一切經音義 20.143

20.143

摩竭提（或云摩竭陀亦言默偈陀又作摩伽陀皆梵音訛轉也正言摩揭陀此譯云善勝國或云無惱害國一說云摩伽星名此言不惡主十二日陀者處也名為不惡處國亦名星處國也揭音渠謁反）。

Magadha (摩竭提: also written 摩竭陀, or said as 默偈陀, or again written 摩伽陀; all are corrupt transliterations of the Sanskrit. The correct term is Magadha [摩揭陀]. Translated here, it is called the Country of Superior Excellence, or the Country of Non-Harm. One explanation states that Maghā is the name of a nakṣatra, translated here as "not bad", presiding over the twelfth solar day, and dha means "place"; hence it is named "the Country of the Not-Bad Place", also called "the Country of the Nakṣatra's Place". 揭 is [pronounced] jie [qu + ye fan]).