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Madhyama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: NÄåá¹­ya-Å›Äåstra

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the fourth of the seven “musical notesâ€� (svara), according to the ±·Äåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ chapter 6, chapter 19 and chapter 28. These seven notes are part of the ‘vocal representationâ€� (±¹Ä峦¾±°ì²¹), which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama and calling forth the sentiment (rasa). The seven notes (svara) are to be used in different sentiments (rasa). For example, madhyama and ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¾²¹ are to be used in the heroic (±¹Ä«°ù²¹), the furious (raudra) and the marvellous (adbhuta) sentiment.

The presiding deity of the madhyama musical note (svara) is defined by various sources:

NÄåradÄ«yÄå-śīká¹£Ä� 1.5.13-14 mentions that the madhyama note is sung by Viṣṇu.
Bṛhaddeśī 75-76 mentions Śiva as the presiding deity of madhyama.
Saá¹…gÄ«taratnÄåkara 1.3.57-58 mentions Åšiva as the presiding deity of madhyama.
Saṃgītamakaranda 1.1.38, Idem.
Cf. SaṃgÄ«tarÄåja 2.1.1.264.

The following animal sounds are associated with this note:

NÄåradÄ«yÄå-śīká¹£Ä� 1.5.3 assigns this note to the cry of the curlew (°ì°ù²¹³Üñ³¦²¹).
Bṛhaddeśī 64, p13, 2.1-5, Idem.
Saṃgītamakaranda 1.1.13, Idem.
Saá¹…gÄ«taratnÄåkara 1.3.4.6, Idem.
Cf. SaṃgÄ«tarÄåja 2.1.1.212.

2) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to one of the ÂáÄå³Ù¾±²õ (melodic class) related to the ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹-²µ°ùÄå³¾²¹, according to the ±·Äåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ chapter 28. It is therefore also known as ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ÂáÄå³Ù¾±. JÄåti refers to a recognized melody-type and can be seen as a precursor to °ùÄå²µ²¹²õ which replaced them.

According to the ±·Äåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ 28.128-130, “in the ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹-ÂáÄå³Ù¾± the ²¹á¹ƒÅ›a (key note) is á¹£aá¸j²¹, ṛṣ²¹²ú³ó²¹, madhyama, ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¾²¹ and dhaivata, and they are the ²¹±è²¹²Ô²âÄå²õ²¹ (semi-terminal note), and the ²Ô²âÄå²õ²¹ (terminal note) is madhyama. The two notes of two Å›°ù³Ü³Ù¾±²õ (i.e, ²µÄå²Ô»å³óÄå°ù²¹ and ²Ô¾±á¹£Äåd²¹) are to be weakened, and its pentatonic treatment (²¹³Üá¸a±¹²¹ / ²¹³Üá¸a±¹¾±³Ù²¹) excludes ²µÄå²Ô»å³óÄå°ù²¹ and ²Ô¾±á¹£Äåd²¹, while its hexatonic treatment (á¹£ÄåḲ¹±¹²¹ / á¹£ÄåḲ¹±¹¾±³Ù²¹) excludes ²µÄå²Ô»å³óÄå°ù²¹. In it the amplification (bahutva) of á¹£aá¸j²¹ and madhyama, and weakness (alpatva, reduction) of ²µÄå²Ô»å³óÄå°ù²¹ have been prescribedâ€�.

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Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: PurÄåṇas

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�, “middlingâ€�) refers to a classifications of ³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±è²¹ (halls attached to the temple), according to the Matsya-purÄåṇa (verses 270.1-30). The MatsyapurÄåṇa is one of the eighteen major ±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa²õ dating from the 1st-millennium BCE.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾) refers to the “middlingâ€� division of chaste ladies, according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wifeâ€�).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to PÄårvatÄ«: “[...] O gentle lady, the chaste ladies can be divided into four classes. Even when they are remembered they dispel sins. The divisions comprise of the superior etc. They are superior, middling (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå), inferior and very inferior. I shall explain their characteristics. Listen with attention. [...] O daughter of the mountain, she who sees another man as her father, brother or son with a clean conscience is the middling (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå) among chaste ladies. [...±Õâ€�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—The eighteenth kalpa; the beginning of madhyama svara.*

  • * VÄåyu-purÄåṇa 21. 38.

