# मधु (madhu)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/madhu

मधु (madhu) is a Sanskrit word meaning sweet, delicious, pleasant, or charming, bitter or pungent, the first month of the year, corresponding to March-April, the season of spring, Bassia Latifolia, Jonesia asoka. Its 104 recorded definitions are grouped into 19 contexts, among them Mythological Beings, Deities, Persons, and Lineages, Specific Trees and Plants, Comprehensive Dictionary Definitions.

- **Etymology:** E. मन to mind or respect, Uṇādi aff. उ, and ध substituted for the final — E. mana to mind or respect, Uṇādi aff. u, and dha substituted for the final
- **SLP1:** `maDu`  **IAST:** madhu  **Devanagari:** मधु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/madhu/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** माधु (mādhu), मधू (madhū)

## Meanings by context

### Mythological Beings, Deities, Persons, and Lineages (36 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, MBh. [ ID=155775 ]
- the names of two demons  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of two Asuras (the one killed by Viṣṇu, the other by Śatru-ghna), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. [ ID=155776 ]
- one of the seven sages under Manu Chakshusha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the 7 sages under Manu Cākṣuṣa, MārkP. [ ID=155777 ]
- the son of the third Manu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of the third Manu, Hariv. [ ID=155778 ]
- various princes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various princes (of a son of Vṛṣa, of Deva-kṣatra, of Bindu-mat, of Arjuna Kārtavīrya), Hariv.; Pur. [ ID=155779 ]
- 1. A son of Bhatta-narayana. 2. A teacher, also known as Madhva or Ananda-tirtha.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Bhaṭṭa-nārāyaṇa, Kṣitīś.; of a teacher (= मध्व (madhva) or अनन्द - तीर्थ (ananda-tīrtha) ), Col. [ ID=155780 ]
- the race of Madhu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( pl. ) the race of Madhu (= the Yādavas or Māthuras), MBh.; Hariv.; BhP. [ ID=155782 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. The name of a demon killed by Vishnu.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 3 N. of a demon killed by Viṣṇu
- Name of a demon, father of Ravana and killed by Shatrughna  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 4 N. of another demon, father of Rāvaṇa and killed by Śatrughna
- Sweet, pleasant, or delightful; also the name of king Kartavirya.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 6 N. of king Kārtavīrya
- none  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जित्, - द्विष्, - निषूदन, - निहंतृ (jit, -dviṣ, -niṣūdana, -nihaṃtṛ) m
- epithets of Vishnu  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मथः, - मथनः, - रिपुः, - शत्रुः, - सुदनः (mathaḥ, -mathanaḥ, -ripuḥ, -śatruḥ, -sudanaḥ) epithets of Viṣṇu; इति मधुरिपुणा (iti madhuripuṇā) सखीनियुक्ता (sakhīniyuktā) Gītagovinda 5; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 9. 48; Śiśupālavadha 15. 1
- a friend  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सखः (sakhaḥ)
- the god of love  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सहायः - सारथिः - सुहृद् (sahāyaḥ -sārathiḥ -suhṛd) m. the god of love
- an ancient king  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 449-2 ] Madhu 1, an ancient king. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 327 (in the palace of Yama). [ ID=6607 ]
- an Asura slain by Krishna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Madhu 2, an Asura, slain by Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu). § 317 b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): III, 12, 498 ( °-Kaiṭabhau, tried to slay Page450-a+ 63 Brahmán).—§ 476 (Dhundhumārop.): III, 202, 13532 ( °-Kaiṭabhayoḥ putro Dhundhur nāma ).—§ 477 (do.): III, 203, 13562 ( °uś ca Kaiṭabhaś ca ), 13565 ( °-Kaiṭabhayoḥ ), (13573) ( °-Kaiṭabhau ), (13580) ( °-Kaiṭabhayoḥ, M. and Kaiṭabha terrified Brahmán, but were slain by Madhusūdana, i.e. Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu)).—§ 478 (do.): III, 204, 13590 ( °-Kaiṭabhayoḥ putro Dhundhuḥ ), 13623 ( °-Kaiṭabhayoḥ sutaḥ, i.e. Dhundhu).—§ 567 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 130 ζ, 4414 ( ekārṇave ca svapatā —sc. Kṛṣṇena—nihatau M°-Kaiṭabhau, cf. § 477).—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 67, 3025 ( karṇa- srotodbhavañ ca M°ṃ nāma mahāsuraṃ…Brahmaṇo 'pacitiṃ kurvān jaghāna Puruṣottamaḥ, i.e. Kṛṣṇa, therefore Kṛṣṇa is called Madhusūdana, cf. § 477 and § 664).— § 615 ee (Ādityatīrtha): IX, 49, 2850 ( °-Kaiṭabhau, had been slain by Viṣṇu, cf. § 477).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 55, 3106 ( sadṛśau tau —i.e. Bhīmasena and Duryodhana — M°-Kaiṭabhayor yudhi ).—§ 664 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 207, 7531 ( mahāsuraḥ; b : After Brahmán had sprung from the primeval lotus, M. was born from the attribute of darkness ( tamasā pūrvajaḥ ). In order to gratify Brahmán ( Brahmaṇo 'pacitiṃ kurvan ), Kṛṣṇa ( Puruṣottamaḥ ) slew M. engaged even then in the fierce act [of slaying Brahmán]. Therefore all gods, Dānavas, and men call Kṛṣṇa Madhusūdana (cf. § 581)).—§ 673 b (Bali-Vāsavasaṃv.): XII, 227 α, 8265 (among the Daityas and Dānavas who had ruled the earth).— § 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 348, 13474 (sprung from a drop in the primeval lotus; originated from tamas ), 13509 ( °-Kaiṭabhau, had robbed the Vedas which Viṣṇu recovered), 13519 ( rajastamoviṣṭatanū tāv ubhau M°-Kaiṭabhau| Brahmaṇo 'pacitiṃ kurvan jaghāna Madhusūdanaḥ ). Cf. Asura, Asurendra, dual, Dānava, dual, Dānavendra, dual, Kaiṭabha. [ ID=6608 ]
- 1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 450-1 ] Madhu 3 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ).—Do. 4 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=6609 ]
- an ancient people identified with the Vrishnis  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Madhu, pl. ( °avaḥ ), a people = the Vṛṣṇis. § 277 (Jarā- sandhavadhap.): II, 22, 888 ( avadhyaṃ M°bhiḥ, sc. Jarāsandhaṃ ).—§ 452 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 183, †12589 ( °ūnāṃ senā, will assist the Pāṇḍavas). [ ID=6610 ]
- a son of Binduman and Sangha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 2-609 ] Madhu (I) — a son of Bindumān and Sanghā; his son was Vīravrata. Bhā. V. 15. 15. [ ID=10011 ]
- the father of Asura Lavana who was killed by Hari  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (II) — the father of Asura Lavaṇa; 1 killed by Hari. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 11. 14.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. VII. 9. 37; X. 40. 17. Br. II. 37. 2; III 63. 38; IV. 29. 75.] [ ID=10012 ]
- a son of Kartaviryarjuna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (III) — a son of Kārtavīryārjuna; he had a hundred sons of whom Vṛṣni was the eldest. Bhā. IX. 23. 27, 29; Vi. IV. 11. 21. [ ID=10013 ]
- A son of Devakshetra and father of Kuruvasa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (IV) — a son of Devakṣatra (Devakṣetra M. P. and Vi. P. ) and father of Kuruvaśa (Puravasa M. P. ) (Kumāravamśa- Vi. P. ). Bhā. IX. 24. 5; M. 44. 44; Vi. IV. 12. 42. [ ID=10014 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (V) — a son of Kṛṣṇa. Bhā. X. 90. 33. [ ID=10015 ]
- An Atreya and a sage of the Chakshusha epoch  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-610 ] Madhu (VII) — an Ātreya and a sage of the Cākṣuṣa epoch. Br. II. 36. 78; Vā. 62. 66. [ ID=10017 ]
- a son of Praheti and a Rakshasa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (VIII) — a son of Praheti: a Rākṣasa. Br. III. 7. 91; Vā. 69. 165. [ ID=10018 ]
- a son of Khasha and a Rakshasa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (IX) — a son of Khaśā and a Rākṣasa. Br. III. 7. 133. [ ID=10019 ]
- a son of Devana and father of Nandana, Puruvasu Manu, and Manuvasha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (X) — a son of Devana and father of Nandana, Puruvasu Manu, and Manuvaśa. Br. III. 70. 46; Vā. 95. 45. [ ID=10020 ]
- a Marici god  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XI) — a Marīci god. Br. IV. 1. 58. [ ID=10021 ]
- a son of Auttama Manu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XII) — a son of Auttama Manu. M. 9. 12. [ ID=10022 ]
- A demon who attacked Narayana and was slain by Vishnu.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XIII) — a Rākṣasa who attacked Nārāyaṇa; was slain by Viṣṇu. M. 135. 49; 178. 6, 18. [ ID=10023 ]
- a mind-born son of Lord Vishnu born with Kaitabha representing rajas and tamas qualities  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XIV) — a mind-born son of Lord Viṣṇu born with Kaiṭabha representing rajas and tamas qualities; 1 with Kaiṭabha shook the lotus stand of Brahmā in the navel of Viṣṇu lying in waters after interview with Rudra; then Brahmā appealed to Viṣṇu in fear; Bhū, Bhuva and Suva entered Brahmā; Viṣnu and Jiṣṇu fought with Madhu Kaitabha when Brahmā acted as arbitrator; the battle con- tinued for thousands of years; Brahmā entered into con- templation when Mohini or Viṣṇumāya appeared to the great grief of the Asuras; both were killed when Brahmā asked for permission to create four kinds of creatures; with Page2-611+ 37 a view to this he performed austerities when he was filled with rage and tears out of which came wind, bile and kapha besides poisonous serpents; Brahmā's grief knew no bounds, and he swooned and lost his life; when Rudra appeared in eleven forms out of his face, revived him and helped him in his creation as his son. 2 [ Footnote: 1) M. 170. 1.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 25. 30-80.] [ ID=10024 ]
- a son of Vishvesha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-611 ] Madhu (XV) — a son of Viśveśā. M. 171. 49. [ ID=10025 ]
- a son of Langali  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XVII) — a son of Lāngalī, the avatār of the Lord. Vā. 23. 200. [ ID=10027 ]
- a son of Vrisha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XVIII) — a son of Vṛṣa; had a hundred sons of whom Vṛṣṇi was the eldest. Vi. IV. 11. 26-7, 29. [ ID=10028 ]
- a son of Chakshusha Manu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XIX) — a son of Cākṣuṣa Manu. Vi. III. 1. 28. [ ID=10029 ]
- 1. An ancient tribe whose lord was Krishna. 2. Related to the Pandavas. 3. Defenders of Dvaraka. 4. Relieved by Kamsa's death. 5. Met Krishna with presents when he went to Mithila. 6. Praised the heroic deeds of Vishnu. 7. Fought with their kinsmen and perished.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhus — a tribe whose Lord was Kṛṣṇa; 1 related to the Pāṇḍavas; 2 defended Dvārakā; 3 relieved by Kamsa's death; 4 heard of Kṛṣṇa's going to Mithilā and met him with presents; 5 their praise of the heroic deeds of Viṣṇu; 6 fought with their kinsmen and ended themselves. 7 Page2-612+ 29 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 8. 42; 10. 26.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. I. 14. 25; IX. 24. 63.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. I. 11. 11.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 45. 15.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. X. 86. 20.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. IX. 24. 63.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. XI. 30. 18.] [ ID=10030 ]

