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
- especially of Krishna or Parashurama as incarnations of Vishnu, see Madhava (Vishnu)
- relating to springtime; the second month of spring, see Vaishakha
- a name of Shiva
- Madhava or Madhava-kara, an Indian physician of the 7th or early 8th century
See also
- Madhavan (disambiguation)
- Magha (month) (ruled by Madhava)
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