मेध

See also: मधु and मृध

Pali

Alternative forms

medha (Latin script)
𑀫𑁂𑀥 (Brahmi script)
মেধ (Bengali script)
මෙධ (Sinhalese script)
မေဓ or မေꩪ (Burmese script)
เมธ or เมธะ (Thai script)
ᨾᩮᨵ (Tai Tham script)
ເມຘ or ເມຘະ (Lao script)
មេធ (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄬𑄙 (Chakma script)

Noun

मेध m

Devanagari script form of medha

Declension

Declension table of "मेध" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मेधो (medho)	मेधा (medhā)
Accusative (second)	मेधं (medhaṃ)	मेधे (medhe)
Instrumental (third)	मेधेन (medhena)	मेधेहि (medhehi) or मेधेभि (medhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मेधस्स (medhassa) or मेधाय (medhāya) or मेधत्थं (medhatthaṃ)	मेधानं (medhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मेधस्मा (medhasmā) or मेधम्हा (medhamhā) or मेधा (medhā)	मेधेहि (medhehi) or मेधेभि (medhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मेधस्स (medhassa)	मेधानं (medhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मेधस्मिं (medhasmiṃ) or मेधम्हि (medhamhi) or मेधे (medhe)	मेधेसु (medhesu)
Vocative (calling)	मेध (medha)	मेधा (medhā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬫᬾᬥ (Balinese script)
মেধ (Assamese script)
মেধ (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰸𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑁂𑀥 (Brahmi script)
𑌮𑍇𑌧 (Grantha script)
મેધ (Gujarati script)
ਮੇਧ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦩꦺꦣ (Javanese script)
មេធ (Khmer script)
ಮೇಧ (Kannada script)
ເມຘ (Lao script)
മേധ (Malayalam script)
𑘦𑘹𑘠 (Modi script)
ᠮᠧᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᠮᡝᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
မေဓ (Burmese script)
𑧆𑧚𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐾𑐢 (Newa script)
ମେଧ (Oriya script)
ꢪꢾꢤ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆼𑆣 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖸𑖠 (Siddham script)
මේධ (Sinhalese script)
మేధ (Telugu script)
เมธ (Thai script)
མེ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒹𑒡 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Only possible Indo-European cognate is Gaulish *meduos, attested in Epomeduos, which is comparable with अश्वमेध (aśvamedha). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐj.dʱɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

मेध • (médha) m

juice of meat, broth, nourishing or strengthening drink
marrow, sap, pith, essence
a sacrificial animal, victim

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मेध (médha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मेधः médhaḥ	मेधौ médhau	मेधाः / मेधासः¹ médhāḥ / médhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मेध médha	मेधौ médhau	मेधाः / मेधासः¹ médhāḥ / médhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मेधम् médham	मेधौ médhau	मेधान् médhān
Instrumental	मेधेन médhena	मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām	मेधैः / मेधेभिः¹ médhaiḥ / médhebhiḥ¹
Dative	मेधाय médhāya	मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām	मेधेभ्यः médhebhyaḥ
Ablative	मेधात् médhāt	मेधाभ्याम् médhābhyām	मेधेभ्यः médhebhyaḥ
Genitive	मेधस्य médhasya	मेधयोः médhayoḥ	मेधानाम् médhānām
Locative	मेधे médhe	मेधयोः médhayoḥ	मेधेषु médheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

अश्वमेध (aśvamedhá)
पितृमेध (pitṛmedha)

Descendants

Pali: medha
→ Tamil: மேதம் (mētam)

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