𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मार्दव (mārdava). Cognate with Pali maddava.

Noun

𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯 (maddava) n (Devanagari मद्दव)

1. softness, gentleness; humility

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀁 (maddavaṃ)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maddavāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇 (maddavāi)
Accusative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀁 (maddavaṃ)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maddavāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇 (maddavāi)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀡 (maddaveṇa) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maddaveṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maddavehi) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maddavehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀅 (maddavāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀑 (maddavāo) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀉 (maddavāu) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸 (maddavā) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maddavāhi) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maddavāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maddavassa)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀡 (maddavāṇa) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maddavāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maddavammi) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂 (maddave)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maddavesu) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maddavesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯 (maddava) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸 (maddavā)	𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁 (maddavāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀇 (maddavāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मद्दव”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 671.