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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazdʰHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥s-dʰh₁-rós from *ménos (“mind”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (mązdra) (< *manzdʰHrás), Proto-Germanic *mundraz, Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
मेधिर • (médhira) stem
- intelligent, wise
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 6.42.3:
- वेदा विश्वस्य मेधिरो धृषत्तंतमिदेषते॥
- vedā viśvasya medhiro dhṛṣattaṃtamideṣate.
- Full wise he knows the hope of each, and, Bold One, strikes this foe and that.