मेध्य

{ mēdhya, medhya }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MEDHYA   A holy place on the west coast. A river flows through this place. This sacred river is believed to be the place of origin of Agni. This is one of the rivers worthy to be remembered every morning and evening. [Chapter 155, Anuśāsana Parva] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

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प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

मेध्य n.  एक वैदिक सूक्तद्रष्टा [ऋ.८.५३-५४, ५७-५८] । ऋग्वेद के वालखिल्य सूक्त में इसका मेध एवं मातरिश्वन् के साथ निर्देश प्राप्त है [ऋ.८.५२.२] ।
मेध्य II. n.  स्वायंभुव मनु के पुत्रों में से एक ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   to be sacrificed. 2 Pure.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  f  (Proper, purposed) to be sacrificed. Pure.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मेध्य  mfn.  mf( आ)n. ( fr. मेध) 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.
मेधा   ( fr.). wise, intelligent, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]
मेधाम् अर्हति   = g. दण्डा-दि
मेध्य  m.  m. a goat, [L.]
    Acacia Catechu, [L.]
    Saccharum Munja, [L.]
   barley, [L.]
    N. of the author of [RV. viii, 53; 57; 58]; [Anukr.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मेध्य [mēdhya] a.  a. [मेध्-ण्यत्, मेधाय हितं यत् वा]
   Fit for a sacrifice; अजाश्वयोर्मुखं मेध्यम् [Y.1.194;] [Ms.5.54.]
   Relating to a sacrifice, sacrificial; मेध्येनाश्वेनेजे; [R.13.] 3; उषा वा अश्वस्य मेध्यस्य शिरः [Bṛi. Up.1.1.1.]
   Pure, sacred, holy; भुवं कोष्णेन कुण्डोघ्नी मध्येनावमृथादपि [R.1.84;] 3.31;14.81.
   Ved. Fresh, strong, vigorous.
   Wise, intelligent.
   ध्यः A goat.
   A Khadira tree.
   Barley (according to Medinī).
   ध्या N. of several plants (केतकी, शङ्खपुष्पी, रोचना, शमी &c.).
   The gallstone of a cow (रोचना).
   A particular vein.

Shabda-Sagara

मेध्य  mfn.  ( -ध्यः-ध्या-ध्यं)
   1. Pure, purified.
   2. Fit for a sacrifice or obla- tion.
  f.  ( -ध्या) A kind of orris root, described as the red sort.
   3. A sort of pigment: see रोचना.
  m.  ( -ध्यः)
   1. Khayer, (Mimosa cate- chu.)
   2. Barley.
   3. A goat.
    E. मेध् to associate, aff. ण्यत्; or मेध a sacrifice, and यत् aff.

ROOTS:

मेध् ण्यत्; मेध यत्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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