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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
madमद्base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)
(cf. √ mand) cl. 4. P. ([Dhātup. xxvi, 99]) mā́dyati (ep. also °te; Ved. also cl. 1. P. Ā. madati, °te; cl. 3. P. mamátti, °ttu, mamádat, ámamaduḥ; Ved. Impv. mátsi, °sva; pf. mamā́da; aor. amādiṣuḥ, amatsuḥ, amatta; Subj. mátsati, °sat; fut. maditā, madiṣyati Gr.; Ved. inf. maditos), to rejoice, be glad, exult, delight or revel in (instr. gen. loc., rarely acc.), be drunk (also fig.) with (instr.), [RV.] &c. &c.; to enjoy heavenly bliss (said of gods and deceased ancestors), [RV.]; [TBr.]; to boil, bubble (as water), [RV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Hariv.]; to gladden, exhilarate, intoxicate, animate, inspire, [RV.] : Caus. mādáyati or madáyati, °te ([Dhātup. xxxiii, 31], [xix, 54]; aor. ámīmadat or amamadat; Ved. inf. mādayádhyai), to gladden, delight, satisfy, exhilarate, intoxicate, inflame, inspire, [RV.] &c. &c.; (Ā.) to be glad, rejoice, be pleased or happy or at ease, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Kauś.]; (Ā.) to enjoy heavenly bliss, [RV.]; [TBr.]; [BhP.] : Desid. mimadiṣati Gr.: Intens. māmadyate, māmatti, [ib.]
[Perhaps orig. ‘to be moist’; cf. Gk. μαδάω; Lat. madere.]
2. mand or (only mamáttana, mamandhi, ámaman), to tarry, stand still, pause, [RV.] (cf. upa-ni-√ mand and ni-√ mad) : Caus. See mandaya.
madīमदीmádī (ī), f. any agricultural implement (as a plough &c.), [L.]
madaमदmáda m. hilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration, intoxication, [RV.] &c. &c.
(du. with madasya N. of 2 Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.])
ardent passion for (comp.), [MBh.]
(ifc. f. ā) sexual desire or enjoyment, wantonness, lust, ruttishness, rut (esp. of an elephant), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
pride, arrogance, presumption, conceit of or about (gen. or comp.), [ib.]
any exhilarating or intoxicating drink, spirituous liquor, wine, Soma, [RV.] &c. &c.,
honey, [Ragh.]
the fluid or juice that exudes from a rutting elephant's temples, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
semen virile, [L.]
musk, [L.]
any beautiful object, [L.]
a river, [L.]
N. of the 7th astrol. mansion, [Var.]
Intoxication or Insanity personified (as a monster created by Cyavana), [MBh.]
N. of a son of Brahmā, [VP.]
of a Dānava, [Hariv.]
of a servant of Śiva, [BhP.]
máda n. N. of 2 Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
madiमदिor madikā f. a kind of harrow or roller, [Kṛṣis.] (cf. matya).
madbhūमद्भूmad—√ bhū P. -bhavati, to become I [ib.]
mad-√ bhū See p. 777, col. 2.
madgaमद्गSee puru-madga.
madguमद्गुmadgú m. (accord. to [Uṇ. i, 7] fr. √ majj) a diver-bird (a kind of aquatic bird or cormorant; cf. Lat. mergus), [VS.] &c. &c. (also °guka, [R.])
a species of wild animal frequenting the boughs of trees (= parṇa-mṛga), [Suśr.]
a kind of snake, [L.]
a partic. fish, [Nīlak.]
a kind of galley or vessel of war, [Daś.]
a partic. mixed caste, [Mn. x, 48] (the son of a Niṣṭya and a Varuṭī, a Māhiṣya who knows medicine, or a Pāra-dhenuka who proclaims orders, [L.])
a person who kills wild beasts, [L.] (cf. [Mn. x, 48])
N. of a son of Śvaphalka, [Hariv.]
madinमदिन्madín mfn. intoxicating, exhilarating, delighting, lovely (compar. °din-tara, superl. °din-tama), [RV.]; [VS.]; [VPrāt.]
madrāमद्रा(ā), f. N. of a daughter of Raudrāśva, [Hariv.]
