Madhava

Mādhava (the Sanskrit vrddhi derivation of madhu "sweet") may be

• a Sanskrit patronymic, "descendant of Madhu (a man of the Yadu tribe)".
  • especially of Krishna or Parashurama as incarnations of Vishnu, see Madhava (Vishnu)
    • an icon of Krishna
  • Madhava of Sangamagrama, a fourteenth century Indian mathematician
  • Madhvacharya, a renowned philosopher in the Vaishnavism tradition.
  • Madhava Vidyaranya, the Advaita saint and brother of Sayana
  • Venkata Madhava, 10th to 12th century commentator of the Rigveda
  • Madhavdeva, a 16th century proponent of Ekasarana dharma, neo-Vaishnavism of Assam
• relating to springtime; the second month of spring, see Vaishakha
• a name of Shiva

See also

• Madhavan (disambiguation)
• Magha (month) (ruled by Madhava)

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