marga

[ mahr-guh ]

/ ˈmɑr gə /

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noun Hinduism.

any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga ), of study (jnana-marga ), and of actions (karma-marga ).

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Origin of marga

<Sanskrit: path

Words nearby marga

marezzo, marfanoid, Marfan's syndrome, Marfan syndrome, marg., marga, Margaret, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Navarre, Margaret of Scotland, Margaret of Valois

How to use marga in a sentence

Hann leitai rs vi marga vitra menn, hvat hann skyldi til brags taka; en engi gat at r til gefit, er dygi.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
And you are convinced that Marga—that Miss May is recovering.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
In the meantime I set out with the native guide for the summit of Marga, which proved to be one of my old fixed points.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell