# माधवी (mādhavī)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `mADavI`  **IAST:** mādhavī  **Devanagari:** माधवी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavi_%28princess%29
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/madhavi/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** माधवि (mādhavi)

## Meanings by context

### Meanings Primarily of Mādhava (m/n) or Adjective Mādhava (general senses) (16 definitions)
- relating to spring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 808,2] माधव (mādhava) mf( ई (ī) )n. ( fr. मधु (madhu); f( आ (ā) ). only in माधव (mādhava) ा (mādhavā) [= मधव्या (madhavyā) ] तनूः (tanūḥ), Pāṇini (Author) iv, 4, 129, Sch. ) relating to spring, vernal, Hariv.; Vikr.; Kathās. [ ID=162531 ]
- belonging to the descendants of Madhu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > belonging or peculiar to the descendants of Madhu i.e. the Yādavas, Hariv. [ ID=162532 ]
- representing Krishna as a picture  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > representing Kṛṣṇa (as a picture), Hcat. [ ID=162533 ]
- 1. The second month of spring, corresponding to April-May. 2. Spring.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > माधव (mādhava) m. N. of the second month of spring (more usually called Vaiśākha, = April-May), TS. &c. &c. spring, Kāv.; Pañcar. [ ID=162534 ]
- Bassia Latifolia  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Bassia Latifolia, L. [ ID=162535 ]
- Latifolia  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Latifolia, L. [ ID=162536 ]
- Phaseolus Mungo  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Phaseolus Mungo, L. [ ID=162537 ]
- 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)*
  > a son or descendant of Madhu, a man of the race of Yadu ( sg. esp. N. of Kṛṣṇa-Viṣṇu or of Paraśu-rāma as an incarnation of this god; pl. the Yādavas or Vṛṣṇis), MBh.; R.; Hariv.; BhP. [ ID=162538 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, Śivag. [ ID=162539 ]
- of Indra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Indra, Pañcat.; Vet. ( w.r. for वासव (vāsava) ?) [ ID=162540 ]
- of a son of the third Manu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of the third Manu, Hariv. [ ID=162541 ]
- one of the seven sages under Manu Bhautya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the 7 sages under Manu Bhautya, MārkP. [ ID=162542 ]
- pertaining to the hero of the drama Malati-madhava  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the hero of Bhava-bhūti's drama Mālatī-mādhava [ ID=162543 ]
- of various other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various other men, Kathās.; Hit. &c. [ ID=162544 ]
- an honorific title used with names of scholars and poets  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various scholars and poets (also with पण्डित (paṇḍita), भट्ट (bhaṭṭa), मिश्र (miśra), योगिन् (yogin), वैद्य (vaidya), सरस्वती (sarasvatī) &c. cf. माधवा (mādhavā) चार्य (cārya) ) [ ID=162545 ]
- sweetness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > माधव (mādhava) n. sweetness, L. [ ID=162547 ]

### Goddess / Divine Female Figure / Earth Personified (9 definitions)
- the earth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 808,3] माधवी (mādhavī) b f. the earth (also with देवी (devī) ), R. [ ID=162607 ]
- an epithet of Dakshayani in Shri-shaila  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Dākṣāyaṇī in Śri-śaila, Cat. [ ID=162618 ]
- an epithet of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Durgā, L. [ ID=162619 ]
- one of the Matris attending on Skanda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, MBh. [ ID=162620 ]
- a divine mother  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mādhavī 6, a mātṛ. § 615 u (Skanda): IX, 46 θ, 2625. [ ID=6603 ]
- a name of Yogamaya  
  *The Purana Index*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 2-683 ] Mādhavī (I) — a name of Yogamāyā. Bhā. X. 2. 12. [ ID=10617 ]
- a Varna shakti  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (IV) — a Varṇa śakti. Br. IV. 44. 61. [ ID=10620 ]
- a Goddess enshrined at Srishaila  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (V) — a Goddess enshrined at Śrīśaila. M. 13. 31. [ ID=10621 ]
- see Mahi  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (VII) — see Mahī. Vi. I. 4. 20. [ ID=10623 ]