### Specific Trees and Plants (12 definitions)
- Bassia Latifolia  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Bassia Latifolia, L. [ ID=155772 ]
- Jonesia asoka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Jonesia Asoka, L. [ ID=155773 ]
- liquorice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > liquorice, L. [ ID=155774 ]
- a particular plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मधु (madhu) ( उ (u) ) f. a partic. plant (= जीवा (jīvā) or जीवन्ती (jīvantī) ), L. [ ID=155783 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. The Ashoka tree.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 5 The Aśoka tree
- neuter  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आलु (ālu) n
- sweet potato  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अलुकं (alukaṃ) sweet potato
- a pomegranate tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बी ( वी ) जः (bī (vī) jaḥ) a pomegranate tree
- a kind of citron  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — बी ( वी ) (bī(vī)) जपूरः (japūraḥ) a kind of citron
- 1. Sweet-flavoured. 2. The wine-palm. 3. Sugar-cane. 4. Sweetness.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रस (rasa) a. sweet-flavoured, sweet. ( सः (saḥ) ) 1 the wine-palm. 2 sugar-cane. 3 sweetness. (
- 1. A bunch of grapes. 2. A vine.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सा (sā) ) 1 a bunch of grapes. 2 vine
- 1. Liquorice. 2. The third day in the bright half of Shravana.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वा (vā) ) 1 liquorice. 2 N. of the third day in the bright half of Śrāvaṇa

