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The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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Medaka<br />

Medaka [meda+ka] in go˚ a precious stone of light -- red (or golden) colour (cp. meda -- va**a -- p!s!*a)<br />

VvA 111.<br />

Medin"<br />

Medin" (f.) [of adj. medin, fr. meda fat, but cp. Vedic medin an associate or companion fr. mid in meaning<br />

to be friendly] the earth (also later Sk.) Mhvs 5, 185; 15, 47; Vism 125.<br />

Medeti<br />

Medeti [Denom. fr. meda] to become fat M i.238.<br />

Medha<br />

Medha [Vedic medha, in a$va, go˚, puru+a˚ etc.] sacrifice only in assa˚ horse -- sacrifice & purisa˚ human s.<br />

(q. v.). e.g. at A iv.151; Sn 303. -- Cp. mejjha.<br />

Medhaga<br />

Medhaga (& ˚ka) [cp. Sk. methana abusive speech; Vedic methati fr. mith to scold] quarrel, strife Vin ii.88<br />

(˚ka); Th 2, 344; Sn 893, 894 (=kalaha, bha*.ana, viggaha, viv!da Nd1 302, 303), 935 (T. ˚ka; Nd1 402 &<br />

406 ˚ga. with v. l. SS ˚ka); Dh 6; J iii.334 (˚ka; C.=kalaha), 488 (˚ga; C. ˚ka expln kalaha); DhA i.65.<br />

Medhasa<br />

Medhasa (adj.) [=Vedic medhas, as a -- base] having wisdom or intelligence, wise, only in cpds. bh(ri˚ of<br />

great wisdom Sn 1131; & su˚ [Ved. sumedhas] very wise Vv 222 (=sundara -- pañña VvA 111); Pv iii.77<br />

(both combd as bh(ri -- su -- medhasa, hardly correct; v. l. M. bh(rimedhasa PvA 205).<br />

Medh!<br />

Medh! (f.) [Vedic medh! & medhas, perhaps to Gr. maq˚ in manqa/nw ("mathematics")] wisdom,<br />

intelligence, sagacity Nd1 s. v. (m. vuccati paññ!); Pug 25; Dhs 16, DhsA 148; PvA 40 (=paññ!). -- adj.<br />

sumedha wise, clever, intelligent Sn 177; opp. dum˚ stupid Pv i.82. -- kh"*a -- medha one whose<br />

intelligence has been impaired, stupefied J vi.295 (=kh"*a -- pañña).<br />

Medh!vit!<br />

Medh!vit! (f.) [abstr. fr. medh!vin] cleverness, intelligence VvA 229.<br />

Medh!vin<br />

Medh!vin (adj.) [medh!+in=*medh!yin>medh!vin; already Vedic, cp. medhasa] intelligent, wise, often<br />

combd with pa*.ita & bahussuta: D i.120; S iv.375; A iv.244; Vin iv.10, 13, 141; Sn 323 (acc. medh!vina'<br />

+bahussuta') 627, 1008 (Ep. of Moghar!j!), 1125 (id.); Nd2 259 (s. v. j!tim!, with var. other synonyms);<br />

Dh 36; J vi.294; Miln 21; DhA i.257; ii.108; iv.169; VvA 131; PvA 41.<br />

Medhi

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