giving a name ; ahara-paribhoga" of
taking solid food ; kanna-vijjhana° of piercing the ears ;
dussa-gahana" of taking up the robe : cu|a-karai)a° of
' making the top-knot. — Cp. abhi°.
-usabha an auspicious bull SnA 323. -chana a merry
time, fair J 11.48 DhA ; 1.392. -kicca auspicious function,
festivity SnA 175, 323. -kiriya festivity, wedding
SnA 69; finding good omens J iv.72. -kolahala the
lucky, or most auspicious, foreboding, one of the 5
kolahalas (q. v.) KhA 121. -paiiha see mangalika.
-divasa a lucky day J iv.210; DhA 111.467. -vappa
ploughing festival SnA 137. Cp. vappa-mangala.
-sindhava state horse J 1.59. -silapatta auspicious slab
(of stone) J 1.59 ; vi.37 ; PvA 74. -supina lucky dream
J VI. 330. -hatthi state elephant Mhvs ^5, 21; DhA
1.389.
Mangalika (adj.) (-°) [fr. mangala] i. one who is feasting
in, one whose auspices are such & such ; fond of ; only
in kotijhala' fond of excitement J 1.372 ; Miln 94 (apagata°,
without passion for excitement). — 2. super-
stitious, looking out for lucky signs Vin n.129 (gihi),
140 (id.). At J
exemplified, who
iv.72, 73; three sets
believe in omina as
of people are
either ditthag
(seen) or sutag (heard) or mutag (sensed) ; they are
called dittha-mangalika, suta^ & muta° respectively.
The same group is more explicitly dealt with in the
Mangala-sutta Kh.\ 118 sq. (cp. Nd' 89); ditthamangalika
paiiha " a question concerning visible
omina" J iv.73 (correct meaning given under dittha',
vol. ir. 156' !), 390 (?). The Np. dittha-mangalika at
J IV. 3 76 sq.
Mangalya (nt.) [fr. mangala] auspiciousness, good luck,
fortune Dhtp 24.
Mangura (adj.) [etym.? or = mangula? See J.R.A.S.
1903, 186] golden; in cpd. "cchavi of golden colour, f.
cchavi D 1.193, 242 ; M 1.246, 429 ; 11.33 ; Vism 184.
Mangula (adj.) [cp. mangura] sallow; f. manguli woman
of sallow complexion S 11.260 = Vin 111.107 ; Vin in. 100.
Macca (adj.-n.) [orig. grd. of marati, my corresponding to
Sk. martya. A diaeretic form exists in P. matiya (q. v. )]
mortal; (m.) man, a mortal S 1.55; Sn 249, 577, 580,
766 ; J 111.154; IV. 248 ; V.393 ; Dh 53, 141, 182 ; Vv 63^2 .
Kvu 351. — See also refs. under jata.
Maccu [in forra = Vedic mrtyu, fr. mr; in meaning differentiated,
the Ved.-Sk. meaning " death " onlv] the
God of Death, the Buddhist Mara, or sometimes equivalent
to Yama S 1.156 ;
Sn 357 (gen. maccuno), 581 (instr.
maccuna), 587; Th i, 411; Dh 21, 47, 128, 135, 150,
287 ; VbhA roo ; SnA 397 ; DhA 111.49 ; Sdhp 295, 304.
-tara one who crosses or overcomes death Sn 119
( = maranag tareyya Nd^ 486). -dheyya the realm of
Mara, the sphere of Death S 1.4 ; adj. belonging to
death or subject to death = ( Maradheyya, maranadheyya
Nd^ 487''). — Sn 358, 1104 (with expl" " m.
vuccanti kilesa ca khandha ca abhisankhara ca
Nd- 487"), 1 146 Cpara-raaccudheyyassa parag vuccati
amatag nibbanag Nd- 487); Th 2, 10 ( = maccu ettha
dhiyati ThA 13); Dh 86; DhA 11. 161. -parayana surmounting
death Sn 578; pareta id. Sn 579. -pasa the
sling or snare of Mara Sn 166 ; J v. 367. -bhayathe fear of
death Mhvs 32, 68. -marana dying in death M 1.49 (cp. C.
on p. 532 : maccu-maranan ti maccu-sankhatag mara-
nag tena samuccheda-maran' adini nisedheti. — See also
def. of maraija s.v.). -mukha the mouth of death
Sn 776 ; Nd' 48. -raja the king of death Sn 332, 1 1 18
( = Maro pi Maccuraja maranag pi Nd^ 488); Dh 46,
170; KhA 83. -vasa the power of death 3 1.52 ; Sn
587, 1 100 (where maccu is expli" by marana & Mara).
-hayin leaving death behind, victorious over death
It 46=Sn 755 ; Th i, 129.
Uacoha [cp. Vedic matsya] fish A 111.301 ; Sn 605, 777,
1. 210, 211 ; V.266 (in simile); vi.113 (phandanti
936; J
maccha, on dry land); Pug 55; Sdhp 610. —maccha
is given at Nd^ 91 as syn. of ambucarin. —puti° rotten