### Comprehensive Dictionary Definitions (10 definitions)
- 1. Sweet, delicious, pleasant, or charming. 2. The first spring month, Caitra. 3. Spring. 4. Nectar, mead, milk, butter, honey, or sweet intoxicating liquor.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 215-1 ] मधु (madhu) mádh-u, a. ( u, ū, or v-ī ) sweet, delicious; pleasant, charming, delightful; N. of the first spring month (= Caitra, March-April); Page215-2 spring; N. of two Asuras; N.; n. nectar, mead, Soma ( V. ); milk, butter ( V. ); honey ( this sp. meaning is doubtful for RV. ); sweet intoxicating liquor ( C. ). [ ID=13634 ]
- 1. Sweet. 2. Spirituous liquor or wine. 3. Honey. 4. Nectar or flower honey. 5. Water. 6. Milk. 7. Sugar. 8. Sweetness in flavor, sound, or disposition. 9. The month Chaitra. 10. Spring. 11. The Bassia latifolia tree. 12. A demon slain by Vishnu. 13. The Ashoka tree. 14. Liquorice. 15. A rakshasa killed by Shatrughna. 16. A plant.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मध (dha) ु (madhu) [Printed book page 637 ] मध (dha) ु (madhu) mfn. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ)- ध (dha) ्वी - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) (-dhuḥ-dhvī-dhu) ) Sweet, literally or figuratively. n. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ) 1 Spirituous liquor, distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia, or according to some explanations wine, or spirit distilled from grapes. 2 Honey. 3 The nectar, or honey of flowers. 4 Water. 5 Milk. 6 Sugar. 7 Sweetness, in flavour, sound, or disposition. m. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ) ) 1 The month Chaitra, (March-April.) 2 The season of spring. 3 A tree, ( Bassia latifolia.) 4 The name of a Daitya or demon, slain by VIṢṆU. 5 The Aśoka tree, ( Jonesia asoca.) 6 Liquorice. 7 The name of a RĀKṢASA killed by ŚATRUGHNA. f. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ) ) A plant, ( Celtis orientalis.) E. मन (mana) to mind or respect, Uṇādi aff. उ (u), and ध (dha) substituted for the final. [ ID=29325 ]
- 1. Spirituous liquor, honey, milk, water, sugar, or sweetness. 2. The spring month of Chaitra. 3. A tree. 4. A demon. 5. A plant. 6. Sweet or agreeable.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 571-b ] मधु (madhu) ( धु ) ((dhu)) 2. n. Spirituous liquor; honey; milk; water; sugar; sweetness; Chaitra, the month Page572-a+ 38 of spring; name of a tree; of a demon. f. A plant (Celtis orientalis). a. Sweet, agreeable. [ ID=28840 ]
- 1. The month of Chaitra. 2. The spring season. 3. The ashoka tree. 4. Name of a demon killed by Vishnu. 5. Name of a demon killed by Shatrughna. 6. An epithet of King Kartavirya.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) (II) m. 1. The month of Chaitra, भास्करस्य मधु (madhu) माधवाविव (bhāskarasya madhumādhavāviva) R. xi.7, मासे मधौ मधु (madhu) रकोकिलभृंगनादै रामा हरंति हृदयं प्रसभं नराणाम् (māse madhau madhurakokilabhṛṃganādai rāmā haraṃti hṛdayaṃ prasabhaṃ narāṇām) Rt. vi.25; 2. the spring season, सहायमेकं मधु (madhu) मेव लब्ध्वा (sahāyamekaṃ madhumeva labdhvā) K.S. iii.10, 30; 3. the Aśoka tree; 4. name of a demon killed by Vishṇu; 5. name of another demon killed by Śatrughna; 6. an epithet of king Kārtavīrya. [ ID=28657 ]
- 1. Honey. 2. Spirituous liquor. 3. The nectar of flowers. 4. Sugar. 5. Sweetness. 6. Water.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) (III) n. 1. Honey, M. ii.29; 2. spirituous liquor, प्रियामुखोच्छ्वासविकल्पितं मधु (madhu) (priyāmukhocchvāsavikalpitaṃ madhu) Rt. i.3, विनयंते स्म तद्योधा मधु (madhu) भिर्विजयश्रमम् (vinayaṃte sma tadyodhā madhubhirvijayaśramam) R. iv.65; 3. the nectar of flowers; 4. sugar; 5. sweetness; 6. water. [ ID=28658 ]
- 1. Sweet. 2. Spirituous liquor or wine. 3. Honey. 4. Nectar of flowers. 5. Water. 6. Milk. 7. Sugar. 8. Sweetness in flavor, sound, or disposition. 9. The month Chaitra. 10. The season of spring. 11. The Bassia latifolia tree. 12. A demon slain by Vishnu. 13. The Ashoka tree. 14. Liquorice. 15. A rakshasa killed by Satrughna. 16. An epithet of king Kartavirya. 17. The Celtis orientalis plant.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मध (dha) ु (madhu) [Printed book page 546-b ] मध (dha) ु (madhu) mfn. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ)- ध (dha) ्वी - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) (-dhuḥ-dhvī-dhu) ) Sweet, literally or figuratively. n. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ) 1. Spirituous liquor, distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia, or according to some explanations wine, or spirit distilled from grapes. 2. Honey. 3. The nectar, or honey of flowers. 4. Water. 5. Milk. 6. Sugar. 7. Sweetness, in flavour, sound, or disposition. m. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ) ) 1. The month Chaitra, (March-April.) 2. The season of spring. 3. A tree, (Bassia latifoliā.) 4. The name of Daitya or demon, slain by VISHṆU. 5. The Asoka tree, (Jonesia asoca.) 6. Liquorice. 7. The name of a RĀKSHASA killed by SATRUGHNA. 8. An epithet of king Kārtavirya. f. ( - ध (dha) ु (-dhu) ः (-dhuḥ) ) A plant, (Celtis orientalis.) E. मन् (man) to mind or respect, Unādi aff. उ, (u,) and ध (dha) substituted for the final. [ ID=30303 ]
- 1. Sweet. 2. Liquorice. 3. The tree Bassia latifolia. 4. The month Caitra, corresponding to March and April. 5. The season of spring. 6. The name of a demon slain by Vishnu. 7. Honey. 8. The nectar of flowers. 9. Milk. 10. Sugar. 11. Spirituous liquor or wine. 12. Water.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 0680-b ] मधु (madhu) madhu, I. adj. Sweet, Chr. 291, 6 = Rigv. i. 85, 6; Megh, 67. II. m. 1. Liquorice. 2. A tree, Bassia latifolia. 3. The month Caitra, March — April, Ṛt. 6, 24. 4. The Page0681-a+ 40 season of spring, Mālav. d. 26. 5. The name of a Daitya slain by Viṣṇu; cf. madhubhid. III. n. 1. Honey, Hit. i. d. 81, M.M. 2. The nectar of flowers. 3. Milk. 4. Sugar. 5. Spirituous liquor from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia, or wine, Megh. 93; Ragh. 4, 60. 6. Water. — Comp. Tri-, adj. one who knows or recites the three verses of the Rigveda, beginning with madhu ( Rigv. i. 90, 6 — 8), Yājñ. 1, 219 — Cf. μέθυ; O.H.G. medu, mito; A.S. medu, medo. [ ID=10893 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or agreeable. 2. The first month of the year or the spring season. 3. Name of certain Asuras and princes. 4. Sweet food or drink, especially honey, milk, mead, or wine.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 392 ] मधु (madhu) ( f. मधु (madhu), मधू (madhu, madhū) & मध्वी (madhvī) ) sweet, pleasant, agreeable. m. N. of the first month of the year, the spring, N. of two Asuras & sev. princes; n. sweet food or drink, esp. milk, honey, Soma, mead, wine, etc. [ ID=23652 ]
- 1. Sweet, of a pleasant taste or flavor, pleasant, agreeable. 2. Anything sweet, especially if liquid, mead, Soma, honey, milk or anything produced from milk, the juice or nectar of flowers, any sweet intoxicating drink, wine, spirituous liquor, sugar, sweetness, water. 3. A particular Brahmana or a particular metre. 4. The first month of the year, Caitra, spring, Bassia latifolia, Jonesia asoka, liquorice. 5. An Asura slain by Vishnu, another Asura who was the father of Lavana, a son of the third Manu, one of the seven sages under Manu Caksusha, various princes, a teacher, a mountain. 6. The race of Madhu or the Yadavas. 7. A particular plant.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 0736-b ] मधु (madhu) madhu, us, us or ūs or vī, u (connected with rt. 2. mad, but in Uṇādi-s. 1. 19. said to be fr. rt. man; for declension of neut. see Gram. 115; in Ved. the gen. of the neut. may be madhos, inst. madhvā, loc. madhau, fem. nom. pl. madhvīs ), sweet, of a pleasant taste or flavour, pleasant, agree- able; ( u ), n. anything sweet (especially if liquid), mead; Soma ( Somyam madhu, Ṛg-veda 1. 19, 9); honey (said to possess intoxicating qualities and to be of eight kinds); milk or anything produced from milk (as butter, melted butter, ghee, Ved.); the juice or nectar of flowers, any sweet intoxicating drink, wine, spirituous liquor; sugar; sweetness; water; N. of one of the Brāhmaṇas; a particular metre, four times ˘˘; ( us ), m., N. of the first month of the year, = Caitra (March-April); the spring; Bassia Latifolia; Jonesia Asoka; liquorice ( = madhūka, madhu-druma ); N. of an Asura or Daitya (gene- rally associated with Kaiṭabha and along with him slain by Viṣṇu); N. of another Asura (father of the Rākṣasa Lavaṇa and killed in Madhu-vana by Śatru-ghna, who founded there the city of Mathurā or Madhurā; this Asura is sometimes identified with the previous one); N. of a son of the third Manu; of one of the seven sages under Manu Cākṣuṣa; of various princes, of a son of Vṛṣa, of Deva- kṣatra, of Bindumat, of Arjuna Kārtavīrya; N. of a teacher [cf. madhva ]; N. of a mountain; (avas), m. pl. the race of Madhu, = the Yādavas or Mā- thuras; ( us ), f. a particular plant, = Jīvā or Jīvantī; [cf. Zend madhu, ‘honey;’ Gr. μέθ-υ, μεθ-ύ-ω, μεθ-ύ-σκ-ω, μέλι in which θ or δ is changed into λ; Lat. mel, mellis for melvis = meduis (?); Angl. Sax. med-u, med-o; Old Germ. met-o, medu; Slav. med-ŭ; Lith. mid-u-s, ‘honey;’ Hib. mil, gen. meala, ‘honey.’] —Madhu-kaṇṭha, as, m. the Indian cuckoo, koïl (= kokila). —Madhu-kara, as, m. ‘honey-maker,’ a bee; a lover, libertine; Eclipta Prostrata (= bhṛṅga-rāja-vṛkṣa); Asparagus Racemosus; Achyranthes Aspera; sweet lime; ( ī ), f. a female bee. —Madhukara-gaṇa, as, m. a swarm of bees. —Madhukara-rājan, ā, m. the king of bees, i. e. the queen bee. —Madhukara- śreṇi, is, f. a line of bees. —Madhukara-sāha, as, or madhukara-sāhi, is, m., N. of a king, son of Pratāpa-rudra. —Madhukarāya, Nom. A. madhu- Page0736-c+ 81 karāyate, &c., to act the part of a bee, represent a bee. —Madhukarikā, f., N. of a woman. —Ma- dhu-karkaṭikā, f. a species of Madhura-jambīra (= madhurā or madhu-kharjūrikā ). —Madhu-kar- kaṭī, f. a kind of citron, sweet lime; a kind of date (= madhu-bīja-pūra). —Madhu-karṇa, see Gaṇa Kumud-ādi to Pāṇ. IV. 2, 80. —Madhu-kaśā, f. ( = madhumatī kaśā, ) Ṛg-veda I. 22, 3), Ved. the whip belonging to the Aśivins with