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Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

मार्गशीर्षmārgaśīrṣamf(ई)n. born under the constellation Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस् Pa1n2. 4-3, 37 Sch.
1. mf(ई)neuter gender born under the constellation Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस् Pa1n2. 4-3, 37 Scholiast or Commentator
2. masculine gender (also with मास) Name of the month in which the full moon enters the const constellation Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस्, the 10th or (in later times) the 1st month in the year Equivalent to November-December, Kaus3. Mn. MBh. etc.
3. f(ई or आ). (with or without पौर्णमासी) the day on which the full moon enters the const constellation Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस्, the 15th d day of the first half of the month Ma1rgas3i1rsha मार्गशीर्ष, Gr2S. MBh.
In the Gita10·35

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥

māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ. — I am also the great Sama among mantras, the Gayatri among metres; among the months I am Margasirsha, first of the months; I am spring, the fairest of… 10·35
- मार्गशीर्षःmārgaśīrṣaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun mārgaśīrṣa (a month of calendar corresponding to November and December).
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मार्गशीर्षकmārgaśīrṣakam. = मार्गश्ङ्ष m. Cat.

masculine gender Equivalent to मार्गश्ङ्ष masculine gender catalogue or catalogues

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मार्गशीर्षमाहात्म्यmārgaśīrṣamāhātmyan. N. of wk.

neuter gender Name of work

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मार्गशीर्षादिपूजाmārgaśīrṣādipūjāf. N. of wk.

feminine Name of work

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