mākatam (p. 348) s. That which belongs to, or is produced in the kingdom of Magadha, or south Behar, மகதசம்பந்தம்; [ex மகதம்.] W. p. 654. MAGAD'HA. மாகதர், s. [pl.] The inhabitants of Magadha, as மகதர். 2. A particular tribe said to spring from a Kshatrya, or kingly, mother, and a Vaisya, or servile, father. Their profession is that of minstrels, who sing the praises and chivalrous exploits of sovereigns, and attend on the march of an army. They are still numerous in the west of India under the name of Bhauts. மாகதி, s. Long-pepper. See திப்பிலி. 2. A kind of jasmine, முல்லைக்கொடி, Jasminum fricotomum. (Rott.) 3. The language of Maga'dha, a dialect of Sanscrit; a Prakrit--nearly the same as the Pali of the Buddhas and Jainas. See Sa. Magadha. 6) *