1b) A name of a svara sacred to Dhaivata.*

  • * Va. 21. 39.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) is a name mentioned in the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (cf. XIV.8.19, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (mentioning Madhyama) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 Å›±ô´Ç°ì²¹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, ±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa²õ) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)

: Google Books: Dattilam: A Compendium of Ancient Indian Music [shiksha]

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the fourth of six notes (svara) in Indian music.—The essence of madhyama is in the air, which, rising from the navel, striking the chest and the heart, reaches the navel as a big sound. (±·Äå°ù²¹»åÄ«²âÄå-Å›¾±°ìá¹£Ä� 1. 5.7-11)

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Shiksha (शिकà¥à¤·à¤¾, Å›iká¹£Ä�) deals with Sanskrit linguistics and represents a branch of vedanga (vedic ancillary science). Shiksha deals with subjects such as phonetics, phonology, study of sound, letters of the Sanskrit alphabet and related topics. Much attention is also given to the study of recitation (patha) of Vedic verses.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian Style

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—Illustration of the madhyama-svara according to 15th century art.—The colour of the body of madhyama-svara is yellow like gold. He has four hands. His upper right hand is in the ±¹²¹°ù²¹»å²¹-³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå; and lotus is in his left hand; in lower right hand there is a jar (°ì²¹±ô²¹Å›²¹) and in the left hand a ±¹Ä«á¹‡Ä� (Indian lute). His vehicle is a Krauñca bird. The colour of his scarf is green with a black design and the colour of the lower garment is rosy with a red design.

The illustrations (of, for example Madhyama) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this ³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±¹²¹±ôÄ« are based on the Å›±ô´Ç°ì²¹²õ of VÄåcanÄåcÄårya G²¹á¹‡i SudhÄå°ì²¹±ô²¹Å›²¹â€™s Saá¹…gÄ«topaniá¹£atsÄåroddhÄåra (14th century) and ÅšÄårá¹…gadeva’s Saá¹…gÄ«taratnÄåkara (13th century).

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Shilpashastra (शिलà¥à¤ªà¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, Å›ilpaÅ›Äåstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)

²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ refers to “intermediary situated close to the conqueror and the latter’s immediate enemyâ€� and represents one of the twelve categories of the ³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ô²¹ system laid out by Kauá¹­ilya (4th century BCE) and KÄåmandaka (7th century A.D.). These twelve cateogires of state can be broadly applied to G²¹á¹‡apatideva (r. 1199-1262 A.D.) and the KÄåkatÄ«ya empire.—The Telugu Coá¸as of Nellore are an example of ²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹.

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Arthashastra (अरà¥à¤¥à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, arthaÅ›Äåstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—The middle person (मधà¥à¤¯-मपà¥à¤°à¥à¤· (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹-³¾²¹±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a)), cf. यà¥à¤·à¥à¤®à¤¦à¥à¤¯à¥à¤ªà¤ªà¤¦à¥� (²â³Üá¹£m²¹»å²â³Ü±è²¹±è²¹»å±ð)...मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤ƒ (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹á¸�) P. I. 4.105; cf. also Nir. VII. 7;

2) Madhyama.—Middling tone or effort cf. मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¥‡à¤� à¤� वाकà¥à¤¯à¤¯à¥‹à¤—à¤� (madhyamena sa vÄåkyayogaá¸�) T. Pr. XVIII. 4, where the commentator explains the word as उचà¥à¤šà¤¨à¥€à¤šà¤¸à¤®à¤¾à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤µà¤¿à¤²à¤•à¥à¤·à¤£à¤� वाकà¥à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¯à¥‹à¤—à¤� à¥� (uccanÄ«casa³¾ÄåhÄåravilaká¹£²¹á¹‡aá¸� vÄåkprayogaá¸� |) the word मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾ (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå) is used in this sense as qualifying a mode of utterance. वृतà¥à¤¤à¤¿ (±¹á¹›t³Ù¾±); cf. अभà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¸à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥à¥� दà¥à¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤� वृतà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¯à¥‹à¤—ारà¥à¤¥à¥� तॠमधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾à¤®à¥ à¥� (abhyÄåsÄårthe drutÄåá¹� ±¹á¹›t³Ù¾±á¹� prayogÄårthe tu ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äåm |) á¹�. Pr. XIII. 19; cf also चतà¥à¤·à¥à¤•ला मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾à¤¯à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤®à¥ (catuá¹£kalÄå ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾ÄåyÄårm) R. T. 32;

