an epithet of Vishnu-Krishna
‘destroyer of the demon Madhu’, N. of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, MBh.; R. &c. [ID=156127]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
मधुसूदनmadhusūdana
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) is a Sanskrit word meaning a bee, an epithet of Vishnu-Krishna, the name of various scholars, beta Bengalensis, the name of various authors, a name of Vishnu. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, Name of Persons (Authors/Scholars), A Bee.
- Etymology
- E. मधु the Daitya or honey, and सूदन destroyer
- Definitions
- 12
Meanings by context
Epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
8 definitions
1. A name of Vishnu. 2. Bengal beet.
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 639]
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana) m. (-नः (-naḥ)) A name of VIṢṆU. f. (-नी (-nī)) Bengal beet.
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana) m. (-नः (-naḥ)) A name of VIṢṆU. f. (-नी (-nī)) Bengal beet.
E. मधु (madhu) the Daitya or honey, and सूदन (sūdana) destroyer.
[ID=29405]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Vishnu. 2. A bee.
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 573-a]
मधु-सूदन (madhu-sūdana) (नः) ((naḥ)) 1. m. Vishnu; beet. [ID=28920]
मधु-सूदन (madhu-sūdana) (नः) ((naḥ)) 1. m. Vishnu; beet. [ID=28920]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an epithet of Vishnu
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 548-15]
मधु-सूदन (madhu-sūdana) m. an epithet of Vishṇu, R. ix.48, Sis. xv.1. [ID=28691.8]
मधु-सूदन (madhu-sūdana) m. an epithet of Vishṇu, R. ix.48, Sis. xv.1. [ID=28691.8]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A name of Vishnu. 2. Bengal beet.
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 548-a]
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana)
मधु (madhu)सूदन (sūdana) (madhusūdana)
m. (-नः (-naḥ)) A name of VISHṆU.
f. (-नी (-nī)) Bengal beet.
E. मधु (madhu) the Daitya or honey, and सूदन (sūdana) destroyer.
[ID=30399]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the slayer of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 393]
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) m. the Madhu-slayer (Kṛṣṇa). [ID=23719]
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) m. the Madhu-slayer (Kṛṣṇa). [ID=23719]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The destroyer of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna and Vishnu
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 450-2]
Madhusūdana (“the destroyer of Madhu”) = Kṛṣṇa
Madhusūdana (“the destroyer of Madhu”) = Kṛṣṇa
(Viṣṇu): I, 7364, 7887, 8064, 8197, 8323; II, 45, 889,
953, 1354, 1355, 1366, 1578, 1580; III, 473, 482, 494, 496,
511, 520, 524, 537, 539, 576, 581, 585, 593, 892, 1900,
1982, 1985, 4076 (surāṇāṃ sarveṣām ādiḥ), 8349 (in
Dvāravatī), 8353 (Hariḥ, do.), 8755 (i.e. Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa)),
8761 (do.), 13497 (do.), 13569 (do.), 13579 (do.), 13580
(do., slew Madhu and Kaiṭabha); V, 139, 141, 2144, 2261,
2541 (triyugaṃ), 2542 (do.), 2563, 2573, 2594, 2620, 2646,
2657, 2717, 2726, 2727, 2780, 2814, 2874, 2882, 2908, 2944,
2967, 2982, 2984, 2995, 3015, 3022, 3026, 3056, 3125, 3143,
