Madhumati, Madhumatī: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Madhumati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, 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
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureMadhumatī (मधुमती) refers to one of the 130 varṇavṛttas (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇavṛtta (e.g., madhumatī) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuMadhumatī (मधुमती) is another name for Mūrvā, a medicinal plant identified with Marsdenia tenacissima from the Asclepiadoideae or “milkweed family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.19-21 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Together with the names Madhumatī and Mūrvā, there are a total of twenty-eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaMadhumatī (मधुमती) is an important river whose water (jala) qualities are described in the Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Different types of water (jala) and their properties are mentioned here [viz., in jala-prakaraṇa]. The text explains the qualities of the water of certain important rivers like [viz., Madhumatī].
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 1 (1871) (ay)Madhumatī (मधुमती) is the name of a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja [=nṛsiṃhakavirājaḥ] collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri [=Mahāmahopādhyāya Haraprasād Śāstri].—Manuscript information is as follows: Substance: country-made paper, 16 × 2 inches. Amount of Folia: 169, with 7 lines on a page. Extend 5,586 ślokas. Character, Bengali. Date, [?]. Place of deposit: Dhaka, Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja [=Ḍhākā, Bābu Bhagavāncandra Dāsa Kavirāja]. Appearance, old. Prose and Verse. Generally correct. It appears to be dealing with Medicinal, Herbal and Iatrochemical preparations.
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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Madhumati (मधुमति) is the name of a river mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Two rivers of this name (Madhumati) have been referred to in the Nīlamata. On the banks of the one which joins the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā, stands the temple of Śārada—the most important tīrtha of ancient Kaśmīra. Alberuni’s Padmutty is identical with it.
The 2nd Madhumatī meeting the Vitastā has been identified with the stream of the Bandapor Nāla which empties itself into the Volur lake from the north near the village of Rules and is still known by the name Madhumatī to the Brāhmaṇa population of the valley.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMadhumati [मधुमती] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Clematis heynei M.A.Rau & al. from the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) family having the following synonyms: Clematis triloba. For the possible medicinal usage of madhumati, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Madhumati [ꯃꯙꯨꯃꯇꯤ] in the Manipuri language is the name of a plant identified with Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica Thunb. from the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) family.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhumatī (मधुमती).—f.
1) Name of a river.
2) Name of a creeper, Clematis triloba (Mar. moravela).
3) A mental stage in Yogaśāstra.
4) the 3 Ṛiks (madhu vātā ṛtāyate &c.); Bṛ. Up.6.3.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Madhumatī (मधुमती) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Kāvyaprakāśaṭīkā, by Ravi, son of Ratnapāṇi. Paris. (B 129) [anonymous]
2) Madhumatī (मधुमती):—Mugdhabodhaṭīkā by Madhusūdana Vācaspati.
3) Madhumatī (मधुमती):—med. by Narasiṃha Kavirāja. L. 2382.
4) Madhumatī (मधुमती):—med. by Narasiṃha Kavirāja. Hpr. 1, 266.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madhumatī (मधुमती):—[=madhu-matī] [from madhu-mat > madhu] f. Gmelina Arborea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Sanseviera Roxburghiana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] step or degree in the Yoga, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] supernatural faculty belonging to a Yogin, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Chandomañjarī]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of the Asura Madhu (wife of Hary-aśva), [Harivaṃśa]
7) [v.s. ...] of a female servant of Lakṣmi (?), [Pañcarātra]
8) [v.s. ...] of a river, [Harivaṃśa; Mālatīmādhava]
9) [v.s. ...] of a city in Saurāṣṭra, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya; Daśakumāra-carita]
10) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce works.
11) Madhumati (मधुमति):—[=madhu-mati] [from madhu] m. Mohammed, [Kālacakra] ([wrong reading] -pati)
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMadhumatī (मधुमती):—(nm) the final stage of trance where all mundane conflicts are automatically resolved.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadhumati (ಮಧುಮತಿ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being delicious; deliciousness.
2) [noun] a beloved woman.
3) [noun] a kind of plant.
4) [noun] (yoga.) a kind of qualified self-absorption.
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: Madhu, Matu, Mati.
Starts with: Madhumatiganesha, Madhumatisamgameshvaratirtha.
Full-text (+424): Madhumatiganesha, Madhumata, Madhupati, Madhumatisamgameshvaratirtha, Padmavati, Shandili, Madhusudana vacaspati, Bhurjala, Suryavartta, Svacchandabhairava, Mustaka, Rasaprayoga, Raktapittacikitsa, Ratnagirirasa, Ravisundararasa, Drakshadi, Payasyadi, Ushiradi, Madhukadi, Shunthyadi.
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Search found 34 books and stories containing Madhumati, Madhu-mati, Madhu-matī, Madhumatī; (plurals include: Madhumatis, matis, matīs, Madhumatīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section III - Rites for the Attainment of Wealth < [Chapter VI]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.120 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.20.9 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 3.53 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Sūtra 3.50 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Sūtra 1.30 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
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