Madhukosha, Madhukośa, Madhu-kosha, Madhukoṣa: 10 definitions
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Madhukosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Madhukośa and Madhukoṣa can be transliterated into English as Madhukosa or Madhukosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMadhukośa (मधुकोश) refers to a “beehive”, according to the Brahmayāmala verse 32.52-54.—Accordingly, “I will explain the lower form of Māyā, which is Mālinī. She possesses countless cavities and is (dark brown) like haritāla, a cloud or mud. She is the supreme Vidyā and her form is like a beehive [i.e., madhukośa-samākārā]. She is the colour of a red lotus and is beautiful in all the directions of space. She pervades with (her) great vitality all that is made of Speech”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhukośa (मधुकोश) or Madhukoṣa (मधुकोष).—
1) a bee-hive.
2) a honey comb.
Derivable forms: madhukośaḥ (मधुकोशः), madhukoṣaḥ (मधुकोषः).
Madhukośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and kośa (कोश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhukoṣa (मधुकोष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) The honey-comb or bee-hive. E. madhu honey, koṣa receptacle. Also madhukośa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhukośa (मधुकोश).—m. the honeycomb or hive.
Madhukośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhu and kośa (कोश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Madhukośa (मधुकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Poona. 621.
—by Jayapāla Dīkṣita. Np. V, 130.
2) Madhukośa (मधुकोश):—a
—[commentary] on Mādhava’s Nidāna, by Vijayarakṣita.
Madhukośa has the following synonyms: Vyākhyāmadhukośa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madhukośa (मधुकोश):—[=madhu-kośa] [from madhu] m. ‘h°-receptacle’, a beehive, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce wks.
3) [v.s. ...] n. a honeycomb, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra] [commentator or commentary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhukoṣa (मधुकोष):—[madhu-koṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. The honey comb or hive.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadhukōśa (ಮಧುಕೋಶ):—
1) [noun] the structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs; a honeycomb.
2) [noun] a cup for drinking vine; a vine-glass.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kosha, Madhu, Koca, Matu.
Ends with: Vyakhyamadhukosha.
Full-text: Madhukrama, Vijayarakshita, Jayapala dikshita, Vyakhyamadhukosha, Pancalakshananidana, Madhavanidana, Rugvinishcaya, Madhavavidana, Rogavinishcaya.
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