3) Madhyama.—One of the seven modes of speech or tones. cf सपà¥à¤¤ वाचः सà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ भवनà¥à¤¤à¤¿ à¥� उपांशà¥à¤§à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤�-निमदेपवà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤®à¤¨à¥à¤®à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¿ (sapta vÄåcaá¸� sthÄånÄåni bhavanti | upÄåṃśudhvÄåna-nimadepavdimanmandramadhyamatÄårÄåṇi) T. Pr. XXIII.4 and 5 and also कणà¥à¤ à¥� मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤®à¥� (k²¹á¹‡á¹­he madhyamam) XVIII.11 where the commentatator explains मधà¥à¤¯à¤� (madhyama) as यतà¥à¤° कणà¥à¤ à¥� सà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¥‡ पà¥à¤°à¤¯à¥‹à¤— उपलभà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥‡ तनà¥à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤� नाà¤� षषà¥à¤ à¤� वाचसà¥à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤®à¥ à¥� (yatra k²¹á¹‡á¹­he sthÄåne prayoga upalabhyate tanmadhyamaá¹� nÄåma á¹£aṣṭhaá¹� vÄåcassthÄånam |)

4) Madhyama.—One of the seven musical notes originating or proceeding from the Svarita accent cf., सà¥à¤µà¤°à¤¿à¤¤-पà¥à¤°à¤­à¤µà¤¾ हà¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤¤à¥‡ षडà¥à¤œà¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤ªà¤žà¥à¤šà¤®à¤¾à¤ƒ (svarita-prabhavÄå hyete á¹£aá¸j²¹madhyamapañca³¾Äåá¸�) PÄåá¹� Åšiká¹£Ä�.

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²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾).â€�(or मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤� (madhyama±¹á¹›t³Ù¾±)) See मधà¥à¤¯à¤� (madhyama) (2).

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄåkar²¹á¹‡a) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Pancaratra (worship of NÄårÄåy²¹á¹‡a)

: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5

²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾).—ParÄå, PaÅ›yantÄ«, ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå and VaikharÄ« are the four stages through which sounds pass through before they become audible. At first, it is in the form of air. Then it teaches the stage of PaÅ›yantÄ«. The next stage is called ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (Kal P. 182) and the last one is VaikharÄ« where it is uttered, ³Ù°ù¾±»å³óÄå: into three.

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Pancaratra (पाञà¥à¤šà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°, pÄåñcarÄåtra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to a type of tone (coming from the throat), which is used in chanting hyms.—Another [commentator] distinguishes three high tones, the °ì°ù³Üṣṭ²¹ (also called ³ÙÄå°ù²¹ or °ì°ù²¹³Üñ³¦²¹), the madhyama, and the mandra, and assigns the madhyama to the SÄåmidhenÄ« hymns. The mandra notes come from the chest, the madhyama notes from the throat, the uttama notes from the head.

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Dharmashastra (धरà¥à¤®à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, dharmaÅ›Äåstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the “intermediate stageâ€�, according to the Arcana-dÄ«pikÄå (manual on deity worship).—Exalted devotees of ÅšrÄ« BhagavÄån have commented on [Hari-bhakti-vilÄåsa 11.237] as follows: To become eligible to genuinely enter the chanting of the holy name (²ÔÄå³¾²¹-²ú³ó²¹Âá²¹²Ô²¹), the living entity must first be elevated from the °ì²¹²Ô¾±á¹£á¹­³ó²¹ (neophyte) stage to the madhyama (intermediate) stage, by rendering service to the deity form of the Supreme Lord. The process of deity worship has been mentioned in both the PañcarÄåtra and the BhÄågavatam.

