med मेद् 1. mid or , cl. 1. P. Ā. = √ mith (‘to understand’ or ‘to kill’), [Dhātup. xxi, 7.] strong form of √ mid. medā मेदा f. a root resembling ginger (said to be one of the 8 principal medicines), [Suśr.] medī मेदी f. g. gaurādi. meda मेद m. fat (= medas), [R.]; [Kām.] a species of plant (= alambuṣā), [L.] a partic. mixed caste (the son of a Vaideha and a Kārāvara or a Niṣāda female accord. to some ‘any person who lives by degrading occupations’), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.] in comp. for medas. medo मेदो in comp. for medas. medaḥ मेदः in comp. for medas. medaś मेदश् in comp. for medas. medas मेदस् médas n. fat, marrow, lymph (as one of the 7 Dhātus, q.v.; its proper seat is said to be the abdomen), [RV.] &c. &c. excessive fatness, corpulence, [ŚārṅgS.] a mystical term for the letter v, [Up.] medin मेदिन् medín mfn. having Medas, possessing vigour or energy (= medasāyukta = bala-vat), [Sāy.] medín m. ‘one who is unctuous or sticks close (?)’, a friend, companion, partner, ally, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.] medya मेद्य mfn. fat, thick, consistent, [Suśr.] medaja मेदज meda—ja m. ‘fat-produced’, a kind of bdellium, [L.] medaka मेदक m. spirituous liquor used for distillation, [Bhpr.]; [Car.] medana मेदन médana n. the act of fattening, [RV. x, 69, 2.] medinī मेदिनी (ī), f. See next. f. ‘having fatness or fertility’, the earth, land, soil, ground, [TĀr.]; [MBh.] &c. a place, spot, [Hariv.] a kind of musical composition, [Saṃgīt.] Gmelina Arborea, [L.] = medā, [L.] N. of a lexicon (also -kośa or medini-k°). medoja मेदोज medo—ja n. ‘produced by Medas’, bone, [L.] medurā मेदुरा (ā), f. a partic. medicinal plant, [L.] medura मेदुर medurá mfn. fat, [ŚBr.]; [Suśr.] smooth, soft, bland, unctuous, [L.] thick, dense, thick like (comp.), [Uttarar.] thick with, full of (instr. or comp.), [Kāv.] medakṛt मेदकृत् meda—kṛt n. ‘fat-producer’, the flesh, [Gal.] medoghna मेदोघ्न medo—ghna mfn. destroying or removing fat, [Suśr.] medapāṭha मेदपाठ meda—pāṭha m. N. of a branch of the Vatsa family, [ib.] medapāṭa मेदपाट meda—pāṭa N. of a country, [Uttamac.] medaskṛt मेदस्कृत् medas—kṛt n. ‘fat-producer’, the body, flesh, [L.] medastas मेदस्तस् medas—tás ind. from the fat, [VS.] medasvat मेदस्वत् médas—vat (médas-), mfn. possessed of fat, fat, [AV.]; [TS.] medasvin मेदस्विन् medas—vin mfn. ‘having Medas’, fat, corpulent, robust, strong, [Śiś.]; [Suśr.] medinīśa मेदिनीश m. (°nīśa) id., [ŚārṅgP.] medinīja मेदिनीज medinī—ja m. ‘earth-born’, the planet Mars, [VarBṛS.] medobhavā मेदोभवा medo—bhavā f. = -vatī, [L.] medobhava मेदोभव medo—bhava n. = -ja, [Bhpr.] medodharā मेदोधरा medo—dharā f. a membrane in the abdomen containing the fat, the omentum, [ib.] medodoṣa मेदोदोष medo—doṣa m. excessive fatness, corpulency, [ŚārṅgS.] medogala मेदोगल medo—gala m. a species of plant resembling the Mimosa Pudica, [Bhpr.] medorūpa मेदोरूप médo—rūpa (médo-), mfn. appearing as fat, [TS.] medoroga मेदोरोग medo—roga m. = -doṣa, [Suśr.] medovaha मेदोवह medo—vaha n. a vessel conveying fat, a lymphatic, [W.] medovatī मेदोवती medo—vatī f. a species of plant resembling ginger, [Bhpr.] medurita मेदुरित mfn. thickened, made dense by or with (comp.), [Uttarar.] unctuous, [MW.] medaāhuti मेदआहुति meda—āhutí f. an oblation of fat, [ŚBr.] medabhilla मेदभिल्ल meda—bhilla (?) m. N. of a degraded tribe, [Col.] medaḥsārā मेदःसारा medaḥ—sārā f. a species of medicinal plant, [L.] medaḥsāra मेदःसार medaḥ—sāra mfn. one among whose Dhātus (q.v.) fat predominates, [Var.] medaścheda मेदश्छेद medaś—cheda m. the removal of fat (from the body), [Śak.] medaśiras मेदशिरस् meda—śiras m. N. of a king, [BhP.] medodbhavā मेदोद्भवा f. a plant resembling ginger, [L.] medogaṇḍa मेदोगण्ड medo—gaṇḍa m. a kind of fatty excrescence, [ŚārṅgS.] medorbuda मेदोर्बुद medo—'rbuda n. a fatty tumour unattended with pain, [W.] medovṛddhi मेदोवृद्धि medo—vṛddhi f. corpulence, [ib.] enlargement of the scrotum, [ib.] medaḥpuccha मेदःपुच्छ medaḥ—puccha or medaḥ—pucchaka, m. the fat-tailed sheep, [Suśr.] medaspiṇḍa मेदस्पिण्ड medas—piṇḍa m. a lump of fat g. kaskādi. medastejas मेदस्तेजस् medas—tejas n. ‘strength of the Medas’, bone, [L.] medinīdhara मेदिनीधर medinī—dhara m. ‘earth-supporter’, a mountain, [Bhām.] medinīdāna मेदिनीदान medinī—dāna n. N. of wk. medinīdina मेदिनीदिन medinī—dina n. a natural day, [Gaṇit.] medinīkara मेदिनीकर medinī—kara m. N. of the author of the Medinī-kośa, [Cat.] medinīkośa मेदिनीकोश medinī—kośa m. See above. medinīpati मेदिनीपति medinī—pati m. ‘earth-lord’, a king, prince, [Rājat.] medogranthi मेदोग्रन्थि medo—granthi m. a fatty tumour, [Suśr.] medinīdrava मेदिनीद्रव medinī—drava m. dust, [L.] medaḥpucchaka मेदःपुच्छक medaḥ—puccha or medaḥ—pucchaka, m. the fat-tailed sheep, [Suśr.] medinīnandana मेदिनीनन्दन medinī—nandana m. = -ja, [Hāsy.] medinīśatantra मेदिनीशतन्त्र medinī—śa—tantra n. N. of a Tantra.