3151, 3159, 3165, 3217, 3231, 3242, 3256, 3257, 3272, 3273,
3276, 3286, 3290, 4235, 4239, 4240, 4246, 4438, 4441, 4726,
4730, 4759, 4773, 4774, 4776, 4790, 4807, 4833, 4838, 4841,
4847, 4859, 4860, 5342, 5343, 5349; VI, 865, 878, 882,
1097, 1143, 2171, 3027 (origin of the name), 3045, 4326,
4330, 4333, 4907, 4932, 5547; VII, 1197, 1229 (only B.),
2680, 2684, 2947, 2954, 2957, 3050, 3693, 3857, 6421, 6458,
7804, 7808, 8183, 8187, 8941; VIII, 3608, 3768, 3783,
3784, 3789, 4117, 4364, 4487, †4656, †4678; IX, 1905,
1973, 1980, 1983, 2848 (K°), 3405; XI, 343, 452, 455,
480, 548, 557, 618, 668, 705, 711, 726, 731, 746, 749;
XII, 16 (Hariṃ), 1583, 1601, 1867, 1872, 1896, 1937, 7533
(Puruṣottamaḥ, i.e. Viṣṇu, origin of the name), 7546
(= do.), 13129, 13188, 13522 (i.e. Viṣṇu, slew Madhu and
Kaiṭabha), 13620, 13672 (i.e. Viṣṇu); XIII, 622, 689, 722,
2138, 2140, 3469, 4657, 4658, 5377, 6315, 6333, 6359, 6879,
6894, 6957 (= Viṣṇu, 1000 names), 7401, 7404, 7443,
7458; XIV, 424, 569, 1484, 1486, 1488, 1521, 1544, 1557,
1961, 1992 (purāṇarṣiḥ), 2004, 2559; XV, 259; XVI, 23,
79, 100, 160; XVIII, 128.
[ID=6629]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
an epithet of Vishnu
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) [Printed book page 2-614]
Madhusūdana — an epithet of Viṣṇu;1 temple of, in the Himālayan slopes visited by Purūravas;2 also Madhudviṣa.3
[Footnote: 1) Br. III. 71. 52, 208. M. 7. 15; 9. 1; 16. 3; Vi. III. 7. 14-6; V. 5. 21; 6. 1; 7. 5; 12. 5; 13. 17; 20. 74, 85; 21. 9; 26. 11; 31. 18; 33. 18.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 119. 39; 167. 41; 243. 13; 244. 52; 248. 10; 249. 45; Vā. 96. 51, 203; 99. 44.]
[Footnote: 3) Vi. V. 33. 36, 39; 34. 34; 37. 15; VI. 4. 6.]
[ID=10052]
Madhusūdana — an epithet of Viṣṇu;1 temple of, in the Himālayan slopes visited by Purūravas;2 also Madhudviṣa.3
[Footnote: 1) Br. III. 71. 52, 208. M. 7. 15; 9. 1; 16. 3; Vi. III. 7. 14-6; V. 5. 21; 6. 1; 7. 5; 12. 5; 13. 17; 20. 74, 85; 21. 9; 26. 11; 31. 18; 33. 18.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 119. 39; 167. 41; 243. 13; 244. 52; 248. 10; 249. 45; Vā. 96. 51, 203; 99. 44.]
[Footnote: 3) Vi. V. 33. 36, 39; 34. 34; 37. 15; VI. 4. 6.]
[ID=10052]
— The Purana Index
Name of Persons (Authors/Scholars)
2 definitions
The name of various scholars
N. of various scholars, Cat. [ID=156128]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the name of various authors
N. of various authors (also with गुरु (guru), गो-स्वामिन् (go-svāmin), ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura), दीक्षित (dīkṣita), दुजन्ति (dujanti), पण्डित (paṇḍita) and °त-राज (°ta-rāja), वाचस्-पति-सरस्वती (vācas-pati-sarasvatī)), Cat. [ID=156130]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A Bee
1 definition
a bee
(H3) [Printed book page 780,3]
मधु (madhu)—सूदन (—sūdana) m. ‘destroyer of honey’, a bee, L. [ID=156126]
मधु (madhu)—सूदन (—sūdana) m. ‘destroyer of honey’, a bee, L. [ID=156126]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Bengal Beet (Plant)
1 definition
Beta Bengalensis
(H3B) [Printed book page 780,3]
मधु (madhu)—सूदनी (—sūdanī) f. Beta Bengalensis, L. [ID=156129]
मधु (madhu)—सूदनी (—sūdanī) f. Beta Bengalensis, L. [ID=156129]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.