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to:—Intermediate. (cf. Glossary page from ÅšrÄ« Bá¹›had-bhÄågavatÄåmá¹›ta).

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to “moderateâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄå (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄåhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “The five years of the eleventh yuga areâ€�1. Piá¹…gala, 2. KÄålayukta, 3. SiddhÄårtha, 4. Raudra, 5. Durmati. In the first year there will be much rain and fear from thieves and mankind will suffer from consumption of the lungs and the like asthmatic complaints. In the year KÄålayukta mankind will suffer from various evils; but in SiddhÄårtha they will be happy in more ways than one. In the year Raudra mankind will suffer much and there will be loss and ruin in the land. In Durmati there will be moderate rain [i.e., ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹-±¹á¹›á¹£á¹­i-°ìá¹›t±Õâ€�.

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Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions

²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾) [=madhya?] refers to â€�(attainment of) middling (siddhis)â€�, according to the GuhyasÅ«tra chapter 9.—Accordingly, “[...] [The Lord spoke]:—[...] He will be released from [the retributive force of] major transgressions; and he will attain low siddhis after two months, middling Siddhis (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå-siddhi) after half a year and high siddhis after a year; he will attain power over the spell (±¹¾±»å²âÄå²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±). The ability to make himself atomic, along with the others [of the Yogic powers], will arise. He will take pleasure in the company of siddhas. He will attain the wishes he desires; if he is without desires, he will attain liberation. [...±Õâ€�.

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the “middleâ€�, according to the Netratantra of Ká¹£emarÄåja: a Åšaiva text from the 9th century in which Åšiva (Bhairava) teaches PÄårvatÄ« topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 2.28cd-33]—“Now, I shall explain the limbs of the mantra, with which, tied together, he achieves perfection. The ³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹³¾²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹, [which] confers all perfections, is the letter that terminates in the middle (°ìá¹›tÄå²Ô³Ù²¹-³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹) [j], followed by the fifth sovereign vowel [u], and summits with the conclusion of wind [á¹�]. The Å›iras is terminal soma [v] joined with that from anala [y] and yoked with ´Çá¹�. [...±Õâ€�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Gitashastra (science of music)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to one of the Seven svaras (“notes of musicâ€�), according to the ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü»å³ó²¹°ù³¾´Ç³Ù³Ù²¹°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The sound which has the quality of satisfying nature to please the listenersâ€� minds and also has Å›°ù³Ü³Ù¾±²õ immediately before it is called a svara. In the ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü»å³ó²¹°ù³¾´Ç³Ù³Ù²¹°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa and the SaṃgÄ«taratnÄåkara, seven kinds of svara [e.g., madhyama] are accepted. [...] It is seen that when two separate musical sounds occur at one time and both are gradually rising in one pitch following a particular direction, those sounds can be called as svaras.

2) ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾) refers to a “middle (tempo)â€� (in Indian Music), and represents one of the three types of tempo (laya).—In the ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü»å³ó²¹°ù³¾´Ç³Ù³Ù²¹°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa, the laya i.e., the tempo of Music is also determined according to the sentiments. The ±·Äåá¹­y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹ accepts three kinds of layas. According to the ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü»å³ó²¹°ù³¾´Ç³Ù³Ù²¹°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa, the tempo should be ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå i.e., middle in ³óÄå²õ²â²¹ and śṛṅ²µÄå°ù²¹.

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to one of the seven Svaras which is mapped to the Vedic DvitÄ«ya-svara, according to the Kohalamatam, one of the works ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, YÄåṣṭika, ÅšÄårdÅ«la, KÄåÅ›yapa etc.—Kohalamatam has dealt with the aspect of svara in great detail. It also refers to the Vedic origin of svaras. The list of Laukikasvaras (=seven notes) has been mapped with corresponding Vaidikasvaras (=Vedic svaras)—For example, Madhyama-svara has been mapped to the Vedic DvitÄ«ya-svara. Note: The ±·Äå°ù²¹»åÄ«²âÄå-Å›¾±°ìá¹£Ä� presents a very different scheme. Here Madhyama-svara is mapped to the Vedic Prathama-svara.  Moreover, the ±·Äå°ù²¹»åÄ«²âÄå-Å›¾±°ìá¹£Ä� presents the notes in the order of the ²õÄå³¾²¹²Ô scale viz.â€�ma, ga, ri, sa, dha, ni, pa—whereas in Kohalamatam we find a straight delineation of the svaras

