माधवीmādhavī

माधवी (mādhavī) is a Sanskrit word meaning relating to spring, belonging to the descendants of Madhu, representing Krishna as a picture, the second month of spring, corresponding to April-May, bassia Latifolia, phaseolus Mungo. Its 55 recorded definitions are grouped into 15 contexts, among them Meanings Primarily of Mādhava (m/n) or Adjective Mādhava (general senses), Goddess / Divine Female Figure / Earth Personified, Other Specific Women / Women of Madhu-Yadu Clan.

Definitions: 55

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Meanings Primarily of Mādhava (m/n) or Adjective Mādhava (general senses)

16 definitions

relating to spring

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to the descendants of Madhu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

representing Krishna as a picture

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The second month of spring, corresponding to April-May. 2. Spring.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bassia Latifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Latifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Phaseolus Mungo

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A descendant of Madhu or a man of the race of Yadu. 2. An epithet of Krishna-Vishnu or Parashurama.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of the third Manu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the seven sages under Manu Bhautya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

pertaining to the hero of the drama Malati-madhava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of various other men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an honorific title used with names of scholars and poets

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

sweetness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Goddess / Divine Female Figure / Earth Personified

9 definitions

the earth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Dakshayani in Shri-shaila

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the Matris attending on Skanda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a divine mother

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a name of Yogamaya

— The Purana Index

a Varna shakti

— The Purana Index

a Goddess enshrined at Srishaila

— The Purana Index

see Mahi

— The Purana Index

Other Specific Women / Women of Madhu-Yadu Clan

6 definitions

a woman of the race of Madhu or Yadu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Subhadra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the wife of Janamejaya

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the wife of Viduratha

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Kunti

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

name of Subhadra

— The Purana Index

Sweet Substances or Drinks

5 definitions

a particular intoxicating drink

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

honey-sugar

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an intoxicating drink

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Candied sugar

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A drink made from honey.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Affluence in Cattle

2 definitions

affluence in cattle or herds

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Affluence in cattle

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grammatical Notes or Named Works

2 definitions

See below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a work

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mādhavī, Daughter of Yayāti

2 definitions

relating to a daughter of Yayati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

daughter of Yayati

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Name of Rivers

2 definitions

a river in the Kuru country

— The Purana Index

a river from the Jaya lake

— The Purana Index

Other Specific Plants (Grass, Dill)

2 definitions

a kind of grass

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Anethum Sowa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Procuress / Bawd

2 definitions

a procuress

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A procuress

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sacred Basil Plant (Tulasi)

2 definitions

sacred basil

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The sacred basil

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Spring Creeper Plant

2 definitions

the plant Gaertnera racemosa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The spring-creeper with white fragrant flowers

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Musical Term (Rāgiṇī)

1 definition

a particular musical mode

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mādhava/Mādhavī Adjective (Compound Lexicographical Entry)

1 definition

1. Made of honey. 2. Vernal. 3. Belonging to the descendants of Madhu.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mādhavī Feminine Noun (Compound Lexicographical Entry)

1 definition

1. Sacred basil. 2. A flowering creeper. 3. A spirituous liquor. 4. A procuress.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.