which they are said to mix up the Soma juice (described in Atharva-veda IX. 1, 1, &c. as produced from the heaven, earth, air, ocean, fire, or as a daughter of the Wind); an imple- ment furnished with thongs for whipping up milk &c. —Madhu-kāṇḍa, am, n., N. of the first Kāṇḍa of the Bṛhad-āraṇyakopaniṣad. —Madhu-kānana, am, n. = madhu-vana, the forest of the Daitya Madhu. —Madhu-kāra, as, m. ‘honey-maker,’ a bee; ( ī ), f. a female bee. —Madhu-kārin, ī, m. a bee. —Ma- dhu-kukkuṭikā or madhu-kukkuṭī, f. a kind of citron tree with ill-smelling blossoms [cf. pūti- puṣpikā ]; ( ikā ), f. a kind of plant (= madhurā). —Madhu-kumbhā, f., N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda. —Madhu-kulyā, f. a stream of honey, honey in streams (sometimes used to express an overflowing abundance of good things); N. of a river in Kuśa-dvīpa. —Madhu-kūla, as, ā, am, whose banks consist of Madhu. —Madhu-kṛt, t, t, t, making honey or sweetness; ( t ), m. ‘honey- maker,’ a bee. —Madhu-keśaṭa, as, m. ‘honey- insect,’ a bee. —Madhu-kośa or madhu-koṣa, as, m. ‘honey-receptacle,’ a bee-hive; a honey-comb. —Madhu-krama, as, m. a bee-hive; a honey- comb; ( ās ), m. pl. a drinking bout, drunkenness. —Madhu-kṣīra, as, m. Phœnix Silvestris. —Ma- dhu-kharjūrikā or madhu-kharjūrī, f. a kind of date. —Madhu-gandhika, as, ā, am, sweet-smell- ing. —Madhu-gāyana, as, m. the Indian cuckoo. —Madhu-guñjana, as, m. Hyperanthera Moringa. —Madhu-graha, as, m. a libation of honey (in the Vāja-peya). —Madhu-ghoṣa, as, m. ‘sweetly- sounding,’ the Indian cuckoo. —Madhu-cchadā, f. a particular shrub (= mayūra-śikhā). —Madhu- cchanda, as, m. (a later form of madhu-cchandas ), N. of one of the seven sages (in Hari-vaṃśa 1462). —Madhu-cchandas, ās, m., N. of the middlemost (51st) of Viśvāmitra's 101 sons; (asas), m. pl., N. of all the sons of Viśvāmitra. —Madhu-cyut, t, t, t, or madhu-cyuta, as, ā, am, dropping honey, dis- tilling honey, overflowing with sweets. —Madhu-ja, as, ā, am, obtained from honey; ( ā ), f. sugar made from honey, sugar-candy; the earth; ( am ), n. bees- wax. —Madhu-jambīra, madhu-jambha, or ma- dhu-jambhala, as, m. a kind of citron. —Madhu- jāta, as, ā, am, ‘honey-born,’ sprung or produced from honey. —Madhu-jit, t, m. ‘conqueror of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-jihva, as, ā, am, Ved. ‘honey-tongued, sweet-tongued’ (said of fire, because of the butter melted upon it); sweetly- speaking, (Sāy. = madhura-bhāṣi-jihvopeta. ) —Madhu-tṛna, am, n. sugar-cane. —Madhu- traya, am, n. the three sweet things ( sitā, māk- ṣikā, ) and sarpis, q. q. v. v.). —Madhu-tva, am, n. sweetness. —Madhu-dīpa, as, m. ‘lamp of spring,’ the god of love. —Madhu-dugha, as, ā, am, Ved. milking (i. e. yielding) sweetness; (Sāy.) water- yielding. —Madhu-dūta, as, m. ‘the messenger of spring,’ the mango tree; ( ī ), f. Bignonia Suaveolens. —Madhu-dogha, as, m., Ved. the milking of sweetness; (Sāy.) water-yielding (as adj. = udakasya dohaka or vṛṣṭy-udakasya kartri ). —Madhu- doha, as, m. the milking out or extracting of honey, the extracting of sweetness. —Madhu-dra, as, m. ‘hastening after honey or sweets’ [cf. rt. 2. drā ], a bee; a libertine. —Madhu-drava, as, m. a red-blos- somed Hyperanthera Moringa. —Madhu-druma, as, m. Bassia Latifolia (see madhūka ), the mango tree. —Madhu-dviṣ, ṭ, m. ‘the foe of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-dhā, ās, ās, am, Ved. dispensing or holding sweetness; (Sāy. madhu = madhurāṇi stuti-lakṣaṇāni vākyāni or āditya or stoma. ) —Madhu-dhātu, us, m. a kind of yellow Page0737-a+ 81 pyrites (see mākṣika ). —Madhu-dhāra, as, ā, am, Ved. pouring out sweetness; pouring down water, (Sāy. = udaka-dhārā yasya. ) —Madhu- dhārā, f. a stream of honey; N. of a mythical river. —Madhu-dhūli, is, f. molasses, unrefined brown sugar. —Madhu-dhenu, us, f. honey offered to Brāhmans in the form of a milch cow. —Madhu- nāḍī, f. a cell in a honey-comb; an epithet of the hymns Ṛg-veda III. 54, 55. —Madhu-nālikeraka, as, m. a kind of cocoa-nut. —Madhu-nirgama, as, m. the departure of spring. —Madhu-nisūdana, as, and madhu-nihantṛ, tā, m. ‘destroyer of Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-netṛ, tā, m. a bee. —Madhuno-leha (?), as, m. ‘licker of honey,’ a bee. —Madhun-tama, as, ā, am (a superlative of madhu formed analogously to madin-tima ), very intoxi- cating, sweetest. —Madhu-pa, as, ā, am, honey- drinking, drinking sweetness, ( madhupaḥ khagaḥ, a bee); ( as ), m. a bee. —Madhu-paṭala, as, m. a bee-hive. —Madhu-pati, is, m. ‘chief of the race of Madhu,’ an epithet of Kṛṣṇa. —Madhu-parka, as, m. a mixture of honey, an offering of honey and milk, a respectful offering to a guest or to the bridegroom on his arrival at the door of the father of the bride (sometimes consisting of equal parts of curds, honey, and clarified butter, see Manu III. 119, V. 41); the ceremony of receiving a guest; N. of a son of Garuḍa. —Madhuparka-dāna, am, n. the offering of the Madhu-parka. —Madhuparka-pāṇī, is, is, i, having the Madhu-parka oblation in the hand, offering the Madhu-parka. —Madhu-parkā- camana (°ka-āc°), am, n. the tasting of the Madhu- parka. —Madhu-parkika, as, ā, am, presenting the offering of honey, &c. —Madhu-parkya, as, ā, am, worthy of the honey offering (Pāṇ. V. 1, 66). —Madhu-parṇikā, f. Gmelina Arborea; the indigo plant, Indigofera Tinctoria; a species of creeper, Lycopodium Imbricatum; Cocculus Cordifolius; = sudarśanā. —Madhu-parṇī, f. Cocculus Cordi- folius; Gmelina Arborea; Indigofera Tinctoria; the pomegranate tree; Lycopodium; Menispermum; sweet lime. —Madhu-pā, ās, ās, am, Ved. honey- drinking, drinking sweetness. —Madhu-pāṇi, is, is, i, Ved. having honey or sweetness in the hand. —Madhupā-tama, as, ā, am, excessively drink- ing sweetness or Soma, (Sāy. = atiśayena madhoḥ somasya pātṛ. ) —Madhu-pāna, am, n. sipping the nectar of flowers. —Madhupāna-kala, as, ā, am, indistinct through the sipping of the nectar of flowers (as the humming of bees). —Madhu-pāyin, ī, m. ‘honey-drinker,’ a bee. —Madhu-pāla, as, m. a honey-keeper (Rāmāyaṇa V. 60, 10). —Madhu- pālikā, f. Gmelina Arborea. —Madhu-piṅgākṣa (°ga-ak°), as, ī, am, having eyes as yellow as honey; ( as ), m., N. of a Muni. —Madhu-pīlu, us, m. a species of tree, a kind of Pīlu tree. —Madhu-pura, am, n. the city of the Daitya Madhu; N. of a city in Northern India; ( ī ), f. the city of the Madhus, i. e. Mathurā. —Madhu-puṣpa, as, m. Bassia Latifolia; Acacia Sirissa (= śirīṣa); Jonesia Asoka; Mimu- sops Elengi; ( ā ), f. Croton Polyandrum, or Croton Tilglium; Tiaridium Indicum. —Madhu-pū, ūs, ūs, u, Ved. becoming clear in sweetness. —Madhu- pṛc, k, k, k, Ved. dispensing sweetness; (Sāy.) granting the sweet fruit of the sacrifice. —Madhu- pṛṣṭha, as, ā, am, Ved. whose back or surface consists of sweetness (said of Soma). —Madhu-peya, as, ā, am, Ved. sweet to drink; ( am ), n., Ved. the drinking of sweetness (of Soma &c.). —Madhu- praṇaya, as, m. fondness for wine, addiction to wine. —Madhupraṇaya-vat, ān, atī, at, fond of or addicted to wine. —Madhu-pratīka, as, ā, am, Ved. having a sweet mouth or face, having sweetness in the mouth; (Sāy.) having sweetness in every part (= ghṛta-prayuktāvayavaḥ); epithet of certain supernatural powers and properties belonging to a Yogin. —Madhu-prameha, as, m. honey-like or saccharine urine, diabetes. —Madhu-prāsana, am, n. putting a little honey into the mouth of a new- born male infant, one of the Saṃskāras or purificatory ceremonies of the Hindūs. —Madhu-priya, as, ā, Page0737-b+ 81 am, fond of honey or the juice of flowers; ( as ), m. a kind of shrub, = bhūmi-jambu, Ardisia Solanacea; an epithet of Bala-bhadra. —Madhu-pluta, as, ā, am, swimming with honey, mixed with honey. —Madhu-psaras, ās, ās, as, Ved. longing for sweetness; (Sāy.) feeding on the sweet Soma juice, or of sweet form ( = madhurasya soma-rasasya bhakṣayitṛ or manohara-rūpa ). —Madhu-pha- la, as, m. a kind of cocoa-nut; Flacourtia Sapida or Cataphracta. —Madhu-phalikā, f. a kind of date (= madhu-kharjūrikā). —Madhu-bahulā, f. Gærtnera Racemosa. —Madhu-bīja, as, m. a pome- granate tree. —Madhu-bījapūra, as, m. a kind of citron. —Madhu-brāhmaṇa, am, n., N. of a Brāh- maṇa. —Madhu-bhakṣaṇa, am, n., N. of a chapter of the Bāla-kāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa. —Madhu- bhadra, as, m. a proper N. —Madhu-bhāga, as, ā, am, Ved. whose lot or portion is sweetness. —Madhu-bhāva, as, m. a particular Prākṛt metre. —Madhu-bhid, t, m. ‘the slayer of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-bhuj, k, k, k, enjoying sweetness or gladness. —Madhu-bhū- mika, as, m. an epithet of a Yogin or ascetic in the second order or degree. —Madhu-makṣa, as, ā, m. f. or madhu-makṣikā, f. ‘honey-fly,’ a bee. —Ma- dhu-majjan, a kind of tree (= ākhoṭa). —Madhu- mat, ān, atī, at, possessing or containing sweetness, sweet; pleasant, agreeable; mixed with honey, honied; rich in honey, richly provided with the juice of flowers; containing the word madhu; (ān), m., N. of a country; of a city?; ( antas ), m. pl., N. of a people; ( atī ), f. Gmelina Arborea; N. of a particular step or degree in the Yoga [cf. bhūmikā ]; of a particular supernatural faculty belonging to a Yogin; of a kind of metre, four times ˘˘˘˘˘˘¯; of a river; of a city in Saurāṣṭra; of a daughter of the Daitya Madhu (wife of Hary-aśva). —Madhu-matta, as, ā, am, drunk with wine or mead; intoxicated or excited by the spring; ( as ), m., N. of a man; ( ās ), m. pl., N. of a people. —Madhu-math, t, or madhu-ma- thana, as, m., Ved. ‘the destroyer of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-mada, as, m. the intoxication of wine. —Madhu-manta, am, n., N. of a town. —Madhu-mantha, as, m. a kind of drink mixed with honey. —Madhu-maya, as, ī, am, made of honey, honied, sweet as honey, sweet, luscious. —Madhu-mallī, f. Jasminum Gran- diflorum. —Madhu-mastaka, am, n. a kind of sweetmeat (made of honey, flour, oil, and ghee). —Madhu-mādhava, au, m. du. or am, n. the two spring months, ( madhu-mādhave, in the spring.) —Madhu-mādhavī, f. any spring flower abounding in honey or a particular species of flower; a kind of intoxicating drink; a kind of metre, four times ¯¯˘¯˘˘˘¯˘˘¯˘¯¯; a