The corpus record — Sanskrit

madhu

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Where it lives

Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 56 · 7.41/10k
Chandogya Upanisad 8 · 1.71/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. mädhu-

mädhu- n. süßer Trank, Süßigkeit, Honig, Soma, Milch (RV +; MK II 123f., Lüders, Varuna 393ff.); Adj. (fem. madhu-) süß (AV +; F. Sommer, IF 36 [1916] 166ff., AiGr II 1,3, II 2,475, 493; s.u.); mädhumant- süß, von süßer Nahrung begleitet, tieblich (RV-+), madhuld- süß (RV +), madhura- dss. (AVP +), madhüka- m. Biene (GrSü; Br madhvaka- mn. dss., s. AiGr Il 2,144), madhülaka- n. wohl: Süßigkeit (AV; AiGr II 2,529, … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. mädhu-, p. 332]

2. مَدهُ

madhu mf(ū or u or vī)n. ( gen. n. Ved. madhvas, madhos, or madhunas; instr. madhvā; dat. madhune; loc. madhau) sweet, delicious, pleasant, charming, delightful, RV. ; TS.

3. مَدهُ

bitter or pungent, L.

4. mādhu

mādhu Vṛddhi form of madhu in comp.

In the wild

madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.1
madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_2,5.10
madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_2,5.10
madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_2,5.11
madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_2,5.11
madhu Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_2,5.12

6 of 64 attestations shown.

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. madh (vol. 3, scan p. 694; entry #9134).

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