Madhvasava, Madhvāsava, Madhu-asava, Madhasava, Madhāsava: 13 definitions

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Madhvasava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव) refers to one of the varieties of āsavas (“spirituous liquor”), according to the Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa Sundarakāṇḍa 11.22, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa mentions two varieties of suras ie. surā and kṛtasurā (ordinary one and the fermented one), four varieties of āsavas (spirituous liquor) such as puṣpāsava, phalāsava, madhvāsava and śarkarāsava and two more varieties such as divya and prasanna.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Madhvasava (मध्वसव) refers to rum prepared from honey. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madhvasava in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

madhvāsava : (m.) wine from the flowers of Bassia.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Madhāsava refers to: (madhv°) honey extract, wine from the flower of Bassia latifolia VvA. 73 (as one of the 5 kinds of intoxicating liquors).

Note: madhāsava is a Pali compound consisting of the words madhu and āsava.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madhvasava in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव).—sweet spirituous liquor (made from honey).

Derivable forms: madhvāsavaḥ (मध्वासवः).

Madhvāsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and āsava (आसव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A spirituous liquor, distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia. E. madhu the Bassia, and āsava spirit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव).—m. a spirit distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia.

Madhvāsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and āsava (आसव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव).—[masculine] decoction of honey.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव):—[=madhv-āsava] [from madhv > madhu] m. a decoction of honey or of the blossoms of the Bassia Latifolia, sweet spirituous liquor

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhvāsava (मध्वासव):—[madhvā-sava] (vaḥ) 1. m. A spirituous liquor.

[Sanskrit to German]

Madhvasava in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Madhvāsava (ಮಧ್ವಾಸವ):—

1) [noun] any intoxicating drink, as an alcoholic liquor.

2) [noun] a liquor distilled from the flower of the tree Madhuca indica ( = Bassia latifolia) of Sapotaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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