As a deity name
Name 350 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
में · feminine
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep)
मई · feminine
May
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Onomatopoeic.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the gall-stone of a cow (= recanā)
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M1 · same meaning "medhyāyai" is the dative of "medhyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "medhyāyai" is the dative of "medhya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "medhya" is derived from "medh" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
midh or medh cl. 1. P. Ā. medhati, ˚te, = √ mith, Dhātup. xxi, 7.
medh strong form of √ midh.
medhya mf(ā)n. (fr. medha) full of sap, vigorous, fresh, mighty, strong, AV.
fit for a sacrifice or oblation, free from blemish (as a victim), clean, pure, not defiling (by contact or by being eaten), Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
medhyā (ā), f. N. of various plants (thought to be sacrificially pure), L.
the gall-stone of a cow (= recanā), L.
medhya mf(ā)n. (fr. medha) full of sap, vigorous, fresh, mighty, strong, AV.
fit for a sacrifice or oblation, free from blemish (as a victim), clean, pure, not defiling (by contact or by being eaten), Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
midh or medh cl. 1. P. Ā. medhati, ˚te, = √ mith, Dhātup. xxi, 7.
medh strong form of √ midh.
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