मीढ्वस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মীঢ্বস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬷᬠ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• মীঢ্বস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰱𑰛𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀻𑀠𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• မီဎွသ် (Burmese script)
• મીઢ્વસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੀਢ੍ਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍀𑌢𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦷꦞ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂲𑂛𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೀಢ್ವಸ್ (Kannada script)
• មីឍ្វស៑ (Khmer script)
• ມີຒ຺ວສ຺ (Lao script)
• മീഢ്വസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡳᡳᢟᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘲𑘛𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠢᠢᢎᠾᢦᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧓𑦻𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐷𑐝𑑂𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ମୀଢ୍ଵସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢷꢟ꣄ꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆵𑆞𑇀𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖱𑖛𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• මීඪ‍්වස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩩 𑪙𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚯𑚗𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• மீட்⁴வஸ் (Tamil script)
• మీఢ్వస్ (Telugu script)
• มีฒฺวสฺ (Thai script)
• མཱི་ཌྷྭ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒲𑒜𑓂𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨗𑩇𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from मीढ (mīḍhá, “prize, reward”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miːɖʱ.ʋɐ́s/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːɖʱ.ʋɐs̪/

Adjective

मीढ्वस् • (mīḍhvás) stem

1. generous, bestowing richly, bountiful, liberal
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.33.14:

     परि॑ णो हे॒ती रु॒द्रस्य॑ वृज्याः॒ परि॑ त्वे॒षस्य॑ दुर्म॒तिर् म॒ही गा॑त् ।
     अव॑ स्थि॒रा म॒घव॑द्भ्यस् तनुष्व॒ मीढ्व॑स् तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय मृळ ॥

     pári ṇo hetī́ rudrásya vṛjyāḥ pári tveṣásya durmatír mahī́ gāt.
     áva sthirā́ maghávadbhyas tanuṣva mī́ḍhvas tokā́ya tánayāya 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.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.1.9:

     नमो॑ अस्तु॒ नील॑ग्रीवाय सहस्रा॒क्षाय॑ मी॒ढुषे॑ ।
     अथो॒ ये अ॑स्य॒ सत्वा॑नो॒ऽहं तेभ्यो॑ऽकर॒न्नमः॑ ॥

     námo astu nī́lagrīvāya sahasrākṣā́ya mīḍhúṣe.
     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.

Declension

Masculine declension of मीढ्वस्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मीढ्वान् (mīḍhvā́n)	-	-
Vocative	मीढ्वः (mī́ḍhvaḥ)	-	-
Accusative	-	-	-
Instrumental	-	-	-
Dative	मीढुषे (mīḍhúṣe), मीळ्हुषे (mīḷhúṣe)	-	-
Ablative	-	-	-
Genitive	-	-	-
Locative	-	-	-

Feminine declension of मीढ्वस्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मीढुषी (mīḍhúṣī)	-	-
Vocative	-	-	-
Accusative	-	-	-
Instrumental	-	-	-
Dative	-	-	-
Ablative	-	-	-
Genitive	-	-	-
Locative	-	-	-

Derived terms

• मीढुष्टम (mīḍhúṣṭama), मीळ्हुष्टम (mīḷhúṣṭama)
• मीढुष्मत् (mīḍhúṣmat)

Related terms

• मीढुष् (mīḍhúṣ, compounding form)