Madyapana, Madya-pana, Madyapāna: 10 definitions

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Madyapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Madyapāna (मद्यपान) refers to “(evil effects of) drinking wine (in excess)” according to the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 20). Accordingly, “Wine [i.e., madya] gives rise to several evil effects, if drunk [i.e., madyapana] by any of the following;—one who is (a) enraged, (b) terrified, (c) thirsty, (d) aggrieved, (e) hungry, (f) fatigued with physical exertion or carrying of loads or walking, (g) much fed and drunk, (h) fed before his previous meal is digested, (h) weak, (i) or one who has subjected his body to heat”.

These evil effects are of four different kinds, viz;—

  1. madatyaya,
  2. paramada,
  3. madajirna or panajirna,
  4. ugra-madabibhrama.
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Madya-pāna.—(SII 3), intoxicating drinks. Note: madya-pāna 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

[«previous next»] — Madyapana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

madyapāna (मद्यपान).—n (S) Drinking of spirits or wine.

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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

[«previous next»] — Madyapana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madyapāna (मद्यपान).—

1) drinking intoxicating liquor.

2) any intoxicating drink.

Derivable forms: madyapānam (मद्यपानम्).

Madyapāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madya and pāna (पान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madyapāna (मद्यपान).—[neuter] the drinking of spirituous liquors; any spirituous drink.

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

1) Madyapāna (मद्यपान):—[=madya-pāna] [from madya > mad] n. the drinking of intoxicating liquors, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra; Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] any int° drink, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Madyapana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madyapana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Madyapāna (ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ):—[noun] the act or an instance of drinking alcoholic drinks.

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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

[«previous next»] — Madyapana in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Madyapāna (मद्यपान):—n. drinking of alcohol;

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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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