मुग्ध

See also: मगध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुग्ध (mugdhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mugʰdʰás.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊɡd̪ʱ/

Adjective

मुग्ध • (mugdh) (Urdu spelling مگدھ)

1. infatuated, obsessed; charmed

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   मीडिया सितारों पर मुग्ध है।

   mīḍiyā sitārõ par mugdh hai.

   The media is obsessed with celebrities.

   Synonym: मोहित (mohit)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुग्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुग्ध”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মুগ্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬸᬕ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• মুগ্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰲𑰐𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• မုဂ္ဓ (Burmese script)
• મુગ્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੁਗ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦸꦒ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂳𑂏𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಮುಗ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• មុគ្ធ (Khmer script)
• ມຸຄ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• മുഗ്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᡤᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘳𑘐𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠺᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧔𑦰𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐸𑐐𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ମୁଗ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢸꢔ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆶𑆓𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖲𑖐𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• මුග්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩞 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚰𑚌𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• முக்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
• ముగ్ధ (Telugu script)
• มุคฺธ (Thai script)
• མུ་གྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒳𑒑𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨍𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mugʰdʰás, from *mawgʰ- (“to err, to deviate, to be foolish”). See the root मुह् (muh) for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /muɡ.dʱɐ́/, [muɡ̚.dʱɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɡ.d̪ʱɐ/, [ˈmuɡ̚.d̪ʱɐ]

Adjective

मुग्ध • (mugdhá)

1. perplexed, bewildered
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.40.5:

     यत्त्वा सूर्य स्वर्भानुस्तमसाविध्यदासुरः ।
     अक्षेत्रविद्यथा मुग्धो भुवनान्यदीधयुः ॥

     yattvā sūrya svarbhānustamasāvidhyadāsuraḥ.
     akṣetravidyathā mugdho bhuvanānyadīdhayuḥ.

     O Sūrya, when the Asura's descendant Svarbhanu, pierced thee through and through with darkness,
     All creatures looked like one who is bewildered, who knoweth not the place where he is standing.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
2. gone astray, lost
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
3. foolish, ignorant, silly
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
4. inexperienced, simple, innocent, artless, attractive or charming (from youthfulness), lovely, beautiful, tender, young.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुग्ध (mugdhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मुग्धः mugdháḥ	मुग्धौ / मुग्धा¹ mugdhaú / mugdhā́¹	मुग्धाः / मुग्धासः¹ mugdhā́ḥ / mugdhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	मुग्ध múgdha	मुग्धौ / मुग्धा¹ múgdhau / múgdhā¹	मुग्धाः / मुग्धासः¹ múgdhāḥ / múgdhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मुग्धम् mugdhám	मुग्धौ / मुग्धा¹ mugdhaú / mugdhā́¹	मुग्धान् mugdhā́n
Instrumental	मुग्धेन mugdhéna	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धैः / मुग्धेभिः¹ mugdhaíḥ / mugdhébhiḥ¹
Dative	मुग्धाय mugdhā́ya	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धेभ्यः mugdhébhyaḥ
Ablative	मुग्धात् mugdhā́t	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धेभ्यः mugdhébhyaḥ
Genitive	मुग्धस्य mugdhásya	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धानाम् mugdhā́nām
Locative	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धेषु mugdhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मुग्धा (mugdhā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मुग्धा mugdhā́	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धाः mugdhā́ḥ
Vocative	मुग्धे múgdhe	मुग्धे múgdhe	मुग्धाः múgdhāḥ
Accusative	मुग्धाम् mugdhā́m	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धाः mugdhā́ḥ
Instrumental	मुग्धया / मुग्धा¹ mugdháyā / mugdhā́¹	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धाभिः mugdhā́bhiḥ
Dative	मुग्धायै mugdhā́yai	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धाभ्यः mugdhā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	मुग्धायाः / मुग्धायै² mugdhā́yāḥ / mugdhā́yai²	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धाभ्यः mugdhā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	मुग्धायाः / मुग्धायै² mugdhā́yāḥ / mugdhā́yai²	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धानाम् mugdhā́nām
Locative	मुग्धायाम् mugdhā́yām	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धासु mugdhā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मुग्ध (mugdhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मुग्धम् mugdhám	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धानि / मुग्धा¹ mugdhā́ni / mugdhā́¹
Vocative	मुग्ध múgdha	मुग्धे múgdhe	मुग्धानि / मुग्धा¹ múgdhāni / múgdhā¹
Accusative	मुग्धम् mugdhám	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धानि / मुग्धा¹ mugdhā́ni / mugdhā́¹
Instrumental	मुग्धेन mugdhéna	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धैः / मुग्धेभिः¹ mugdhaíḥ / mugdhébhiḥ¹
Dative	मुग्धाय mugdhā́ya	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धेभ्यः mugdhébhyaḥ
Ablative	मुग्धात् mugdhā́t	मुग्धाभ्याम् mugdhā́bhyām	मुग्धेभ्यः mugdhébhyaḥ
Genitive	मुग्धस्य mugdhásya	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धानाम् mugdhā́nām
Locative	मुग्धे mugdhé	मुग्धयोः mugdháyoḥ	मुग्धेषु mugdhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• मोह (móha)
• मुह्यति (múhyati)
• मूढ (mūḍhá)

Descendants

• Pali: muddha
• → Kannada: ಮುಗ್ಧ (mugdha)
• → Telugu: ముగ్ధము (mugdhamu)
• → Thai: มุคธ์ (múk)