माधव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माधव (mā́dhava), the vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.d̪ʱəʋ/, [mäː.d̪ʱɐʋ]

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhav) m

1. a male given name, Madhav, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधव mādhav
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhav) m or f by sense

1. a surname, equivalent to English Madhav

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधव mādhav
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

Declension of माधव (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधवें mādhavẽ
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “माधव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মাধৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬥᬯ (Balinese script)
• মাধব (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰠𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀥𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• မာဓဝ (Burmese script)
• માધવ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਧਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦣꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂡𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾಧವ (Kannada script)
• មាធវ (Khmer script)
• ມາຘວ (Lao script)
• മാധവ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧀𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐢𑐰 (Newa script)
• ମାଧଵ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢤꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆣𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖠𑖪 (Siddham script)
• මාධව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑩮𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚜𑚦 (Takri script)
• மாத⁴வ (Tamil script)
• మాధవ (Telugu script)
• มาธว (Thai script)
• མཱ་དྷ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒡𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨜𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “honey, nectar”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.dʱɐ.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑː.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

माधव • (mā́dhava) stem

1. vernal; relating to the spring
2. belonging to or peculiar to the descendants of the Madhu race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of माधव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	माधवः (mā́dhavaḥ)	माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)	माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mā́dhavāsaḥ¹)
vocative	माधव (mā́dhava)	माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)	माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mā́dhavāsaḥ¹)
accusative	माधवम् (mā́dhavam)	माधवौ (mā́dhavau) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)	माधवान् (mā́dhavān)
instrumental	माधवेन (mā́dhavena)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवैः (mā́dhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mā́dhavebhiḥ¹)
dative	माधवाय (mā́dhavāya)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ)
ablative	माधवात् (mā́dhavāt)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ)
genitive	माधवस्य (mā́dhavasya)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām)
locative	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवेषु (mā́dhaveṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of माधवा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	माधवा (mā́dhavā)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ)
vocative	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ)
accusative	माधवाम् (mā́dhavām)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवाः (mā́dhavāḥ)
instrumental	माधवया (mā́dhavayā) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवाभिः (mā́dhavābhiḥ)
dative	माधवायै (mā́dhavāyai)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवाभ्यः (mā́dhavābhyaḥ)
ablative	माधवायाः (mā́dhavāyāḥ) माधवायै² (mā́dhavāyai²)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवाभ्यः (mā́dhavābhyaḥ)
genitive	माधवायाः (mā́dhavāyāḥ) माधवायै² (mā́dhavāyai²)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām)
locative	माधवायाम् (mā́dhavāyām)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवासु (mā́dhavāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of माधव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	माधवम् (mā́dhavam)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)
vocative	माधव (mā́dhava)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)
accusative	माधवम् (mā́dhavam)	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवानि (mā́dhavāni) माधवा¹ (mā́dhavā¹)
instrumental	माधवेन (mā́dhavena)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवैः (mā́dhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mā́dhavebhiḥ¹)
dative	माधवाय (mā́dhavāya)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ)
ablative	माधवात् (mā́dhavāt)	माधवाभ्याम् (mā́dhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mā́dhavebhyaḥ)
genitive	माधवस्य (mā́dhavasya)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवानाम् (mā́dhavānām)
locative	माधवे (mā́dhave)	माधवयोः (mā́dhavayoḥ)	माधवेषु (mā́dhaveṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhava) stem, m

1. the name of the second month of the spring season
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.4.14:

     मधुश् च माधवश् च शुक्रश् च शुचिश् च नभश् च नभस्यश् चेषश् चोर्जश् च सहश् च सहस्यश् च तपश् च तपस्यश् च। उपयामगृहीतो ऽसि सꣳसर्पो ऽसि।

     madhuś ca mādhavaś ca śukraś ca śuciś ca nabhaś ca nabhasyaś ceṣaś corjaś ca sahaś ca sahasyaś ca tapaś ca tapasyaś ca. upayāmagṛhīto ʼsi saṃsarpo ʼsi.

     Thou art Madhu and Mādhava; thou art Śukra and Śuci; thou art Nabha and Nabhasya; thou art Iṣa and Ūrja; thou art Saha and Sahasya; thou art Tapa and Tapasya. Thou art taken with a support. Thou art Samsarpa.

2. an epithet of Krishna
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā Chapter I.14:

     ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।
     माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः॥

     tataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau.
     mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaścaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ.

     On the other side, both Mādhava [Kṛṣṇa] and the son of Pāṇḍu [Arjuna], stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, blew their divine conchshells.

Derived terms

• माधवीय (mādhavīya)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: માધવ (mādhav)
• → Hindi: माधव (mādhav)
• → Kannada: ಮಾಧವ (mādhava)
• → Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: माधव (mādhava)

  Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘪 (mādhava)

  • → Marathi: माधव (mādhav)
• → Tamil: மாதவன் (mātavaṉ)
• ⇒ Telugu: మాధవుడు (mādhavuḍu), మాధవుండు (mādhavuṇḍu), మాధవము (mādhavamu)

Noun

माधव • (mādhava) stem, m

1. a descendant of the Madhu race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of माधव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	माधवः (mādhavaḥ)	माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹)	माधवाः (mādhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mādhavāsaḥ¹)
vocative	माधव (mādhava)	माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹)	माधवाः (mādhavāḥ) माधवासः¹ (mādhavāsaḥ¹)
accusative	माधवम् (mādhavam)	माधवौ (mādhavau) माधवा¹ (mādhavā¹)	माधवान् (mādhavān)
instrumental	माधवेन (mādhavena)	माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām)	माधवैः (mādhavaiḥ) माधवेभिः¹ (mādhavebhiḥ¹)
dative	माधवाय (mādhavāya)	माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mādhavebhyaḥ)
ablative	माधवात् (mādhavāt)	माधवाभ्याम् (mādhavābhyām)	माधवेभ्यः (mādhavebhyaḥ)
genitive	माधवस्य (mādhavasya)	माधवयोः (mādhavayoḥ)	माधवानाम् (mādhavānām)
locative	माधवे (mādhave)	माधवयोः (mādhavayoḥ)	माधवेषु (mādhaveṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “माधव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 808, column 2.