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मेधिर

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mázdʰHras (influenced by *mazdʰáH), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manzdʰHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mens-dʰh₁-ró-s from *ménos (“mind”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬄𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀 (mązdra), Proto-Germanic *mundraz, Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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मेधिर • (médhira) stem

  1. intelligent, wise
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.42.3:
      वेदा॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ मेधि॑रो धृ॒षत्तंत॒मिदेष॑ते ॥
      védā víśvasya médhiro dhṛṣáttáṃtamídéṣate.
      Full wise he knows the hope of each, and, Bold One, strikes this foe and that.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of मेधिर
singular dual plural
nominative मेधिरः (médhiraḥ) मेधिरौ (médhirau)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹) 		मेधिराः (médhirāḥ)
मेधिरासः¹ (médhirāsaḥ¹)
vocative मेधिर (médhira) मेधिरौ (médhirau)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹) 		मेधिराः (médhirāḥ)
मेधिरासः¹ (médhirāsaḥ¹)
accusative मेधिरम् (médhiram) मेधिरौ (médhirau)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹) 		मेधिरान् (médhirān)
instrumental मेधिरेण (médhireṇa) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरैः (médhiraiḥ)
मेधिरेभिः¹ (médhirebhiḥ¹)
dative मेधिराय (médhirāya) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ)
ablative मेधिरात् (médhirāt) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ)
genitive मेधिरस्य (médhirasya) मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिराणाम् (médhirāṇām)
locative मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिरेषु (médhireṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of मेधिरा
singular dual plural
nominative मेधिरा (médhirā) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराः (médhirāḥ)
vocative मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराः (médhirāḥ)
accusative मेधिराम् (médhirām) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराः (médhirāḥ)
instrumental मेधिरया (médhirayā)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹) 		मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिराभिः (médhirābhiḥ)
dative मेधिरायै (médhirāyai) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिराभ्यः (médhirābhyaḥ)
ablative मेधिरायाः (médhirāyāḥ)
मेधिरायै² (médhirāyai²) 		मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिराभ्यः (médhirābhyaḥ)
genitive मेधिरायाः (médhirāyāḥ)
मेधिरायै² (médhirāyai²) 		मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिराणाम् (médhirāṇām)
locative मेधिरायाम् (médhirāyām) मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिरासु (médhirāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of मेधिर
singular dual plural
nominative मेधिरम् (médhiram) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराणि (médhirāṇi)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹)
vocative मेधिर (médhira) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराणि (médhirāṇi)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹)
accusative मेधिरम् (médhiram) मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिराणि (médhirāṇi)
मेधिरा¹ (médhirā¹)
instrumental मेधिरेण (médhireṇa) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरैः (médhiraiḥ)
मेधिरेभिः¹ (médhirebhiḥ¹)
dative मेधिराय (médhirāya) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ)
ablative मेधिरात् (médhirāt) मेधिराभ्याम् (médhirābhyām) मेधिरेभ्यः (médhirebhyaḥ)
genitive मेधिरस्य (médhirasya) मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिराणाम् (médhirāṇām)
locative मेधिरे (médhire) मेधिरयोः (médhirayoḥ) मेधिरेषु (médhireṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 310-1
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*mundra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 376
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