particular Rāgiṇī or musical mode (?); N. of a commentary on the Amara-kośa. —Madhu-mādhvīka, am, n. any in- toxicating drink; a particular spirit or intoxicating drink distilled from the flowers of the Bassia Lati- folia; [cf. madhu-mādhavī. ] —Madhu-māraka, as, m. ‘destroyer of honey,’ a bee; [cf. madhu- sūdana. ] —Madhu-mālapattrikā, f. a species of small shrub (= civillikā). —Madhu-miśra, as, ā, am, mixed with honey or sweet milk; ( as ), m., N. of a man (the son of Bhava-candra). —Madhu- mura-naraka-vināśana, as, m. ‘the destroyer of (the Daityas) Madhu, Mura, and Naraka,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa). —Madhu-mūla, am, n. the edible root of Amorphophallus Campanulatus, a sort of yam, the Indian potato. —Madhu-meha, as, m. honey-like or saccharine urine, diabetes. —Madhu- meha-tva, am, n. the state of passing saccharine urine. —Madhu-mehin, ī, inī, i, suffering from saccharine urine or diabetes. —Madhu-yaṣṭi, is, or madhu-yaṣṭī, f. sugar-cane (= tikta-parvan). —Madhu-yaṣṭikā, f. liquorice, liquorice-stick ( = yaṣṭi-madhukā; the root of Abrus Precatorius is said to be similarly used). —Madhu-rasa, as, m. juice of honey, sweetness; sugar-cane; the wine palm; ( ā ), f. Sanseviera Roxburginana; a vine, a bunch of grapes; a kind of Asclepias, Gmelina Page0737-c+ 81 Arborea; (as, ā, am), sweet-flavoured, sweet. —Ma- dhu-ripu, us, m. ‘the enemy of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. —Madhu-ruha, as, m., N. of a son of Ghṛta-pṛṣṭha. —Madhu-reṇu, us, m. a species of tree (= kaṭa-bhī). —Madhu- lagna, as, m. a red-blossomed Moringa. —Madhu- latā, f. a kind of grass (= śūlī). —Madhu-lih, ṭ, or madhu-leha, as, or madhu-lehin, ī, m. ‘honey- sucking,’ a bee. —Madhu-lolupa, as, m. ‘longing after honey,’ a bee. —Madhu-vacas, ās, ās, as, Ved. sweet-voiced, sweetly speaking. —Madhu-vaṭī, f., N. of a district. —Madhu-vana, as, m. the Indian cuckoo; N. of the forest of the ape Sugrīva (which abounded in honey); of the forest of the Daitya Madhu on the Yamunā (where Śatru-ghna, after slaying Lavaṇa, son of Madhu, founded the city of Mathurā or Madhurā; it was sacred to Sarasvatī). —Madhu- varṇa, as, ā, am, Ved. honey-coloured, having an agreeable aspect; sweet; N. of a being attending on Skanda. —Madhu-vallī, f. liquorice (= yaṣṭī-ma- dhu, klītanaka). —Madhu-vātīya, as, ā, am, be- ginning with the words madhu vātāḥ. —Madhu- vāra, ās, m. pl. drinking repeatedly, tippling, ca- rousing. —Madhu-vāhana, as, ā, am, Ved. bearing or carrying sweet things (as honey, milk, &c. said of the chariots of ther Aśvins). —Madhu-vāhin, ī, inī, i, bearing or carrying sweet things; ( inī ), f., N. of a river. —Madhu-vidyā, f. ‘the science of sweetness,’ epithet of a particular mystical doctrine. —Madhu-vidviṣ, ṭ, m. ‘the enemy of (the Daitya) Madhu,’ epithet of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-vīja, as, m. the pomegranate. —Madhu-vṛdh, t, t, t, Ved. in- creasing sweetness, abounding in sweetness. —Ma- dhu-vṛṣa, as, ā, am, dropping or raining sweet- ness. —Madhu-vrata, as, ā, am, Ved. occupied with sweetness; (Sāy.) discharging the functions of water, = udakārtha-karman; (as), m. a bee. —Madhuvrata-pati, is, m. ‘king of bees,’ i. e. the queen bee. —Madhuvrata-varūtha (?), a swarm of bees. —Madhu-śarkarā, f. honey-sugar. —Ma- dhu-śākha, as, ā, am, having sweet branches; ( as ), m. Bassia Latifolia. —Madhu-śigru, us, m. Moringa Pterygosperma. —Madhu-śiṣṭa or ma- dhu-śeṣa, am, n. bees-wax, wax. —Madhu-ścut or madhu-ścyut, t, t, t, or madhu-ścyuta, as, ā, am, distilling sweetness, overflowing with sweets, (Sāy. = madhu-srāvin. ) —Madhu-śrava, see madhu- srava. —Madhu-śrī, īs, f. Beauty of Spring (per- sonified). —Madhu-śreṇī, f. the plant Sanseviera Roxburghiana (of Ceylon). —Madhu-śvāsā, f. a species of plant (= jīvantī). —Madhu-ṣut, t, t, t ( ṣut for sut ), Ved. generating sweetness, producing a sweet taste; (Sāy.) distilling the sweet Soma juice (= somam abhiṣuṇvat). —Madhuṣut-tama, as, ā, am, Ved. excessively distilling or producing sweet juice. —Madhu-ṣṭhāna, am, n., Ved. = madhu- sthāna, q. v. —Madhu-ṣyanda, see madhu-syan- da. —Madhu-sakha, as, m. ‘friend of spring,’ the god of love. —Madhu-saṅkāśa, as, ā, am, Ved. looking sweet, appearing pleasant. —Madhu-san- dṛśa, as, ī, am, Ved. sweet-looking, appearing lovely (Atharva-veda 1. 34, 3). —Madhu-sambhava, as, ā, am, producing honey or sweetness. —Madhu- sahāya, as, m. ‘companion of spring,’ epithet of the god of love. —Madhu-sāt, ind. to honey, into the state of honey. —Madhusād-bhūta, as, ā, am, become honey, become sweet. —Madhu-sārathi, is, m. ‘having spring for a charioteer,’ epithet of the god of love. —Madhu-sikthaka, as, m. a kind of poison. —Madhu-suhṛd, t, m. ‘the friend of spring,’ the god of love. —Madhu-sūdana, as, m. ‘destroyer of honey,’ a bee [cf. madhu-māraka ]; ‘destroyer of the demon Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa; N. of a scholar to whom a recension of the Mahā-nāṭaka is attributed [cf. madhu-saras- vatī, madhu-guru ]; ( ī ), f. Bengal beet. —Madhu- sūdana-sarasvatī, m., N. of an author of various works. —Madhu-sena, as, m., N. of a prince of Madhu-pura. —Madhu-skanda, as, m., N. of a Tīrtha. —Madhu-sthāna, am, n. ‘bee-place,’ a bee- hive (= caṣāla). —Madhu-syanda, as, m., N. of Page0738-a+ 81 one of the sons of Viśvāmitra. —Madhu-srava, as, ā, am, dropping sweetness, distilling sweets; ( as ), m. Bassia Latifolia; Sanseviera Zeylanica; ( ā ), f., N. of various plants, = jīvantī (Sanseviera Roxbur- ghiana); = haṃsa-padī, liquorice; N. of the third day in the light half of the month Śrāvaṇa; N. of a river sacred to Sarasvatī; ( am ), n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Madhu-sravas, ās, m. Bassia Latifolia. —Ma- dhu-svara, as, m. ‘sweet-voiced,’ the Indian cuckoo. —Madhu-han, ā, m. a destroyer of honey; a col- lector of honey; a particular bird of prey; ‘the slayer of the Daitya Madhu,’ an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa; a soothsayer. —Madhu-hantṛ, tā, m. ‘the slayer of the Daitya Madhu,’ epithet of Rāma as an incarnation of Viṣṇu. —Madhu-hastya, as, ā, am, Ved. ‘sweet-handed,’ having sweetness in the hand. —Madhūcchiṣṭa (°dhu-uc°), am, n. bees-wax; [cf. madhu-śiṣṭha, madhu-śeṣa. ] —Madhūc- chiṣṭa-sthita, as, ā, am covered on the outside with wax (said of baskets, Mahā-bh. Vana-p. 17132). —Madhūttha (°dhu-ut°), as, ā, am, made or pro- duced from honey; ( am ), n. bees-wax. —Madhūt- thita (°dhu-ut°), am, n. ‘produced from honey,’ wax. —Madhūtsava (°dhu-ut°), as, m. the spring festival (on the day of the full moon in the month Caitra). —Madhūdaka (°dhu-ud°), am, n. ‘honey- water,’ honey diluted in water, hydromel. —Madhū- daka-prasravaṇa, as, ā, am, flowing with honey and water. —Madhūdyāna (°dhu-ud°), am, n. a spring garden. —Madhūpaghna (°dhu-up°), am, n., N. of a city, = Mathurā or Madhurā. —Madhv- akṣa, as, ī, am, having eyes of the colour of honey (said of Agni). —Madhv-ad, t, t, t, Ved. eating sweetness. —Madhu-arnas, ās, ās, as, Ved. having sweet springs or waters (said of a river; Sāy. = ma- dhurodaka ). —Madhv-aṣṭhīlā, f. a lump of honey, honey in lumps, clotted honey. —Madhu-ācārya, as, m., N. of a Vaiṣṇava teacher of the thirteenth century. —Madhv-āhāra, as, m. bees-wax. —Ma- dhv-āpāta, as, ā, am, having honey at the begin- ning, having sweetness at the first taste, ( madhvā- pāto viṣāsvādaḥ, in Manu XI. 9, is probably a proverb, ‘beginning with the taste of honey but ending with swallowing poison.’) —Madhv-āmra, as, m. a kind of mango tree (= baddha-rasāla). —Madhv-ālu, u, or madhv-āluka, am, n. a kind of plant with sweet tubercles, sweet potato. —Madhv- āvāsa, as, m. the mango tree. —Madhv-āśin, ī, inī, i, eating honey or sweets, enjoying sweetness. —Madhv-āsava, as, m. a decoction of honey, an intoxicating drink made from honey or from the blossoms of the Bassia Latifolia, sweet spirituous liquor. —Madhvāsava-kṣīva, as, ā, am, drunk with liquor distilled from honey. —Madhvāsava- nika, as, m. a preparer of sweet intoxicating drinks, a distiller. —Madhv-āsvāda, as, ā, am, honey- flavoured, having the taste of honey. —Madhv- āhuti, is, f. a sacrificial offering consisting of sweet things, an oblation of honey, &c. [ ID=36298 ]
- Anything sweet used as food or drink, mead, Soma, milk, or honey.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 2-123 ] Madhu denotes anything sweet used as food, and especially drink, ‘mead,’ 1 a sense often found in the Rigveda. 2 More precisely it denotes either ‘Soma’ 3 or ‘milk,’ 4 or less often Page2-124+ 49 ‘honey,’ 5 which, however, is the most definite sense in the later literature. Taboos against the use of honey are recorded. 6 [ Footnote: 1) The word is etymologically identical with Greek (greek) μέθυ, ‘intoxicating drink,’ and Anglo-Saxon medu, ‘mead.’] [ Footnote: 2) Used as an adjective, ‘sweet,’ in Rv. i. 90, 6. 8; 187, 2; iii. 1, 8; iv. 34, 2; 42, 3; Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, xxxviii. 10, etc.; as a substantive, Rv. i. 154, 4; ii. 37, 5; iii. 39, 6; iv. 38, 10, etc.; Av. vi. 69, 1; ix. 1, 22; Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, iii. 1, 2, 4, 13, etc.] [ Footnote: 3) Rv. i. 19, 9; ii. 19, 2; 34, 5; 36, 4; iii. 43, 3; iv. 18, 13, etc.] [ Footnote: 4) Rv. i. 117, 6; 169, 4; 177, 3; iii. 8, 1; vii. 24, 2; Vājasaneyi Saṃ- hitā, vi. 2, etc.] [ Footnote: 5) Rv. viii. 4, 8 (where the sense is made certain by the adjective sāragha, ‘derived from the bee’); perhaps also iv. 45, 4; vii. 32, 2; viii. 24, 20, and, according to Hillebrandt, Vedische Myth- ologie, 1, 239 et seq., in many other passages; Av. ix. 1, 17, 19; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, vii. 5, 10, 1; Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā, iv. 9, 7; Aitareya Brāhmaṇa, vii. 15; viii. 5. 20; Śatapatha Brāh- maṇa, i. 6, 2, 1. 2; xi. 5, 4, 18; Bṛhadāraṇyaka, ii. 5, 1; Chāndogya Upaniṣad, vi. 9, 1, etc.] [ Footnote: 6) In the case of women, Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa, i. 55, 2; of students, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, xi. 5, 4, 18. Cf. Schrader, Prehistoric Antiquities, 321; St. Petersburg Dictionary, s.v. ] [ ID=2335 ]

