मेधावी

{ medhāvī }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MEDHĀVĪ I   
1) General information.
A fierce sage. His father was a sage known as Bāladhi. For a very long time Bāladhi had no children and so, griefstricken, Bāladhi did penance and Medhāvī was born as a result of his penance. Even from boyhood the child showed wonderful powers of grasping things and so he was named Medhāvī. [Chapter 135, Vana Parva] .
2) How Medhāvī cursed a nymph.
One day in spring, Mañjughoṣā (Śucismitā), a nymph, was playing with other companions in the Caitrarathodyāna. Medhāvī was doing penance in a place nearby and Mañjughoṣā fell in love with the sage and she went near him and made love to him by dance and music. Medhāvī was attracted by her and the sage accepted her advances and lived with her for a long time. One day Mañjughoṣā sought permission to go to Devaloka. “Wait till daybreak” said the sage. When it was morning the nymph renewed her request and the sage said “Wait till I finish my evening prayers.” Hearing this Śucismitā said “Oh, best of brahmins, how many mornings and evenings have gone by this time! Fiftyfive years nine months and three days have gone by since we started living together”. The sage then counted the years and found she was correct. The astounding fact that his penance had such a long break made the sage angry and he cursed her and made her into an evil spirit. She begged for pardon and the sage said “If you observe with fasting the Caitrakṛṣṇaikādaśī called Pāpamocinī it will absolve you of all sins and give you release from the curse”. [Chapter 48, Part 4, Padma Purāṇa] .
3) In Ṛgveda.
The Aśvinīdevas once gave rice to this sage. [Sūkta 117, Anuvāka 17, Maṇḍala 1, Ṛgveda] .
MEDHĀVĪ II   A brahmin boy. This child once gave Tattvopadeśa to his father. (The philosophy that the human soul or material world is identical with the supreme spirit pervading the universe). Chapter 377, Śānti Parva).

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  कश्यप के एक पुत्र   Ex. मेधावी का वर्णन पुराणों में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben মেধাবী

guj મેધાવી

kas میدھاوی

kok मेधावी

 noun  च्यवन ऋषि के एक पुत्र   Ex. मेधावी का वर्णन पुराणों में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

mar मेधावी

san मेधावी

   See : बुद्धिमान, तोता, शराब

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  कश्यपाचो एक पूत   Ex. मेधावीचें वर्णन पुराणांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben মেধাবী

guj મેધાવી

kas میدھاوی

 noun  च्यवन रुशीचो एक पूत   Ex. मेधावीचें वर्णन पुराणांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

mar मेधावी

san मेधावी

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   Quick of understanding; of ready apprehension or conception.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  च्यवन ऋषीचे एक पुत्र   Ex. मेधावीचे वर्णन पुराणांत मिळते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

san मेधावी

 noun  कश्यपचा एक पुत्र   Ex. मेधावीचे वर्णन पुराणांत मिळते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben মেধাবী

guj મેધાવી

kas میدھاوی

kok मेधावी

   See : बुद्धिमान

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

   See : बुद्धिमानी

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

 noun  च्यवनमुनिपुत्रः।   Ex. मेधाविनः वर्णनं पुराणेषु प्राप्यते।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

mar मेधावी

 noun  कश्यपपुत्रः।   Ex. मेधाविनः वर्णनं पुराणेषु प्राप्यते।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben মেধাবী

guj મેધાવી

kas میدھاوی

kok मेधावी

   See : मद्यम्, शुकः, धीमान्