महार्घ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহাৰ্ঘ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬃᬖ (Balinese script)
• মহার্ঘ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰑 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာရ်္ဃ (Burmese script)
• મહાર્ઘ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਰ੍ਘ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌘 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦂꦓ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂐 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾರ್ಘ (Kannada script)
• មហាឃ៌ (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຣ຺ຆ (Lao script)
• മഹാര്ഘ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᢚᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘑 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠷᠺᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦱 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐑 (Newa script)
• ମହାର୍ଘ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢬ꣄ꢕ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆔 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖑 (Siddham script)
• මහාර්‍ඝ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩟 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚍 (Takri script)
• மஹார்க⁴ (Tamil script)
• మహార్ఘ (Telugu script)
• มหารฺฆ (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་རྒྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒒 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨎 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From महा (mahā, “large, mega”) + अर्घ (arghá, “price”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːɾ.ɡʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɦɑːɾ.ɡʱɐ/

Adjective

महार्घ • (mahārgha) stem

1. costly, expensive, high-priced
2. very precious or valuable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महार्घ
Nom. sg.	महार्घः (mahārghaḥ)
Gen. sg.	महार्घस्य (mahārghasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महार्घः (mahārghaḥ)	महार्घौ (mahārghau)	महार्घाः (mahārghāḥ)
Vocative	महार्घ (mahārgha)	महार्घौ (mahārghau)	महार्घाः (mahārghāḥ)
Accusative	महार्घम् (mahārgham)	महार्घौ (mahārghau)	महार्घान् (mahārghān)
Instrumental	महार्घेन (mahārghena)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घैः (mahārghaiḥ)
Dative	महार्घाय (mahārghāya)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घेभ्यः (mahārghebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महार्घात् (mahārghāt)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घेभ्यः (mahārghebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महार्घस्य (mahārghasya)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घानाम् (mahārghānām)
Locative	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घेषु (mahārgheṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of महार्घ
Nom. sg.	महार्घा (mahārghā)
Gen. sg.	महार्घायाः (mahārghāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महार्घा (mahārghā)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घाः (mahārghāḥ)
Vocative	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घाः (mahārghāḥ)
Accusative	महार्घाम् (mahārghām)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घाः (mahārghāḥ)
Instrumental	महार्घया (mahārghayā)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घाभिः (mahārghābhiḥ)
Dative	महार्घायै (mahārghāyai)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घाभ्यः (mahārghābhyaḥ)
Ablative	महार्घायाः (mahārghāyāḥ)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घाभ्यः (mahārghābhyaḥ)
Genitive	महार्घायाः (mahārghāyāḥ)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घानाम् (mahārghānām)
Locative	महार्घायाम् (mahārghāyām)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घासु (mahārghāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of महार्घ
Nom. sg.	महार्घम् (mahārgham)
Gen. sg.	महार्घस्य (mahārghasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महार्घम् (mahārgham)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घानि (mahārghāni)
Vocative	महार्घ (mahārgha)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घानि (mahārghāni)
Accusative	महार्घम् (mahārgham)	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घानि (mahārghāni)
Instrumental	महार्घेन (mahārghena)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घैः (mahārghaiḥ)
Dative	महार्घाय (mahārghāya)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घेभ्यः (mahārghebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महार्घात् (mahārghāt)	महार्घाभ्याम् (mahārghābhyām)	महार्घेभ्यः (mahārghebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महार्घस्य (mahārghasya)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घानाम् (mahārghānām)
Locative	महार्घे (mahārghe)	महार्घयोः (mahārghayoḥ)	महार्घेषु (mahārgheṣu)

Descendants

• → Malay: mahal (“expensive”)
  • Indonesian: mahal (“expensive”)
  • → Tagalog: mahal (“dear, precious; expensive”)
    • → Bikol Central: mahal (“dear, expensive”)
    • → Cebuano: mahal (“dear, expensive”)
  • → Waray-Waray: mahál (“expensive”)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: महँगो (mahãgo)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: মহঙা (mohoṅa)
  • Bengali: মহঙ্গা (mohoṅga)
  • Odia: ମହଙ୍ଗା (mahaṅgā)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha) (see there for further descendants)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਮਹਿੰਗਾ (mahiṅgā)

      Shahmukhi script: مہنگا (mhngā)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: مَهَانگو

      Devanagari script: महांगो

• Pali: mahaggha
  • → Thai: มหัคฆ (má-hàk-ká-)
• Persian: ماهارغا (mâhârğâ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖 (mahaggha)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: મોંઘું (moṅghũ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: महंगा (mahaṅgā)

      Urdu: مَہَنْگَا (mahaṅgā)

Noun

महार्घ • (mahārgha) stem, m

1. Perdix chenensis, a species of blue-breasted quail native to India and China

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महार्घ (mahārgha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महार्घः mahārghaḥ	महार्घौ / महार्घा¹ mahārghau / mahārghā¹	महार्घाः / महार्घासः¹ mahārghāḥ / mahārghāsaḥ¹
Vocative	महार्घ mahārgha	महार्घौ / महार्घा¹ mahārghau / mahārghā¹	महार्घाः / महार्घासः¹ mahārghāḥ / mahārghāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महार्घम् mahārgham	महार्घौ / महार्घा¹ mahārghau / mahārghā¹	महार्घान् mahārghān
Instrumental	महार्घेण mahārgheṇa	महार्घाभ्याम् mahārghābhyām	महार्घैः / महार्घेभिः¹ mahārghaiḥ / mahārghebhiḥ¹
Dative	महार्घाय mahārghāya	महार्घाभ्याम् mahārghābhyām	महार्घेभ्यः mahārghebhyaḥ
Ablative	महार्घात् mahārghāt	महार्घाभ्याम् mahārghābhyām	महार्घेभ्यः mahārghebhyaḥ
Genitive	महार्घस्य mahārghasya	महार्घयोः mahārghayoḥ	महार्घाणाम् mahārghāṇām
Locative	महार्घे mahārghe	महार्घयोः mahārghayoḥ	महार्घेषु mahārgheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• “महार्घ” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 403, column 1.
• Monier Williams (1899) “महार्घ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 799/3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahārgha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press