(in music) a personification of the first Mūrchanā in the Gāndhāra-grāma
madrīमद्री(ī), f. a princess of Madra, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 177.], Sch.
madraमद्रmadrá m. a country to the north-west of Hindūstan proper, or a king (pl. the people) of this country, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
N. of a son of Śibi (the progenitor of the Madras), [Pur.]
madrá n. joy, happiness (madraṃ tasya or tasmai, ‘joy to him!’, cf. n. of bhadra), [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 73.]
&c. See col. 1.
madyaमद्य(for 2. See p. 779, col. 1) Nom. P. °yati, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 98], Sch.
mádya mf(A)n. (for 1. See p. 777, col. 2) intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, lovely, [RV.]
mádya n. any intoxicating drink, vinous or spirituous liquor, wine, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
1. 2. See pp. 777 and 779.
madāghaमदाघm. N. of a man
pl. his descendants g. upakādi.
madāraमदारm. (only [L.]; cf. [Uṇ. iii, 134]) a hog
an elephant (in rut)
a thorn-apple
a lover, libertine
a kind of perfume
N. of a prince.
madīṇuमदीणुN. of a place (Medina?), [Romakas.]
madīyaमदीयmfn. my, my own, belonging to me, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
See p. 777, col. 2.
madanāमदनाmádanā (ā), f. any intoxicating drink, spirituous liquor, [L.]
madanīमदनीmádanī (ī), f. id., [L.]
musk, [L.]
N. of a plant (= atimukta), [L.]
the civet-cat, [L.]
madanaमदनmádana m. (ifc. f(A). ) passion, love or the god of love, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
a kind of embrace, [L.]
the season of spring, [L.]
a bee, [L.]
(?) bees-wax (see paṭṭikā)
Vangueria Spinosa, [Suśr.]
a thorn-apple and various other plants (e.g. Phaseolus Radiatus, Acacia Catechu &c.), [L.]
a bird, [L.]
(in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.]
(in astrol.) N. of the 7th mansion, [Var.]
N. of various men and authors (also with ācārya, bhaṭṭa, sarasvatī &c.; cf. below), [Rājat.]; [Inscr.]; [Cat.]
mádana n. the act of intoxicating or exhilarating, [MW.]
(scil. astra), N. of a mythical weapon, [R.] (v.l. mādana)
bees-wax, [L.]
mádana mfn. = mandrá, [Nir.]
maderuमदेरुmaderú mfn. ‘very intoxicating’ or ‘worthy of praise’, [RV. x, 106, 6] ([Sāy.])
madikāमदिकाmadi or f. a kind of harrow or roller, [Kṛṣis.] (cf. matya).
madirāमदिराf. See below.
f. spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a wagtail (esp. in the pairing season = matta-khañjana), [L.]
a kind of metre, [Col.]
N. of Durgā, [Hariv.]
of the wife of Varuṇa, [VP.]
of one of the wives of Vasu-deva, [ib.]; [Pur.]
of the mother of Kādambarī, [Kād.]
madiraमदिरmfn. = prec. [RV.] &c. &c.
m. a species of red-flowering Khadiri, [L.]
madrikमद्रिक्madrík ind. (fr. next) to me, towards me, [RV.]
madrík See p. 777, col. 2.
madughaमदुघmadúgha m. N. of a plant yielding honey or a species of liquorice, [AV.]; [Kauś.]
maduraमदुरm. a bird, [L.]
N. of a prince, [VP.]
madvanमद्वन्mádvan mfn. addicted to joy or intoxication, [RV. viii, 81, 19]
gladdening, intoxicating, [ib.] [ix, 86, 35]
mádvan m. N. of Śiva, [Uṇ. iv, 112], Sch.
madvatमद्वत्mad—vat ind. (for 2. See p. 779, col. 2) like me, [Kathās.]
mfn. (for 1. See p. 777, col. 2) intoxicating, gladdening, [ŚāṅkhBr.] (Sch.)
containing a form or derivative of √ 2. mad, [Br.]
madāḍhyaमदाढ्यmfn. rich in or filled with wine, intoxicated, drunk, [W.]
m. the wine-palm, [L.]