### Bees and Bee-Related Items (Beeswax, Beehives) (8 definitions)
- leftover food  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उच्छिष्टं (ucchiṣṭaṃ)
- bees-wax  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उत्थं, - उत्थितं (utthaṃ, -utthitaṃ) bees'-wax
- 1. A large black bee. 2. A lover or libertine. 3. Sweet lime.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — करः (karaḥ) 1 a large black bee; कुटजे खलु (kuṭaje khalu) तेनेहा तेने हा मधुकरेण कथं (tenehā tene hā madhukareṇa kathaṃ) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 1. 10; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 9. 30; Meghadūta (Bombay) 35, 47. 2 a lover, libertine. 3 sweet lime. (
- a female bee  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — री (rī) ) a female bee. ° गणः, ° श्रणिः (°gaṇaḥ, °śraṇiḥ) f. a swarm of bees
- a bee or a drunkard  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पः (paḥ) a bee or a drunkard; राजप्रियाः कैरविण्यो रमंते (rājapriyāḥ kairaviṇyo ramaṃte) मधुपैः सह (madhupaiḥ saha) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 1. 126, 1. 63 (where both meanings are intended)
- licking  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लिह्, - लेह्, - लेहिन् (lih, -leh, -lehin) m
- a bee  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लोलुपः (lolupaḥ) a bee; so मधुतोलेहः (madhutolehaḥ)
- 1. A bee. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सूदतः (sūdataḥ) 1 a bee. 2 an epithet of Viṣṇu

