Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [mah-gha ac vā kutvaṃ] 1 Vain, useless, fruitless, unprofitable, unsuccessful; yācñā moyā varamadhigu ṇe nādheme labdhakāmā Me. 6; moghavṛtti kalabhasya ceṣṭitaṃ R. 11. 39; 14. 65; Bg. 9. 12.
2 A imless, purposeless, indefinite.
3 Left, abandoned
4 Idle. ghaḥ A fence, an enclosure, a hedge. ghā The trumpet flower ghaṃ ind. In vain, to no purpose, uselessly. Comp. karman a. engag- ing in useless...
