माधव
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माधव (mā́dhava), the vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “sweet”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
माधव • (mādhav) m
- a male given name, Madhav, from Sanskrit
Declension
Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)
Proper noun
माधव • (mādhav) m or f by sense
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)
Declension of माधव (fem cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “माधव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মাধৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬥᬯ (Balinese script)
- মাধব (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰠𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀥𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- မာဓဝ (Burmese script)
- માધવ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਧਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦣꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂡𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾಧವ (Kannada script)
- មាធវ (Khmer script)
- ມາຘວ (Lao script)
- മാധവ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᢡᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧀𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐢𑐰 (Newa script)
- ମାଧଵ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢤꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆣𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖠𑖪 (Siddham script)
- මාධව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑩮𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚜𑚦 (Takri script)
- மாத⁴வ (Tamil script)
- మాధవ (Telugu script)
- มาธว (Thai script)
- མཱ་དྷ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒡𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨜𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “honey, nectar”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
माधव • (mā́dhava) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | माधवः (mā́dhavaḥ) | माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mā́dhavāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | माधव (mā́dhava) | माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mā́dhavāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | माधवम् (mā́dhavam) | माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
माधवान् (mā́dhavān) |
| instrumental | माधवेन (mā́dhavena) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवैः (mā́dhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mā́dhavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | माधवाय (mā́dhavāya) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | माधवात् (mā́dhavāt) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | माधवस्य (mā́dhavasya) | माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām) |
| locative | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवेषु (mā́dhaveṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | माधवा (mā́dhavā) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) |
| vocative | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) |
| accusative | माधवाम् (mā́dhavām) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) |
| instrumental | माधवया (mā́dhavayā) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवाभिः (mā́dhavābhiḥ) |
| dative | माधवायै (mā́dhavāyai) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवाभ्यः (mā́dhavābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | माधवायाः (mā́dhavāyāḥ) माधवायै² (mā́dhavāyai²) |
माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवाभ्यः (mā́dhavābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | माधवायाः (mā́dhavāyāḥ) माधवायै² (mā́dhavāyai²) |
माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām) |
| locative | माधवायाम् (mā́dhavāyām) | माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवासु (mā́dhavāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | माधवम् (mā́dhavam) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
| vocative | माधव (mā́dhava) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
| accusative | माधवम् (mā́dhavam) | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹) |
| instrumental | माधवेन (mā́dhavena) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवैः (mā́dhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mā́dhavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | माधवाय (mā́dhavāya) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | माधवात् (mā́dhavāt) | माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | माधवस्य (mā́dhavasya) | माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām) |
| locative | माधवे (mā́dhave) | माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ) | माधवेषु (mā́dhaveṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
माधव • (mādhava) stem, m
- the name of the second month of the spring season
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.4.14:
- मधुश् च माधवश् च शुक्रश् च शुचिश् च नभश् च नभस्यश् चेषश् चोर्जश् च सहश् च सहस्यश् च तपश् च तपस्यश् च। उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि सꣳसर्पो ऽसि।
- madhuś ca mādhavaś ca śukraś ca śuciś ca nabhaś ca nabhasyaś ceṣaś corjaś ca sahaś ca sahasyaś ca tapaś ca tapasyaś ca. upayāmagṛhīto ʼsi saṃsarpo ʼsi.
- Thou art Madhu and Mādhava; thou art Śukra and Śuci; thou art Nabha and Nabhasya; thou art Iṣa and Ūrja; thou art Saha and Sahasya; thou art Tapa and Tapasya. Thou art taken with a support. Thou art Samsarpa.
- मधुश् च माधवश् च शुक्रश् च शुचिश् च नभश् च नभस्यश् चेषश् चोर्जश् च सहश् च सहस्यश् च तपश् च तपस्यश् च। उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि सꣳसर्पो ऽसि।
- an epithet of Krishna
- c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā Chapter I.14:
- ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।
माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः॥- tataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau.
mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaścaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ. - On the other side, both Mādhava and the son of Pāṇḍu , stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, blew their divine conchshells.
- tataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau.
- ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।
Derived terms
- माधवीय (mādhavīya)
Descendants
- → Gujarati: માધવ (mādhav)
- → Hindi: माधव (mādhav)
- → Kannada: ಮಾಧವ (mādhava)
- → Old Marathi:
- → Marathi: माधव (mādhav)
- → Tamil: மாதவன் (mātavaṉ)
- ⇒ Telugu: మాధవుడు (mādhavuḍu), మాధవుండు (mādhavuṇḍu), మాధవము (mādhavamu)
Noun
माधव • (mādhava) stem, m
- a descendant of the Madhu race
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | माधवः (mādhavaḥ) | माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹) |
माधवाः (mādhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mādhavāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | माधव (mādhava) | माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹) |
माधवाः (mādhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mādhavāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | माधवम् (mādhavam) | माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹) |
माधवान् (mādhavān) |
| instrumental | माधवेन (mādhavena) | माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām) | माधवैः (mādhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mādhavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | माधवाय (mādhavāya) | माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mādhavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | माधवात् (mādhavāt) | माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām) | माधवेभ्यः (mādhavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | माधवस्य (mādhavasya) | माधवयोः (mādhavayoḥ) | माधवानाम् (mādhavānām) |
| locative | माधवे (mādhave) | माधवयोः (mādhavayoḥ) | माधवेषु (mādhaveṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “माधव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 808, column 2.