The Madhyama note is associated with Pá¹›thivÄ« representing the celestial being from whom the underlying Å›°ù³Ü³Ù¾±²õ originated

The following Å›°ù³Ü³Ù¾±²õ are associated with Madhyama according to the Saá¹…gÄ«tÄårṇavacandrikÄå (Cf. the Saá¹…gÄ«tanÄårÄåy²¹á¹‡a, Vol. I, V. 1.49-1.55, pp.24-26):

  1. ±¹Ä«°ù²¹
  2. ²õ²¹°ù±¹²¹²õ²¹³óÄå
  3. °ìá¹£Äån³Ù¾±
  4. ±¹¾±²ú³óÅ«³Ù¾± .

Earlier authors like ÅšÄårá¹…gadeva assign the following Å›°ù³Ü³Ù¾±²õ to Madhyama:

  1. ±¹²¹Âá°ù¾±°ìÄå
  2. ±è°ù²¹²õÄå°ù¾±á¹‡Ä�,
  3. ±è°ùÄ«³Ù¾±,
  4. ³¾Äå°ùÂá²¹²ÔÄ« .
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Gitashastra (गीतशासà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²µÄ«³Ù²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the “medium (class of Hawks)â€�, according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄåjÄå Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “There are four kinds of VÄåsa. [...] The Vesaras are of three kinds. [...] The stout kind is the worst; it is named MÄåṇika. The medium (madhyama) class is called CÅ«likÄåá¹…ka. The best class is like the VÄåsÄå [i.e., VÄåsÄåpratima] both in the thickness of its plumage and in its courageâ€�.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) is mentioned as the birth-place of µþ³ó´Ç²µÄå²Ô²¹²Ô»å²¹â€”one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the KubjikÄånityÄåhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the á¹¢aá¹­sÄåhasrasaṃhitÄå.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine NÄåthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the KubjikÄå Tantras.—µþ³ó´Ç²µÄå²Ô²¹²Ô»å²� is the CaryÄå name of this NÄåtha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is associated withe with the birth-place known as Madhyama (alternatively, AntarvedyÄå in ÅšrÄ«koá¹­a).

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Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äåkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äåktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the “middling priceâ€� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lak²¹á¹‡á¹­ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 7, “on details of priceâ€]: â€�1. Men cannot say: ‘So large a price is enough for themâ€�. When one price is approved by both buyer and seller, that shall be known as the best price; what is disapproved by one of the parties, as a middling price (madhyama); what is disapproved by both, as a bad price. Hence determining all by many careful experts, the price of elephants shall be arrived atâ€�.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) is the name of a RÄåÅ›i (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MañjuÅ›rÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄå Tantras devoted to MañjuÅ›rÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MañjuÅ›rÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅšÄåkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Madhyama).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�, “middleâ€�) refers to a classification of a Å›°ùÄå±¹²¹°ì²¹ (laymen), based on his progress through the ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå²õ, according to ĀśÄådhara. Madhyama refers to the seventh to ninth ±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå²õ, also known as a Varṇin.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Madhyama.�(CII 1), a class between the upper and the lower. Note: madhyama is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—a (S) Middle, mediate, centrical. 2 fig. Middling, moderate, holding the mean.

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madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—m (S) The fifth note of the Hindu gamut.

