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medhā

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Where it lives

Taittiriya Upanisad 6 · 11.31/10k
Katha Upanisad 1 · 4.64/10k
Aitareya Upanisad 1 · 2.06/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 11 · 1.45/10k
Bhagavad Gita 1 · 1.16/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. مeدهَ-

medha- m. Opfer, Opferspeise, Opfertier (RV +; s.U.), asvamedhä- m. Ross-Opfer {Sarıh +; dfvamedha- m. N. pr. [RV 5,27,4-6, dazu J. Puhvel, Lg 31 (1955) 353f. = Analecta 4f.]); medhas- n. Opfer (SB fund AVP?] +; Nowicki 93); medhyazum Opfer geeignet, opferrein, rein (AV +). - Mi., ni., pä. medha- m. Opfer, meyha- rein, u.a. (Tu 10327, TuAdd 10327a). - Schwierig. Wenn die Ausgangsbedeutung im Bereich von „*Opfermahl“ … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. medha-, p. 405]

2. medhä-

medhä- f. Geisteskraft, Weisheit, Einsicht (RV +), su-medhamit hoher Geisteskraft, weise (RV [NomSg ’äs, AkkSg ’am: seit dem 10. Mandala auch AkkSg °asam, VokPl "asas] +, vgl. AiGr III 284f.), medhira- weise (RV); medhya- (wohl :, weise (RV [z.B. 5,1,12] +; s. Renou, EVP 4 [1958] 13); dazu wahrscheinlich auch medha® ("säti- etc.), medhayu- u.a., s.Uu medha-. - IAV *mazd”a- (in *priia”, o. II 189, 378 [s.v. medha-)). … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. medhä-, p. 406]

3. مeده

midh or medh cl. 1. P. Ā. medhati, te, = √ mith, Dhātup. xxi, 7.

4. مeده

medh strong form of √ midh.

5. مeدهَ

medha m. the juice of meat, broth, nourishing or strengthening drink, RV. ; ŚBr. ; KātyŚr.

6. medhā

medhā f. mental vigour or power, intelligence, prudence, wisdom ( pl. products of intelligence, thoughts, opinions), RV. &c. &c.

7. medhā

Intelligence personified ( esp. as the wife of Dharma and daughter of Dakṣa ), MBh. ; R. ; Hariv. ; Pur.

In the wild

medhā Aitareya Upanisad aitup_3.2
medhā Bhagavad Gita 10.34
medhasya Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,3.1
medhayā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.1
medhayā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.1
medhayā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.2

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