Nauclea Cadamba, [L.]
a red-flowering Barleria, [L.]
madāhvaमदाह्वm. musk, [L.]
madāmbuमदाम्बुand madā°mbhas, n. = mada-jala, [Śiś.]
madāndhāमदान्धाf. N. of a metre, [Col.]
madāndhaमदान्धmfn. blind through drunkenness or passion, infatuated, ruttish (as an elephant), [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
madāvatमदावत्madā́-vat mfn. intoxicated drunk, [AV.]
madbhāvaमद्भावmad—bhāva m. my essence, [ib.] √
maddhakaमद्धकm. (with paṇḍita) N. of a poet, [Cat.] (cf. madraka).
madaghnīमदघ्नीmada—ghnī f. ‘destroying intoxication’, a species of leguminous plant (= pūtikā), [L.]
madadinमददिन्g. pragady-ādi.
madakṛtमदकृत्mada—kṛt ([Suśr.]) mfn. = -kara.
madamucमदमुच्mada—muc mfn. emitting temple-juice (as a rutting elephant), [Uttarar.]
madantīमदन्तीmádantī f. id., [ib.]
pl. (with or scil. āpas) bubbling or boiling water, [RV.]
madarthaमदर्थmad—artha m. my purpose
madayatमदयत्mfn. (fr. Caus.) intoxicating &c.
maddehaमद्देहmad—deha m. my body, [ib.]
madguśaमद्गुशm. an ichneumon, [L.]
madguraमद्गुरm. ([Uṇ. i, 42]) a species of fish, Macropteronatus Magur, [Lalit.]; [Bhpr.] (-priyā f. a female Macropteronatus, [L.])
a diver, pearl-fisher (as a partic. mixed caste), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
madiṣṇuमदिष्णुmfn. = mandu, [Nir. iv, 12.]
madiṣṭhāमदिष्ठाmádiṣṭhā (ā), f. any intoxicating beverage, [L.]
madiṣṭhaमदिष्ठmádiṣṭha mf(A)n. (superl. of madín) very intoxicating or exhilarating &c., [RV.]; [AV.]; [PañcavBr.]
madrākṛमद्राकृmadrā-√ kṛ P. -karoti, to shear, shave, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 67] (cf. bhadrā-.√ kṛ).
madrāyaमद्रायNom. Ā. °yate, to be glad, rejoice g. lohitādi.
madrajaमद्रजmadra—ja mfn. born in Madra, [VP.]
madrakaमद्रकmfn. = mādro mādrau vā bhaktir asya, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 100], Vārtt. 2, [Pat.]
belonging to or produced in Madra, [W.]
m. (pl.) N. of a degraded people (= madra), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
(sg.) a prince or an inhabitant of Madra, [MBh.]
N. of Śibi (see under madra), [Hariv.]
of a poet, [Cat.]
n. N. of a kind of song, [Yājñ.]
a kind of metre, [Col.]
madrapaमद्रपmadra—pa m. a ruler of the Madras, [ib.]
madreśaमद्रेशor madre°śvara, m. a sovereign of the Madras, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
madrikāमद्रिकाf. See below
f. a Madra woman, [MBh.]
madryakमद्र्यक्madryàk (àk), ind. towards me, [ib.] (cf. asmadryáñc).
madvidhaमद्विधmad—vidha mfn. like me, equal to me, of my sort or kind, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
madyapaमद्यपmadya—pa mf(A)n. drinking intoxicating liquor, a drunkard, [ChUp.]; [Mn.] &c.
madya—pa m. N. of a Dānava, [Hariv.]
madākulaमदाकुलmfn. agitated by passion or lust, furious with rut, [Ṛtus.]
madālasāमदालसाf. N. of the daughter of the Gandharva Viśvā-vasu (carried off by the Daitya Pātāla-ketu, and subsequently the wife of Kuvalayāśva), [Pur.]
