Madhuri, Mādhurī: 8 definitions

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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Madhuri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mādhurī (माधुरी).—

1) Sweetness, sweet or savoury taste; वदने तव यत्र माधुरी सा (vadane tava yatra mādhurī sā) Bv.2.161; कामालसस्वर्वामाधरमाधुरीमधरयन् वाचां विपाको मम (kāmālasasvarvāmādharamādhurīmadharayan vācāṃ vipāko mama) 4.42,37,43; वाङ्माधुरीविरसीकृतकलकण्ठा (vāṅmādhurīvirasīkṛtakalakaṇṭhā) Dk.; यैर्माकन्दवने मनोज्ञपवने सद्यः स्खलन्माधुरीधाराधोरणिधौतधामनि धराधीशत्वमालम्ब्यते (yairmākandavane manojñapavane sadyaḥ skhalanmādhurīdhārādhoraṇidhautadhāmani dharādhīśatvamālambyate) Udb.

2) Spirituous liquor.

3) Mead.

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

Mādhurī (माधुरी).—[feminine] & dhurya [neuter] sweetness, charm, grace.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Mādhurī (माधुरी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gītagovindaṭīkā by Rāmatāraṇa.

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

1) Madhurī (मधुरी):—[from madhura > madhu] f. (ī) kind of musical instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Mādhurī (माधुरी):—[from mādhura] f. sweetness, amiableness, loveliness, charm, [Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] mead, wine, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a [commentator or commentary] on [Gīta-govinda]

5) Mādhuri (माधुरि):—[from mādhura] f. = mādhurī, sweetness, loveliness, [Bhojaprabandha]

[Sanskrit to German]

Madhuri 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mādhurī (माधुरी):—(nf) sweetness; pleasantness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mādhuri (ಮಾಧುರಿ):—

1) [noun] a taste or flavour.

2) [noun] the quality of being pleasant (to any of the senses); pleasantness.

3) [noun] that which gives pleasantness, delight, satisfaction.

4) [noun] any intoxicating drink.

context information

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

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mādhurī (माधुरी):—n. 1. elegance; beauty; 2. sweetness; pleasantness; 3. spirit; wine;

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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.

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