the quality or fact of being useless, fruitless; uselessness.

a minstrel who sings the praises of a king and his ancestry.

name of a country corresponding to the current southern Bihar state.

the plant Chrysanthemum indicum ( = Pyrethrum indicum) of Asteraceae family.

its flower.

of or belonging to the country ಮಗಧ.

any king of the ancient country ಮಗಧ, the southern region of present Bihar state.

a bard who would sing in praise of his king.

(masc.) an offspring of a such a bard and a woman of kṣatriya (military caste).

= ಮೊಖ್ತಾ.

an agreement (as for sale, supply, etc.); a contract.

= ಮಕ್ತೆ.

= ಮಾಗದಿ.

(correctly ಮಾಗಧಿ) a female bard, who would sing in praise of his king or queen.