मगध

Etymology
The name is of origin. One theory recounts that, according to the Tibetan translator Chak Lotsawa, it derives from +, referencing both its location in India and it being a place of reflection and meditation. This is also suggested by the Tibetan translation,.

Another theory translates the name as "great bull," from and  (likely by way of ).

Proper noun

 * 1) name of a country in ancient India, in southern Bihar

Noun

 * 1) the country of the मगधs, South Bihar
 * 2)  the people of that country
 * 3) a minstrel who sings the praises of a chief's ancestry