Madhva: 12 definitions
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Madhva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Madhva (मध्व) refers to “the chief ācārya of the Brahmā sampradāya who established the doctrine of dvaita-vāda, which emphasizes the eternal distinction between the living entity and the Supreme Lord”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
madhva (मध्व).—m (S madhva Proper name of the founder.) A sect, or an individual of it, among the vaiṣṇava Brahmans.
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mādhva (माध्व).—m (S) A follower of madhva the name of the founder of a sect among the vaiṣṇava Brahmans.
mādhva (माध्व).—m A follower of madhva the name of the founder of a sect among the vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa.
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
Madhva (मध्व).—Name of a celebrated preceptor and author, the founder of the sect of Vaiṣṇavas, and author of a Bhāṣya on the Vedānta Sūtras.
Derivable forms: madhvaḥ (मध्वः).
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Mādhva (माध्व).—a. (-dhvī f.) Sweet; वदन्ति चाटुकान् मूढा यथा माध्व्या गिरोत्सुकाः (vadanti cāṭukān mūḍhā yathā mādhvyā girotsukāḥ) Bhāgavata 11.5.6.
-dhvaḥ A follower of Madhva.
-dhvī 1 A kind of liquor (made from honey).
2) The creeper called Mādhavī.
3) A kind of date tree (Mar. madhukharjūrī).
Madhva (मध्व).—[masculine] [Name] of a man.
Madhva (मध्व) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the civil name of Ānandatīrtha.
1) Madhva (मध्व):—m. Name of the founder of a sect of Vaiṣṇavas in the south of India (he was a Kanarese Brāhman otherwise called Ānanda-tīrtha, Bhagavat-pāda or Madhu, said to have been born about 1200; his doctrine is commonly called Dvaita, ‘Duality’, in opposition to the A-dvaita, ‘Nonduality’, of the great Vedāntist Śaṃkarācārya, and his sect are called Mādhvas), [Religious Thought and Life in India 130 etc.]
2) Mādhva (माध्व):—m. an adherent of Madhva (See p. 782, col. 3), [Horace H. Wilson]
Madhva (मध्व):—m. Nomen proprium des Gründers der Secte Mādhva [WILSON, Sel. Works I, 140. 149.] guru [Oxforder Handschriften 285,b, No. 669.] madhvācārya [WILSON, Sel. Works I, 29. 34. 139. fgg. 167.] [MACK. Coll. I, 13.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1045.] [BURNOUF] in [Bhāgavatapurāṇa I, LXII, Nalopākhyāna] Sein eigentlicher Name ist Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpāda [HALL 94 u.s.w.]
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Mādhva (माध्व):—1. (von madhu)
1) adj. süss; nur f. mādhvī im Gebrauch [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 4, 175.] mādhvīrnaḥ santyoṣadhīḥ [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 3, 11.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 3, 3, 1.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 91.] mādhvyā girā [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 9, 25.] —
2) f. mādhvī a) ein best. geistiges Getränk [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 10, 14.] [Hārāvalī 63.] gauḍī paiṣṭī ca mādhvī ca vijñeyā trividhā surā [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11,94.] [Gṛhyasaṃgrahapariśiṣṭa.2,26.] [PRĀYAŚCITTEND. 68,a,2.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.9,235.] — b) = mādhavī Gaertnera racemosa [PAÑCAR. 3, 5, 1.] — c) ein best. Fisch, = madhurakaṇṭaka [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Mādhva (माध्व):—2. m. ein Anhänger des Madhva [WILSON, Sel. Works 1,128. 142. 144. 147. fg. 150. 179.] [BURNOUF,] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa I, LXII.] [Oxforder Handschriften 177,b,6.] bhaṭṭāraka [13.] Was soll aber das f. mādhvī in der Stelle: śrīmādhvīrudrasanakā vaiṣṇavāḥ kṣitipāvanāḥ [WILSON, Sel. Works 1,] [?34?.]
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Mādhva (माध्व):—1.
1) mādhvyā vāruṇyā [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 10, 19.] madhvyā girā [47, 52. 11, 5, 6.] kathā mādhvīḥ [10, 52, 20.]
Madhva (मध्व):—m. Nomen proprium des Gründers einer Secte (s. mādhva). Auch gukrā und madhvācārya.
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Mādhva (माध्व):—m. ein Anhänger Madhva's. — mādhvī s. bes.
Madhva (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 摩陀婆 [mó tuó pó]: “Madhva” [Sanskrit personal name].
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
Mādhva (ಮಾಧ್ವ):—[adjective] of, relating to, adhering to Madhva mata, a dualisticphilosophy established by Madhvācārya, a Vaiṣṇava saint of Karnāṭaka.
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Mādhva (ಮಾಧ್ವ):—[noun] a follower of Mādhva mata, a dualisticphilosophy established by Madhvācārya, a Vaiṣṇava saint of Karnāṭaka.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mādhva (माध्व):—adj. sweet; n. a follower of Madhva;
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 (+13): Madhvabhashya, Madhvacarya, Madhvacaryavijaya, Madhvad, Madhvadhara, Madhvadi, Madhvadiyoga, Madhvaga, Madhvaguru, Madhvahnika, Madhvahuti, Madhvajya, Madhvaka, Madhvaksha, Madhvala, Madhvalam, Madhvalopa, Madhvalu, Madhvaluka, Madhvamahatmya.
Full-text (+96): Madhvasava, Madhvamata, Madhvaguru, Madhvavidhvamsana, Madhvacarya, Madhvasiddhantasara, Anandatirtha, Madhvavijaya, Madhvavamshavali, Madhvamahatmya, Madhvavedanta, Madhvamuktavali, Madhvasiddhanta, Madhvabhashya, Madhvastuti, Madhvamukhamardana, Madhvamukhabhanga, Madhv, Mattuvar, Bodharayacarya.
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Search found 104 books and stories containing Madhva, Mādhva, Madhvas; (plurals include: Madhvas, Mādhvas, Madhvases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Sectarianization of Classical Knowledge Systems < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
Hinduism in the Sectarian Age < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
The Many Meanings of Nārāyaṇa < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Rāmānuja and Madhva < [Chapter XXV - Madhva and his School]
Part 1 - Madhva’s Life < [Chapter XXV - Madhva and his School]
Part 4 - Madhva’s interpretation of Brahma-sūtra I. 1. 3-4 < [Chapter XXVI - Madhva’s Interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras]
Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)
Part 18 - Baladeva and His Works
Part 10 - Philosophical Standpoint of the Srikara Bhashya
Part 11 - Connection between Jaimini Sutras and Badarayana Sutras
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Teachers and Pupils of the Nimbārka School < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]
Part 15 - Dialectical criticism against the Śaṅkara School < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 3 - The Precursors of the Viśiṣṭādvaita Philosophy < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.3 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.9.154 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 1.9.188 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]