### The Quality of Sweetness / Sweet (Adjective) (7 definitions)
- sweet, delicious, pleasant, or charming  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 779,2] मधु (madhu) mf( ऊ (ū) or उ (u) or वी (vī) )n. ( gen. n. Ved. मध्वस् (madhvas), मधोस् (madhos), or मधु (madhu) नस् (madhunas); instr. मध्वा (madhvā); dat. मधु (madhu) ने (madhune); loc. मधौ (madhau) ) sweet, delicious, pleasant, charming, delightful, RV.; TS. [ ID=155768 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Honey.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 1 Honey; एतास्ता मधु (dhu) (madhu) नो (etāstā madhuno) धाराश्च्यातति सविषास्त्वयि (dhārāścyātati saviṣāstvayi) Uttararāmacarita 3. 34; मधु (dhu) (madhu) तिष्ठति जिह्वाग्रे हृदये तु हलाहलम् (madhu tiṣṭhati jihvāgre hṛdaye tu halāhalam)
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Sweetness.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 6 Sweetness
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Anything sweet.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 7 Anything sweet
- dropping honey or sweetness  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — स्रव (srava) a. dropping honey or sweetness. (
- Sweet, pleasant, or agreeable  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 548-15 ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) (I) a. (f. धु (dhu), धू (dhū) or ध्वी (dhvī) ) Sweet, pleasant, agreeable. [ ID=28656 ]
- 1. Sweet. 2. Sweet food and drink, especially honey, Soma, or milk products.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > मधु (madhu) [Printed book page 211-a ] mádhu, a. sweet; as n. sweet food and drink: esp. Soma; milk and its products; oftenest honey, 26 13. [ cf. μέθω, ‘wine’; AS medu, Eng. mead. ] [ ID=3106 ]