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³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾).—f (S) The middle finger. 2 A female just attained to puberty. 3 Speech in the third of its four stages of progress from the first stirring of the air or breath in the trachea or the larynx unto ±¹²¹¾±°ì³ó²¹°ùÄ« Articulate utterance. See parÄå, paÅ›yantÄ«, ±¹²¹¾±°ì³ó²¹°ùÄ«. 4 A form of metre.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).â€�a Middle. Fig. Moderate, middling. time.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).â€�a. [madhye bhavaá¸� ma]

1) Being or standing in the middle, middle, central; पितà¥à¤� पदà¤� मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤®à¥à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¤à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥€ (pituá¸� padaá¹� madhyamamutpatantÄ«) V.1.19; मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¥‹à¤ªà¤²à¤®à¥ (madhyamopalam) KirÄåtÄårjunÄ«ya 9.2; so मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤²à¥‹à¤•पालः, मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤ªà¤¦à¤®à¥�, मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤°à¥‡à¤–à¤� (madhyamalokapÄålaá¸�, madhyamapadam, madhyamarekhÄå) q. q. v. v.

2) Intermediate, intervening; नापà¥à¤¨à¥‹à¤¦à¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤½à¤¯à¤� मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤ƒ पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤� जà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤� दधà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤°à¥� (nÄåpnodyo'yaá¹� ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹á¸� prÄåṇastÄåni jñÄåtuá¹� dadhrire) Bá¹�. Up.1.5.21.

3) Middling condition or quality, mediocre; as in उतà¥à¤¤à¤®à¤¾à¤§à¤®à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤� (³Ü³Ù³Ù²¹³¾Äå»å³ó²¹³¾²¹³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹).

4) Middling, moderate; तेà¤� मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¥€à¤¨à¤¿ मितà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¿ सà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤ªà¤¿à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤� (tena madhyamaÅ›aktÄ«ni mitrÄåṇi sthÄåpitÄånyataá¸�) R.17.58.

5) Middle-sized.

6) Neither youngest nor oldest, the middleborn (as a brother); पà¥à¤°à¤£à¤®à¤¤à¤� पितरà¥� वाà¤� मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤ƒ पाणà¥à¤¡à¤µà¥‹à¤½à¤¯à¤®à¥� (pr²¹á¹‡amati pitarau vÄåá¹� ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹á¸� pÄåṇá¸avo'yam) Ve.5.26; ततोऽरà¥à¤§à¤‚ मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¸à¥à¤¯ सà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥ तà¥à¤°à¥€à¤¯à¤‚ तॠयवीयसà¤� (tato'rdhaá¹� madhyamasya syÄåt turÄ«yaá¹� tu yavÄ«yasaá¸�) Manusmá¹›ti 9.112.

7) Impartial, neutral.

8) Mean (in astr.).

9) Belonging to the meridian.

-³¾²¹á¸� 1 The fifth note in music.

2) A particular musical mode.

3) The mid-land country; see मधà¥à¤¯à¤¦à¥‡à¤� (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹»å±ðÅ›²¹).

4) The second person (in grammar).

5) A neutral sovereign; धरà¥à¤®à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤°à¤‚ मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤®à¤¾à¤¶à¥à¤°à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥� (dharmottaraá¹� madhyama³¾ÄåÅ›rayante) R.13.7.

6) the middle-most prince; मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¸à¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤šà¤¾à¤°à¤� à¤� विजिगीषोशà¥à¤� चेषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¥� (madhyamasya pracÄåraá¹� ca vijigīṣoÅ›ca ceṣṭitam) Manusmá¹›ti 7.155.

7) the middle character in plays.

8) The governor of a province.

9) An epithet of BhÄ«ma; (cf. ³¾²¹»å³ó±¹²¹³¾²¹±¹²âÄå²â´Ç²µ²¹).

-³¾Äå 1 The middle finger.

2) A marriageable girl, one arrived at the age of puberty.

3) The pericarp of a lotus.

4) One of the classes of heroines (NÄåyikÄås) in poetic compositions, a woman in the middle of her youth; cf. S. D. 1.

5) A central blossom.

-mam 1 The middle.

2) The waist; तदैव यनà¥à¤¨ दगà¥à¤§à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ धरà¥à¤·à¤¯à¤‚सà¥à¤¤à¤¨à¥à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾à¤®à¥� (tadaiva yanna dagdhastvaá¹� dhará¹£ayaṃstanu³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äåm) ¸éÄå³¾.6.111.24.

3) The defectiveness.

4) (In astr.) The meridian ecliptic point.

