Madhi, Maḍhī, Māḍhi: 11 definitions
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Madhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Māḍhi (माढि) refers to a “young leaf before it opens”, as mentioned in a list of four synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Māḍhi] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Madhi in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2005)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Species Plantarum
· Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Madhi, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
maḍhī (मढी).—f (maṭhī) A small devotee's dwelling-place. 2 A basin or receptacle built (at the foot of a hill &c) to receive the waters of a spring.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Māḍhi (माढि).—f.
1) The young leaf before it opens.
2) Honouring.
3) Sadness, dejection.
4) Poverty.
5) Anger, passion.
6) The border or hem of a garment.
7) A double tooth (also māḍhī).
Derivable forms: māḍhiḥ (माढिः).
Māḍhi (माढि).—m.
(-ḍhiḥ) 1. The germ of leaves, the young leaf before it opens. 2. Distress, affiction. 3. Evidence or declaration of distress. 4. A back or double tooth. 5. The hem or border of a garment. 6. Poverty, indigence. 7. Anger, passion. E. mah to worship, aff. ktin; the final becomes ḍha, and the preceding vowel is made long.
1) Māḍhi (माढि):—f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) the fibre or the germ of a leaf
2) honouring, reverencing ([from] √mah)
3) dejection, sadness
4) a back or double tooth (also maḍhī)
5) poverty, indigence
6) anger, passion
7) the hem or border of a garment
8) Name of a district.
Māḍhi (माढि):—[mā+ḍhi] (ḍhiḥ) 2. f. The germ of leaves; distress; double tooth; a hem; poverty; passion.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Maḍhī (मढी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Maṭhikā.
2) Māḍhī (माढी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Māṭhī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
Maḍhī (मढी):—n. 1. the hut of an ascetic; monastery; convent; 2. enclosed area or shed prepared for religious performance on the bank of a river;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+27): Madhia, Madhiphala, Mati-mekakal, Mati-terikalai, Maticakan, Maticcataiyan, Maticuti, Matikanti, Matiketu, Matikkalai, Matikkanam, Matikkanniyan, Matikkoluntu, Matikurmai, Matilavanam, Matimakan, Matimanal, Matimantalam, Matimayakkam, Matimayakki.
Full-text (+75): Mandi, Madhim, Madhace Madhim, Mathika, Pattrasira, Madhiphala, Dantashira, Matippiramam, Stitimati, Puttimati, Matimayakkam, Cavalaimati, Kalamati, Matiyinam, Matippiranti, Cellumati, Parrumati, Cantiramati, Matitturuvam, Pintumati.
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