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359:... the Avesta, which is quite close to the Veda with regard to the terminology of Soma, does not know the equation 'Soma' = 'madhu'. Here, one does not meet the Vedic poet's fondness for playing with the idea of honey ... 304:... space i.e., Akasa which is in the earth as also in the stomach, though referred to separately, applies equally to the Supreme Brahman described in the Madhu Brahmana (a chapter of Brhadaranyaka Upanishad) ... 419:... Madhubala (f), sweet girl; Madhuchhanda (f), pleasing metrical composition ... Madhulekha (f), beautiful girl; Madhulika (f), honey; Madhumalati (f), a flowering creeper ... 389:... Madhu (मधु) (m/f) Sweet, charming, pleasant, delightful, the juice or nector of flowers ... Madhur (मधुर) (a) Sweet, melodious, pleasant, agreeable ... 149:
in the Vedas. However, "the Avesta, which is quite close to the Veda with regard to the terminology of Soma, does not know the equation 'Soma' = 'madhu'."
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is in English, e.g. "the wine of truth", and employed in that manner in Hindu religious literature. For example, the
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In Rigveda 8.48.1 and Rigveda 8.48.3, in the book of soma, soma is clearly addressed and explained as madhu.
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is a first-name common among males, although both names can occur for either gender.
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to a time very close to the initial composition of the Vedas.
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in Avestan), is often metaphorically referred to as
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Index

Madhura
Madhu (disambiguation)
Sanskrit
Indo-Aryan languages
honey
sweet
Proto-Indo-European
*médʰu
English
mead
Rigveda
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Vedas
Soma
Hindu
Kvasir
Soma: the divine hallucinogen
ISBN
978-0-89281-731-3
Madhu-vidya
Sureśvara's vārtika on Madhu Brāhmaṇa
ISBN
978-81-208-0438-8
citation
link
The religion of the Veda
ISBN
978-81-208-0392-3
archived
Thought Provoking Hindu Names

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