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Citation Information
MACHIP6CHA—MAHADEOP6R.
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Machipûcha, or Machhipiichha, apeak in Nepal, Lat. 28°,
Long. 83° ~— y (.54*",o Hind.
"Fish-tail." One of the Narayani peaks in the Central Himalaya, very conspicuous from Kathmandu. The word m a t c h h i or m at s y a, as I was informed by Nepalese Brahmans, is connected with Vishnu's first avatara.
Machlibandar, or Machhlibetndar, in the Karnatik,
Lat. 16°, Long. 81°
Hind. Pers.
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"Fish-harbour." This is another name for Masulipatam. Anal. Machli-shahar, in Hindostan, Lat. 25°, Long. 82°.
Maddnpur, in Bengal, Lat. 26°, Long. 87°
U(3.00 Hind.
"Maddn's town." Madan, the cheerer, a surname of Kamadéva, the god of love. The same name in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long. 82°; in Bengal, Lat. 26°, Long. 83°.
Madgiridûrg, in Maissur, Lat. 13°, Long. 77° c)J ksySJ.A Hind.
"The proud mountain-fort."
M a d h o b p ü r, in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 89° RTITRIT Beng.
Mddhob's (Mddhava's) town." Madhava, the sweet, an epithet of Krishna.
Anal. Madho-pur, the same naine, in Rajvara, Lat. 25°, Long. 76°; Madho-raj-pur, King Mcidhava's town, in Rajvara, Lat. 26°, Long. 75°.
M a d h u m ât i, in Bengal, Lat. 22°, Long. 90° ANITA Sanskr.
"Abounding in honey." Madhu, honey, milk, ambrosia.
Madras, or Mandrâj, in the Karnatik, Lat. 13°, Long. 80° i)cA Hind.
From the Sanskr. Mandarajya; the natives still use MandrAj ; another name for it is Chinna-pctnam, q. v. It probably signifies Empire of Mcinda or lama, the Indian Pluto.
Mtgar Talau, in Sindh, Lat. 24°, Long. 69° 5)K3 )..C.3 Hind.
"Alligator pool." A Mussâlman Saint, named Pir, the old, is buried here, who is often called Mâgar Pir, or the Alligator's Saint.
Maghribi, in Sindh, Lat. 24°, Long. 68° &yids Arab.
"The western (town)." Mâghrib, the west. Thè same name in Lat. 24°, Long. 68°, in close vicinity to the former.
Mahabaléshvar, in the Dékhan, Lat. 17°, Long. 73° .... T Sanskr.
"The lord of the great strength." An epithet of Mahadéva, or Siva.
M ah a d e o p fl r, in the Dékhan, Lat. 18°, Long. 79° i & Sanskr., or Beng.
"The city of the great God." Mahadéva is particularly an epithet of Siva. Anal. Mahadéo Mountains, in Berar, Lat. 21°, Long. 78°.
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