### 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)*
  > a woman of the race of Madhu or Yadu ( e.g. An-antā, wife of Janam-ejaya; Sampriyā, w° of Vidūratha; Kuntī, w° of Paṇḍu), MBh. [ ID=162617 ]
- Subhadra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 449-2 ] Mādhavī 1 (“belonging to the tribe of the Madhus”) = Subhadrā: I, 449. [ ID=6598 ]
- the wife of Janamejaya  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mādhavī 2 (do.) = Anantā, the wife of Janamejaya 3 : I, ††3765 ( A° ). [ ID=6599 ]
- the wife of Viduratha  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mādhavī 3 (do.) = Sampriyā, the wife of Vidūratha: I, ††3793 ( S° ). [ ID=6600 ]
- Kunti  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mādhavī 4 (do.) = Kuntī: I, 5824. [ ID=6601 ]
- name of Subhadra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (II) — name of Subhadrā. Bhā. X. 84. 1. [ ID=10618 ]

### Sweet Substances or Drinks (5 definitions)
- a particular intoxicating drink  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (also m. ) a partic. intoxicating drink, L. [ ID=162548 ]
- honey-sugar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > honey-sugar, L. [ ID=162609 ]
- an intoxicating drink  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > an intoxicating drink, L. [ ID=162610 ]
- Candied sugar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 1 Candied sugar
- A drink made from honey.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 2 A kind of drink made from honey

### Affluence in Cattle (2 definitions)
- affluence in cattle or herds  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > affluence in cattle or herds, L. [ ID=162615 ]
- Affluence in cattle  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 6 Affluence in cattle

### Grammatical Notes or Named Works (2 definitions)
- See below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 808,2] माधवी (mādhavī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. See below [ ID=162546 ]
- Name of a work  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with शान्ति (śānti) ) N. of wk. [ ID=162622 ]

### Mādhavī, Daughter of Yayāti (2 definitions)
- relating to a daughter of Yayati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of Yayāti, ib. [ ID=162621 ]
- daughter of Yayati  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mādhavī 5, daughter of Yayāti. § 565 (Gālavacarita): V, 115, 3930 (Yayāti gave M. to Gālava); 116, 3957, 3958 (mother of Vasumanas); 117, 3977 (mother of Pratardana); 118, 3981 (mother of Śibi); 119, 4019 (mother of Aṣṭaka); 120, 4027.—§ 566 (Yayāti): V, 121, 4068, 4070, 4072 (her penances). Cf. Yayātijā. [ ID=6602 ]

### Name of Rivers (2 definitions)
- a river in the Kuru country  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (III) — a R. in the Kuru country. Br. II. 18. 73. [ ID=10619 ]
- a river from the Jaya lake  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Mādhavī (VI) — a R. from the Jayā lake. Vā. 47. 71. [ ID=10622 ]

### Other Specific Plants (Grass, Dill) (2 definitions)
- a kind of grass  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of grass, L. [ ID=162611 ]
- Anethum Sowa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Anethum Sowa, L. [ ID=162613 ]

### Procuress / Bawd (2 definitions)
- a procuress  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a procuress, L. [ ID=162614 ]
- A procuress  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 5 A procuress, bawd

### Sacred Basil Plant (Tulasi) (2 definitions)
- sacred basil  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sacred basil, L. [ ID=162612 ]
- The sacred basil  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 4 The sacred basil. ( pb )

### The Spring Creeper Plant (2 definitions)
- the plant Gaertnera racemosa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘spring-flower’, Gaertnera Racemosa, Kālid.; BhP. [ ID=162608 ]
- The spring-creeper with white fragrant flowers  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > माधवी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 0859-a ] माधवी (mādhavī) 3 The spring-creeper ( वासंती (vāsaṃtī) ), with white fragrant flowers: पत्राणामिव (patrāṇāmiva) शोषणेन मरुता स्पृष्टा लता माधवी (mādhavī) (śoṣaṇena marutā spṛṣṭā latā mādhavī) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 3. 10; Meghadūta (Bombay) 78

### Musical Term (Rāgiṇī) (1 definition)
- a particular musical mode  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in music) a partic. Rāgiṇī, Saṃgīt. [ ID=162616 ]

### 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*
  > माधव (mādhava) ी (mādhavī) [Printed book page 568-05 ] माधव (mādhava) (I) a. (f. वी (vī) ) 1. Made of honey; 2. vernal; 3. belonging to the descendants of Madhu. [ ID=29899.1 ]

### 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*
  > [Printed book page 568-08 ] माधवी (mādhavī) f. 1. A sacred basil; 2. a kind of creeper with fragrant flowers, प्रत्यासन्नो कुरबकवृतेर्माधवी (mādhavī) मंडपस्य (pratyāsanno kurabakavṛtermādhavīmaṃḍapasya) Megh. ii.15; 3. a kind of spirituous liquor; 4. a procuress, a bawd. [ ID=29904 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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