मेध m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मेधो (medho) | मेधा (medhā) |
| Accusative (second) | मेधं (medhaṃ) | मेधे (medhe) |
| Instrumental (third) | मेधेन (medhena) | मेधेहि (medhehi) or मेधेभि (medhebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | मेधस्स (medhassa) or मेधाय (medhāya) or मेधत्थं (medhatthaṃ) | मेधानं (medhānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | मेधस्मा (medhasmā) or मेधम्हा (medhamhā) or मेधा (medhā) | मेधेहि (medhehi) or मेधेभि (medhebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | मेधस्स (medhassa) | मेधानं (medhānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | मेधस्मिं (medhasmiṃ) or मेधम्हि (medhamhi) or मेधे (medhe) | मेधेसु (medhesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मेध (medha) | मेधा (medhā) |
Of uncertain origin. Likely related to मियेध (miyedha, “sacrificial oblation”). Connections to मेधा (medhā, “wisdom; mental ability”) have also been proposed. A relation has also been proposed to Gaulish *meduos, attested in Epomeduos, which is directly comparable with अश्वमेध (aśvamedha).
मेध • (médha) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of मेध (médha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेधः médhaḥ |
मेधौ / मेधा¹ médhau / médhā¹ |
मेधाः / मेधासः¹ médhāḥ / médhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मेध médha |
मेधौ / मेधा¹ médhau / médhā¹ |
मेधाः / मेधासः¹ médhāḥ / médhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मेधम् médham |
मेधौ / मेधा¹ médhau / médhā¹ |
मेधान् médhān |
| Instrumental | मेधेन médhena |
मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām |
मेधैः / मेधेभिः¹ médhaiḥ / médhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मेधाय médhāya |
मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām |
मेधेभ्यः médhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेधात् médhāt |
मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām |
मेधेभ्यः médhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेधस्य médhasya |
मेधयोः médhayoḥ |
मेधानाम् médhānām |
| Locative | मेधे médhe |
मेधयोः médhayoḥ |
मेधेषु médheṣu |
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