मीढुष् (mīḍhúṣ, compounding form of मीढ्वस् (mīḍhvás, “liberal, generous”)) + -तम (-tama, superlative suffix).
मीळ्हुष्टम • (mīḷhúṣṭama) stem
- most liberal, most generous, most bountiful; often applied to Rudra
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 1.43.1:
- कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे मीळ्हुष्टमाय तव्यसे।
वोचेम शंतमं हृदे॥- kádrudrā́ya prácetase mīḷhúṣṭamāya távyase.
vocéma śáṃtamam hṛdé. - What shall we sing to Rudra, strong, most bounteous, excellently wise,
That shall be dearest to his heart?