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²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®).â€�a. (-³¾Ä« f.) [मधà¥à¤¯à¤�-अणà¥� (³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹-²¹á¹�)] Belonging to the middle portion, central, middle, middlemost.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).â€�(m.?) = ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äågama, q.v.: ¶Ù¾±±¹²âÄå±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹ 333.11 °mam, acc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—mfn.

(-³¾²¹á¸�-³¾Äå-³¾²¹á¹�) 1. Middle, centrical, intervening, intermediate. 2. Middle-born, neither the oldest nor youngest. 3. Mean, (in astronomy,) as madhyamagati mean motion, (of a planet.) mn.

(-³¾²¹á¸�-³¾²¹á¹�) The waist, the middle of the body. m.

(-³¾²¹á¸�) 1. One of the seven musical notes, the fourth note of the Hindu gamnut. 2. The middle country: see ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹»å±ðÅ›²¹ . 3. A sort of deer. 4. One of the Gramas or musical scales of Hindus, corresponding apparently with the major made of European music. f.

(-³¾Äå) 1. A girl arrived at puberty, or in whom menstruation has commenced. 2. The middle finger. 3. A central blossom. 4. The pericarp of a lotus. 5. A woman in the middle of her youth considered as a character in poetic composition. 6. A form of metre, a verse of four lines of three syllables each. E. madhya middle, and ma aff.

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²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®).—mfn.

(-³¾²¹á¸�-³¾Ä«-maá¹�) Middle-born. E. madhyama the same, ²¹á¹� pleonasm.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—[madhya + ma], I. adj. 1. Middle, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 19. 2. Of middle sort, [±á¾±³Ù´Ç±è²¹»å±ðÅ›²¹] ii. [distich] 69; of moderate strength. 3. Middle born, neither the oldest nor youngest, Chr. 4, 11. Ii. m. and n. The waist, [Nala] 1, 10. Iii. m. 1. The fifth note of the Hindu gamut. 2. One of the scales. 3. The middle country (= ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹-»å±ðÅ›²¹). 4. A sort of deer. Iv. f. ³¾Äå, A girl arrived at puberty. 2. The middle finger. 3. A central blossom.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�).—[adjective] = madhya; [masculine] [neuter] = [preceding]

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²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®).â€�([feminine] ³¾¾±°ìÄå) central.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�):—[from madhya] mf(Äå)n. (superl. of madhya) middle (used like [Latin] medius e.g. madhyame gulme, ‘in the midst of the troopâ€�), [²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹; RÄå³¾Äåy²¹á¹‡a]

2) [v.s. ...] being or placed in the middle, middlemost, intermediate, central, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

3) [v.s. ...] middle-born (neither youngest nor oldest), [Veṇīs.]

4) [v.s. ...] of a middle kind or size or quality, middling, moderate, [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄå] etc. etc.

5) [v.s. ...] standing between two persons or parties, impartial, neutral, [²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹; KÄåvya literature] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] (in [astronomy]) mean (cf. madhya), [SÅ«ryasiddhÄånta]

7) [v.s. ...] relating to the meridian, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] m. the middlemost prince (whose territory lies between that of a king seeking conquest and that of his foe), [Manu-smá¹›ti vii, 155]

9) [v.s. ...] the middle character in plays, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 473]

10) [v.s. ...] the midland country (= ³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹-»å±ðÅ›²¹), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] (in music) the 4th or 5th note, [SaṃgÄ«ta-sÄårasaṃgraha]

12) [v.s. ...] the middlemost of the 3 scales, [ib.]

13) [v.s. ...] a [particular] RÄåga, [ib.]

14) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) the 2nd person (= -±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a), [PÄåṇini]

15) [v.s. ...] the governor of a province, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) [v.s. ...] a kind of antelope, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) [v.s. ...] Name of the 18th Kalpa (sub voce), [Catalogue(s)]

18) [v.s. ...] [plural] a class of gods, [ÅšÄåá¹…khÄåyana-Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]

19) [v.s. ...] (with Buddhists) Name of a [particular] [Buddhist literature] sect, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

20) [v.s. ...] m. n. the middle of the body, waist, [²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹; RÄå³¾Äåy²¹á¹‡a] etc.

21) ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾):—[from madhyama > madhya] f. the womb, [TaittirÄ«ya-brÄåhm²¹á¹‡a]

22) [v.s. ...] the middle finger, [Kauśika-sūtra; Suśruta]

23) [v.s. ...] midnight, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) [v.s. ...] a girl arrived at puberty, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

25) [v.s. ...] the pericarp of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

26) [v.s. ...] a central blossom, [Horace H. Wilson]

27) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

28) [v.s. ...] (in music) a [particular] MÅ«rchanÄå, [SaṃgÄ«ta-sÄårasaṃgraha]

29) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�):—[from madhya] n. the middle, [Atharvaveda-prÄåtiÅ›Äåkhya]

30) [v.s. ...] mediocrity, defectiveness, [ŚṛṅgÄåra-tilaka]

31) [v.s. ...] Name of the 12th (14th) KÄåṇá¸a of the [Åšatapatha-brÄåhm²¹á¹‡a]

32) [v.s. ...] (in [astronomy]) the meridian ecliptic point, [SÅ«ryasiddhÄånta]

33) ²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®):—[from ³¾Äådhya] mfn. ([from] madhyama) relating to the middle, middlemost, central (also applied to the composers of the middle portion of the Ṛg-veda id est. of books ii-vii), [ÅšÄåá¹…khÄåyana-brÄåhm²¹á¹‡a; Gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra; Patañjali]

34) [v.s. ...] middle-born, [Horace H. Wilson]

35) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a race, [Pravara texts]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�):—[(maá¸�-³¾Äå-maá¹�) a.] Middle; mean. m. n. The waist. m. Fifth note of the gamut; middle country; sort of deer. f. Young woman; middle finger.

2) ²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®):—[(maá¸�-³¾Äå-maá¹�) a.] Middle born.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Majjhima, Majjhi³¾Äå, Majjhimilla, Majjhila.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�) [Also spelled madhyam]:â€�(a) medium; middle, intermediate; fourth note of the Indian gamut; slow; dim; —[±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a] second person (in Grammar); ~[³¾Äårga] moderate course; ~[³¾ÄårgÄ«] centrist; moderate; ~[varga] the middle class; hence ~[±¹²¹°ù²µÄ«²â²¹] (a); ~[±¹²¹°ù²µÄ«²â²¹tÄå] (nf).

2) ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾):â€�(nf) the middle finger; (a) lying in the middle, medial, intermediary.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Madhyama (ಮಧà³à²¯à²�):â€�

1) [adjective] = ಮಧà³à²¯ [madhya]1.

2) [adjective] that is neither too fat, hefty, thick or too thin, lean.

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Madhyama (ಮಧà³à²¯à²�):â€�

1) [noun] the part of the body between the ribs and the hips; the waist.

2) [noun] that which is at the centre or in between.

3) [noun] that which is of neither too good nor too inferior quality.

4) [noun] the governor of a region or division of a state.

5) [noun] the fourth note in the ascending order in Indian music (corresponding to F in C major).

6) [noun] (mus.) the normal octave.

7) [noun] (mus.) an octave having the F as the tonic note, one of the three octaves that was in vogue in olden days.

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²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (ಮಾಧà³à²¯à²®):—[adjective] intermediate or intervening; in between; middle.

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²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (ಮಾಧà³à²¯à²®):â€�

1) [noun] something that is intermediate.

2) [noun] an intervening thing through which a force acts or an effect is produced; a medium.

3) [noun] a means of communication that reaches the general public and carries advertising; a medium.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Madhyama (मधà¥à¤¯à¤�):—adj. 1. mediocre; medium; moderate; middle; average; of medium quality; 2. second (of son);

2) ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå (मधà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤¾):—n. the middle finger; 2. one of the classes of heroines in poetic compositions; a woman in the middle of her youth; 3. intermediate examination; 4. a marriageable girl; one arrived at the age of puberty;

3) ²ÑÄå»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹ (माधà¥à¤¯à¤®):—n. medium; means; channel; adj. middle; medium; central; middling;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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