माधव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit माधव (mā́dhava), the vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “sweet”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.d̪ʱəʋ/, [mäː.d̪ʱɐʋ]

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhav) m

a male given name, Madhav, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधव mādhav
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhav) m or f by sense

a surname, equivalent to English Madhav

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of माधव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधव mādhav
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

Declension of माधव (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माधव mādhav	माधवें mādhavẽ
oblique	माधव mādhav	माधवों mādhavõ
vocative	माधव mādhav	माधवो mādhavo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “माधव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মাধৱ (Assamese script)
ᬫᬵᬥᬯ (Balinese script)
মাধব (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰯𑰠𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀸𑀥𑀯 (Brahmi script)
မာဓဝ (Burmese script)
માધવ (Gujarati script)
ਮਾਧਵ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦴꦣꦮ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂰𑂡𑂫 (Kaithi script)
ಮಾಧವ (Kannada script)
មាធវ (Khmer script)
ມາຘວ (Lao script)
മാധവ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘪 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧑𑧀𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐵𑐢𑐰 (Newa script)
ମାଧଵ (Odia script)
ꢪꢵꢤꢮ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆳𑆣𑆮 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖯𑖠𑖪 (Siddham script)
මාධව (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩛𑩮𑩾 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚭𑚜𑚦 (Takri script)
மாத⁴வ (Tamil script)
మాధవ (Telugu script)
มาธว (Thai script)
མཱ་དྷ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒰𑒡𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨊𑨜𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.dʱɐ.ʋɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

माधव • (mā́dhava) stem

vernal; relating to the spring
belonging to or peculiar to the descendants of the Madhu race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of माधव (mādhava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माधवः mādhavaḥ	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवाः / माधवासः¹ mādhavāḥ / mādhavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	माधव mādhava	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवाः / माधवासः¹ mādhavāḥ / mādhavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	माधवम् mādhavam	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवान् mādhavān
Instrumental	माधवेन mādhavena	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवैः / माधवेभिः¹ mādhavaiḥ / mādhavebhiḥ¹
Dative	माधवाय mādhavāya	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Ablative	माधवात् mādhavāt	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Genitive	माधवस्य mādhavasya	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवानाम् mādhavānām
Locative	माधवे mādhave	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवेषु mādhaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of माधवा (mādhavā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माधवा mādhavā	माधवे mādhave	माधवाः mādhavāḥ
Vocative	माधवे mādhave	माधवे mādhave	माधवाः mādhavāḥ
Accusative	माधवाम् mādhavām	माधवे mādhave	माधवाः mādhavāḥ
Instrumental	माधवया / माधवा¹ mādhavayā / mādhavā¹	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवाभिः mādhavābhiḥ
Dative	माधवायै mādhavāyai	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवाभ्यः mādhavābhyaḥ
Ablative	माधवायाः / माधवायै² mādhavāyāḥ / mādhavāyai²	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवाभ्यः mādhavābhyaḥ
Genitive	माधवायाः / माधवायै² mādhavāyāḥ / mādhavāyai²	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवानाम् mādhavānām
Locative	माधवायाम् mādhavāyām	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवासु mādhavāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of माधव (mādhava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माधवम् mādhavam	माधवे mādhave	माधवानि / माधवा¹ mādhavāni / mādhavā¹
Vocative	माधव mādhava	माधवे mādhave	माधवानि / माधवा¹ mādhavāni / mādhavā¹
Accusative	माधवम् mādhavam	माधवे mādhave	माधवानि / माधवा¹ mādhavāni / mādhavā¹
Instrumental	माधवेन mādhavena	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवैः / माधवेभिः¹ mādhavaiḥ / mādhavebhiḥ¹
Dative	माधवाय mādhavāya	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Ablative	माधवात् mādhavāt	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Genitive	माधवस्य mādhavasya	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवानाम् mādhavānām
Locative	माधवे mādhave	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवेषु mādhaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

माधव • (mādhava) stem, m

a descendant of the Madhu race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of माधव (mādhava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माधवः mādhavaḥ	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवाः / माधवासः¹ mādhavāḥ / mādhavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	माधव mādhava	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवाः / माधवासः¹ mādhavāḥ / mādhavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	माधवम् mādhavam	माधवौ / माधवा¹ mādhavau / mādhavā¹	माधवान् mādhavān
Instrumental	माधवेन mādhavena	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवैः / माधवेभिः¹ mādhavaiḥ / mādhavebhiḥ¹
Dative	माधवाय mādhavāya	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Ablative	माधवात् mādhavāt	माधवाभ्याम् mādhavābhyām	माधवेभ्यः mādhavebhyaḥ
Genitive	माधवस्य mādhavasya	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवानाम् mādhavānām
Locative	माधवे mādhave	माधवयोः mādhavayoḥ	माधवेषु mādhaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

माधव • (mādhava) stem, m

a name of Krishna
- c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā Chapter I.14:
  ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ ।
  माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः ॥
  tataḥ śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau.
  mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaścaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ.
  On the other side, both Mādhava [Kṛṣṇa] and the son of Pāṇḍu [Arjuna], stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, blew their divine conchshells.

Derived terms

माधवीय (mādhavīya)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: માધવ (mādhav)
→ Hindi: माधव (mādhav)
→ Kannada: ಮಾಧವ (mādhava)
→ Old Marathi:
Devanagari script: माधव (mādhava)

Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘪 (mādhava)
- → Marathi: माधव (mādhav)
→ Tamil: மாதவன் (mātavaṉ)
⇒ Telugu: మాధవుడు (mādhavuḍu), మాధవుండు (mādhavuṇḍu), మాధవము (mādhavamu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “माधव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 808, column 2.

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