(medh/a--) f. the receiving or offering of the oblation, sacrificial ceremony (;others"the offering of devotion, service or worship of the gods";others "the gaining or deserving of a reward or praise") .
m. the horse-sacrifice (a celebrated ceremony, the antiquity of which reaches back to the Vedic period; the hymns [= ], referring to it, are however of comparatively late origin; in later times its efficacy was so exaggerated, that a hundred such sacrifices entitled the sacrificer to displace indra- from the dominion of svarga-; kings who engaged in it spent enormous sums in gifts to the Brahmans; it is said that the horse was sometimes not immolated, but kept bound during the ceremony) etc., (seearkāśvamedh/a-)
मेधः 1 A sacrifice, as in नरमेध, अश्वमेध, एकविंशति- मेधान्ते Mb.14.29.18. (com. मेधो युद्धयज्ञः । 'यज्ञो वै मेधः' इति श्रुतेः ।). -2 A sacrificial animal or victim. -3 An offering, oblation. -4 Ved. The juice of meat, broth. -5 Ved. Sap, pith, essence. -Comp. -जः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
m. juice of meat, strong draught (V.); essential or most valuable part (of a sacrificial animal; V.); sacrificial victim; animal sacrifice (very frequently --°ree;).
Is a word of uncertain sense occurring in a Vālakhilya hymn of the Rigveda. According to the St. Petersburg Dictionary, the proper name of a sacrificer may be meant.
(‘Offering a horse-sacrifice ’) is a prince mentioned in a hymn of the Rigveda, which contains a Dānastuti (‘ Praise of Gifts ’) of Tryaruna, and to which three verses have been added in praise of Aśvamedha. See also Aśvamedha.
Is the name of a protege of Agni in the Rigveda, where he also appears with Sumedhas in a hymn that Griffith with justice declares to be unintelligible. In the Taittirīya Samhitā he is an unsuccessful rival of Parucchepa, and in the Pañcavimśa Brāhmana he is an Añgirasa and a seer of Sāmans (Chants).
Is the name of a seer in the Rigveda, where his family, the Priyamedhas, are also repeatedly alluded to. It is not probable that any hymns are really Priyamedha’s own composition. See also Praiyamedha.
‘Descendant of Priyamedha,’ is a patronymic of the priests who sacrificed for the Átreya Udamaya in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. They appear in the Yajurveda Samhitās as priests who ‘ knew all ’ (sacrificial lore). Three Praiya- medhas are referred to in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa. In the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa4 they are called Bharadvājas.
Occurs in an obscure hymn of the Rigveda either as an adjective (‘of good understanding’) or a proper name, perhaps identical with Npmedha or his brother.
noun (masculine) a sacrificial animal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an animal-sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any sacrifice (esp. ifc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
broth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
essence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
marrow (esp. of the sacrificial victim) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
nourishing or strengthening drink (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
oblation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
offering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pith (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sap (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the juice of meat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
victim (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) intelligence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
knowledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Manu Svāyambhuva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a domestic sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a householder's duties (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of particular winds causing rain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a cow-sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the attendant of the 22nd Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a universal sacrifice (a 10 days" Soma sacrifice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
every sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Upanishad (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective having a good understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intelligent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sensible (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a particular class of deceased ancestors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular class of gods under the fifth Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a ṣi under Manu Cākṣuṣa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Vedamitra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the father of Hari (Viṣṇu) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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