Madoddhata, Madoddhatā, Mada-uddhata: 13 definitions

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Alternative spellings of this word include Madoddhat.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Madoddhata in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇa

Madoddhatā (मदोद्धता) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Madoddhatā) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”

The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Madoddhatā (मदोद्धता).—A mind-born mother.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 22.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Madoddhata in Shaktism glossary
Source: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha

Madoddhatā (मदोद्धता) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Mahārudra in order to control the plague of demons created by Andhakāsura.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Mahārudra who shot arrows at him from his mahāpināka. when the arrows pierced the body of Andhakāsura, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Mahārudra created Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Madoddhatā] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.

Source: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala

Madoddhatā (मदोद्धता) refers to one of the various Mātṛkā-Śaktis created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Andhaka’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Andhakāsura attempted to abduct Girājanandinī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Andhakāsura and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Madoddhatā]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madoddhata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madoddhata (मदोद्धत).—a.

1) drunk with passion; मदोद्धताः प्रत्यनिलं विचेरुः (madoddhatāḥ pratyanilaṃ viceruḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.31; सत्पक्षा मधुरगिरः प्रसाधिताशा मदोद्धतारम्भाः (satpakṣā madhuragiraḥ prasādhitāśā madoddhatārambhāḥ) Ve.1.6.

2) inflated with pride.

Madoddhata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and uddhata (उद्धत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madoddhata (मदोद्धत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Drunk, intoxicated. 2. Arrogant, drunk with pride. E. mada drunkenness, uddhata struck, overcome.

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

Madoddhata (मदोद्धत).—[adjective] puffed up with pride, haughty.

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

1) Madoddhata (मदोद्धत):—[from mada > mad] mfn. intoxicated, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] puffed up with pride, arrogant, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

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

Madoddhata (मदोद्धत):—[mado+ddhata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Drunk.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madoddhata in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Madoddhata (मदोद्धत) [Also spelled madoddhat]:—(a) deeply arrogant, passionately proud; arrogantly insolent; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madoddhata in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Madōddhata (ಮದೋದ್ಧತ):—

1) [adjective] stupefied or excited by an intoxicant (as alcoholic liquor); intoxicated; drunk; inebriated.

2) [adjective] overwhelmed by one’s pride, arrogance or self-conceit.

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Madōddhata (ಮದೋದ್ಧತ):—

1) [noun] a man who is stupefied or excited by an intoxicant (as alcoholic liquor); an intoxicated man.

2) [noun] a man having strong sense of pride, arrogance or self-conceit.

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

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