मीढ्वस्

Sanskrit

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:

     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.

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

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

     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)