Madhvika, Mādhvīka, Mādhvika, Mādhvīkā: 11 definitions
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Madhvika 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyMādhvīka (माध्वीक) is another name for Rājamāṣa, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Vigna unguiculata (cow-peas). It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 16.82), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMādhvika (माध्विक).—A person who collects honey.
Derivable forms: mādhvikaḥ (माध्विकः).
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Mādhvīka (माध्वीक).—[madhunā madhūkapuṣpeṇa nirvṛttam īkak]
1) A kind of spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the tree called Madhūka; गौडी पेष्टी च माध्वी च विज्ञेया त्रिविधा सुरा (gauḍī peṣṭī ca mādhvī ca vijñeyā trividhā surā) Manusmṛti 11.94; चचाम मधु माध्वीकम् (cacāma madhu mādhvīkam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.94.
2) Wine distilled from grapes; साध्वी माध्वीक चिन्ता न भवति भवतः (sādhvī mādhvīka cintā na bhavati bhavataḥ) Gītagovinda 12. (= madho; Com.).
3) A grape.
Derivable forms: mādhvīkam (माध्वीकम्).
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Mādhvīkā (माध्वीका).—f. A kind of red pulse (Mar. tāṃbaḍā pāvaṭā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMādhvīka (माध्वीक).—n.
(-kaṃ) 1. Spirituous liquor, distilled from the blossoms of the Bassia latifolia. 2. Wine, spirit distilled from grapes. E. mādhvī as above, kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMādhvīka (माध्वीक).—[mādhvī + ka], n. 1. Spirituous liquor made from the Bassia. 2. Wine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMādhvika (माध्विक).—[masculine] who collects honey.
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Mādhvīka (माध्वीक).—[neuter] a kind of liquor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mādhvika (माध्विक):—[from mādhava] m. a person who collects honey, [Mahābhārata]
2) Mādhvīka (माध्वीक):—[from mādhava] n. a kind of intoxicating drink, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. madhu-mādhvīka and mādhavaka)
3) Mādhvīkā (माध्वीका):—[from mādhvīka > mādhava] f. Dolichos Sinensis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMādhvīka (माध्वीक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Idem; wine.
[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 corpusMādhvīka (ಮಾಧ್ವೀಕ):—[adjective] intoxicating; intoxicant.
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Mādhvīka (ಮಾಧ್ವೀಕ):—
1) [noun] a liquor distilled from the flower of the tree Madhuca indica ( = Bassia latifolia) of Sapotaceae family.
2) [noun] the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of Vitis vinifera; grape.
3) [noun] a kind of intoxicating drink made by fermenting the grape-juice.
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 DictionaryMādhvīka (माध्वीक):—n. 1. a kind of spirituous liquor distilled from the flowers of the tree called Madhuka; 2. wine distilled from grapes; 3. a grape;
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: Madhvikaphala.
Ends with: Madhumadhvika.
Full-text: Madhumadhvika, Madhvikaphala, Madhumadhavi, Rajamasha, Ca.
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