मीढ्वस्
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from मीढ (mīḍhá, “prize, reward”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
मीढ्वस् • (mīḍhvás) stem
- generous, bestowing richly, bountiful, liberal
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.33.14:
- परि णो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर्मही गात् ।
अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस्तनुष्व मीढ्वस्तोकाय तनयाय मृळ ॥- pari ṇo hetī rudrasya vṛjyāḥ pari tveṣasya durmatirmahī gāt.
ava sthirā maghavadbhyastanuṣva mīḍhvastokāya tanayāya mṛḷa. - May Rudra's missile turn aside and spare us, may the great wrath of the impetuous One avoid us.
O Bounteous God, turn thy strong bow from our princes, and be thou gracious to our seed and offspring.
- pari ṇo hetī rudrasya vṛjyāḥ pari tveṣasya durmatirmahī gāt.
- परि णो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर्मही गात् ।
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.1.9:
- नमो॑ अस्तु॒ नील॑ग्रीवाय सहस्रा॒क्षाय॑ मी॒ढुषे॓ ।
अथो॒ ये अ॑स्य॒ सत्वा॑नो॒ऽहं तेभ्यो॑ऽकर॒न्नमः॑ ॥- námo astu nī́lagrīvāya sahasrākṣā́ya mīḍhúṣé॓.
átho yé asya sátvānoʼháṃ tébhyoʼkarannámaḥ. - Homage to the blue-necked, to the Thousand-eyed one, to the bountiful.
And to those that are his warriors I have paid my homage.
- námo astu nī́lagrīvāya sahasrākṣā́ya mīḍhúṣé॓.
- नमो॑ अस्तु॒ नील॑ग्रीवाय सहस्रा॒क्षाय॑ मी॒ढुषे॓ ।
Declension[edit]
Masculine declension of मीढ्वस्
Feminine declension of मीढ्वस्
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | मीढुषी (mīḍhúṣī) | - | - |
| Vocative | - | - | - |
| Accusative | - | - | - |
| Instrumental | - | - | - |
| Dative | - | - | - |
| Ablative | - | - | - |
| Genitive | - | - | - |
| Locative | - | - | - |
Derived terms[edit]
- मीढुष्टम (mīḍhúṣṭama), मीळ्हुष्टम (mīḷhúṣṭama)
- मीढुष्मत् (mīḍhúṣmat)
Related terms[edit]
- मीढुष् (mīḍhúṣ, compounding form)