### Miscellaneous Specific Items, Concepts, or Roles (4 definitions)
- pyrites  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pyrites, Bhpr. [ ID=155791 ]
- 1. A Brahmana. 2. A kind of metre.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Brāhmaṇa, ŚBr.; a kind of metre, Col. [ ID=155792 ]
- the extracting of sweetness or honey  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — दोहः (dohaḥ) the extracting of sweetness or honey
- diabetes mellitus  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मेहः (mehaḥ) = मधुप्रमेह (madhuprameha) q. v

### Named Places (Cities, Forests, Mountains) (3 definitions)
- of a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mountain, MārkP. [ ID=155781 ]
- a city, town, fortress  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — पुरं (puraṃ)
- 1. The forest inhabited by the demon Madhu where Shatrughna founded Mathura. 2. The forest of Sugriva.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वनं (vanaṃ) 1 N. of the forest inhabited by the demon Madhu where Śatrughna founded Mathurā. 2 N. of the forest of Sugrīva. (

### Sugar or Sugary Substances (3 definitions)
- sugar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 779,3] sugar, L. [ ID=155789 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Sugar.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 5 Sugar
- 1. Sugar-candy. 2. The earth.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जा (jā) 1 sugar-candy. 2 the earth

### Sweet Intoxicating Drinks (Wine, Liquor, Mead) (3 definitions)
- anything sweet, especially if liquid, or mead  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मधु (madhu) n. anything sweet ( esp. if liquid), mead &c., RV.; AV.; TBr. [ ID=155784 ]
- flower nectar or any sweet intoxicating drink  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the juice or nectar of flowers, any sweet intoxicating drink, wine or spirituous liquor, Kāv.; Var.; Sāh. [ ID=155788 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Wine or spirituous liquor.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 3 A sweet intoxicating drink, wine, spirituous liquor; विनयंते स्म (vinayaṃte sma) तद्योधा मधु (dhu) (madhu) भिर्विजयश्रमं (tadyodhā madhubhirvijayaśramaṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 4. 65; Ṛtusaṃhāra (Bombay) 1. 3

### The Spring Season (3 definitions)
- the season of spring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the season of spring, Var.; Kālid. [ ID=155771 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. The spring season.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 1 The spring or vernal season; मधु (dhu) (madhu) रया मधु (dhu) (madhu) बोधितमाधवी (madhurayā madhubodhitamādhavī) Śiśupālavadha 6. 20; क्व नु ते हृदयंगमः सखा (kva nu te hṛdayaṃgamaḥ sakhā) कुसुमायोजितकार्मुको मधु (dhu) (madhu) ः (kusumāyojitakārmuko madhuḥ) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 4. 24, 25; 3. 10, 30
- 1. The spring season, associated with the God of Love. 2. The lunar month of Chaitra, marking the first of the six seasons.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (VI) — a month sacred to Dhātā; 1 good for the gift of the Varāha P.; 2 the king of seasons; generally spring, a kin of the God of Love; 3 the month of Citra (Veda), the first of the six ṛtus. 4 Page2-610+ 29 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. XII. 11. 33; M. 53. 41.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 154. 211.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. 154. 256; Vā. 30. 4; 50. 201.] [ Footnote: 4) Br. II. 13. 4, 9; Vā. 30. 8; 31. 49; 45. 27; 50. 201; 52. 5.] [ ID=10016 ]

### Honey (Substance) (2 definitions)
- honey  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > honey (said to possess intoxicating qualities and to be of 8 kinds; मधुनो लेह (madhuno leha) m. licker of honey a bee, W. ), RV. &c. &c. [ ID=155786 ]
- 1. Honey fit for ceremonies. 2. Used for the ablution of deities. 3. Fit for funeral offerings at Gaya.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Madhu (XVI) — honey fit for ceremonies; 1 used for the ablution of deities; 2 fit for piṇḍa at Gayā. 3 [ Footnote: 1) M. 204. 5 and 7.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 266. 51, 55.] [ Footnote: 3) Vā. 30. 151; 56. 12; 105. 34.] [ ID=10026 ]

### Milk or Dairy Products (2 definitions)
- milk or anything produced from milk  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > milk or anything produced from milk (as butter, ghee &c.), RV.; VS.; GṛŚrS. [ ID=155787 ]
- Sweet, pleasant, or delightful; milk or anything produced from milk.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 9 Milk or anything produced from milk ( Ved. ). — m. ( धु (dhu) ः (dhuḥ) )

### Soma Juice (2 definitions)
- Soma  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Soma (also सोम्यम् मधु (somyam madhu) ), RV. [ ID=155785 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Soma juice.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 8 Ved. Soma juice

### The Cuckoo Bird (2 definitions)
- the cuckoo  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — घेषः (gheṣaḥ) the cuckoo
- the cuckoo  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — नः (naḥ) ) the cuckoo

### The Month of Chaitra (2 definitions)
- the first month of the year, corresponding to March-April  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मधु (madhu) m. N. of the first month of the year (= Caitra, March-April), ŚBr. &c. &c. [ ID=155770 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. The month of Chaitra.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 2 The month of Chaitra; भास्करस्य मधु (dhu) (madhu) माधवाविव (bhāskarasya madhumādhavāviva) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 11. 7; मासे मधौ मधु (dhu) (madhu) रकोकिलभृंगनादै रामा हरंति (māse madhau madhurakokilabhṛṃganādai rāmā haraṃti) हृदयं प्रसभं नराणां (hṛdayaṃ prasabhaṃ narāṇāṃ) Ṛtusaṃhāra (Bombay) 6. 25

### Water (2 definitions)
- water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > water, L. [ ID=155790 ]
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. Water.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 4 Water

### Atypical Meaning: Bitter or Pungent (1 definition)
- bitter or pungent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > bitter or pungent, L. [ ID=155769 ]

### Etymological Notes (1 definition)
- madhu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मधु (madhu) [ cf. Gk., μέθυ, μέθη, Slav. medǔ; Lith. midùs, medùs; Germ. Meth; Eng. mead.] [ ID=155792.1 ]

### Nectar or Juice of Flowers (1 definition)
- 1. Sweet, pleasant, or delightful. 2. The juice or nectar of flowers.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मधु (dhu) (madhu) [Printed book page 0837-c ] मधु (dhu) (madhu) a. ( धु (dhu) or ध्वी (dhvī) f. ) [ मन्यत (manyata) इति मधु (dhu) (madhu), मन् - उ नस्य धः (iti madhu, man-u nasya dhaḥ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 18 ] Sweet, pleasant, agreeable, delightful. — n. ( धु (dhu) ) 2 The juice or nectar of flowers; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 36; देहि मुखकमलमधु (dhu) (madhu) पानं (dehi mukhakamalamadhupānaṃ) Gītagovinda 10

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
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