N. of the daughter of the Rākṣasa Bhramara-ketu, [Uttamac.]
f. N. of a poetess, [Cat.]
madālasaमदालसmfn. lazy from drunkenness, languid, indolent, slothful, [Kāv.]
madāmbhasमदाम्भस्madāmbu and madā°mbhas, n. = mada-jala, [Śiś.]
madāmadaमदामदmfn. being in perpetual excitement, [KaṭhUp.]
madbhaktaमद्भक्तmad—bhakta mfn. devoted to me, [ib.]
madadhāraमदधारmada—dhāra m. N. of a king, [MBh.]
madaśākaमदशाकmada—śāka m. Portulaca Quadrifida, [L.]
madacyutमदच्युत्mada—cyút mfn. reeling with excitement, wanton, intoxicated, exhilarated or inspired with Soma, [RV.]
gladdening, exhilarating, inspiriting, [ib.]
emitting temple-juice (as an elephant in rut), [BhP.]
madahetuमदहेतुmada—hetu m. ‘cause of intoxication’, Grislea Tomentosa, [L.]
madajalaमदजलmada—jala n. the temple juice (of a ruttish elephant), [Prab.]
madakalaमदकलmada—kala mfn. sounding or singing softly or indistinctly (as if intoxicated), [MBh.]; [Kāv.]
drunk, intoxicated (with liquor or passion), ruttish, furious, mad, [Kālid.]
mada—kala m. an elephant, [L.]
madakaraमदकरmada—kara mf(I)n. causing intoxication, intoxicating, [Suśr.]
madalekhāमदलेखाmada—lekhā f. a line formed by the rut-juice (on, an elephant's temples), [Chandom.]
a kind of metre, [Śrutab.]
madanāriमदनारिm. = °na-dviṣ, [Prasannar.]
madanāyaमदनायNom. Ā. °yate, to resemble the god of love, [Hariv.]
madanīyaमदनीयmfn. intoxicating, [Nir.]
exciting passion or love, [Ṛtus.]
madanakaमदनकm. Artemisia Indica, [L.] (prob. w.r. for damanaka)
the thorn-apple, [L.]
n. bees-wax, [Bhpr.]
madanikāमदनिकाf. N. of a woman, [Mṛcch.]
madapatiमदपतिmada—pati m. ‘lord of the Soma-juice’, N. of Indra and Viṣṇu, [RV.]
madapaṭuमदपटुmada—paṭu mfn. ruttish, [MBh.]
mada—paṭu ind. (to sing) loud or shrill, [Ragh.]
madarāgaमदरागmada—rāga m. ‘affected by passion or by intoxication’, the god of love, [L.]
a cock, [L.]
a drunken man, [MW.]
madarthamमदर्थम्mad—artham ind. for the sake of me, [Bhag.]
madasāraमदसारmada—sāra m. Salmalia Malabarica, [L.]
madavāriमदवारिmada—vāri n. = -jala, [Pañcat.]
madayitṛमदयितृmfn. intoxicating, an intoxicater, maddener, delighter, [Ragh.]
maderaghuमदेरघुmáde-raghu mfn. (fr. loc. made + r°) eager with enthusiasm, [RV.]
madrārmaमद्रार्मand ma°drāśmārma, n., [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 91.]
madryañcमद्र्यञ्च्madryàñc mfn. directed towards me, [RV.]
madryàñc See p. 777, col. 2.
madālāpinमदालापिन्m. ‘uttering sounds of love or joy’, the Indian cuckoo or koil, [L.]
madāmbaraमदाम्बरm. the elephant of Indra or an elephant in rut, [L.]
madāmnātaमदाम्नातm. a kettle-drum carried on an elephant, [L.]
madārmadaमदार्मदm. a species of fish, [L.] (cf. mahonmada).
madātaṅkaमदातङ्कm. = madātyaya, [L.]
madātyayaमदात्ययm. ‘passing off of wine’, disorder resulting from intoxication (as head-ache &c.), [Suśr.] (cf. pānātyaya)
madāvasthāमदावस्थाf. a state of passions, ruttishness, [Kathās.]
madabhaṅgaमदभङ्गmada—bhaṅga m. breach or humiliation of pride, [Bhām.]
madacyutaमदच्युतmáda—cyuta (máda-), mfn. staggering or reeling with intoxication, [RV.]
madadvipaमदद्विपmada—dvipa m. a ruttish or furious elephant, [Kāv.]
madagandhāमदगन्धाmada—gandhā f. an intoxicating beverage, [L.]
Linum Usitatissimum or Crotolaria Juncea, [L.]
madagandhaमदगन्धmada—gandha m. Alstonia Scholaris, [L.]