मीळ्हुष्टम

मीळ्हुष्टम

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मीढुष्टम (mīḍhúṣṭama)

Etymology

मीढुष् (mīḍhúṣ, compounding form of मीढ्वस् (mīḍhvás, “liberal, generous”)) +‎ -तम (-tama, superlative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miː.ɭ̆ʱúʂ.ʈɐ.mɐ/

Adjective

मीळ्हुष्टम • (mīḷhúṣṭama)

1. most liberal, most generous, most bountiful; often applied to Rudra
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.1:

     कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे मीळ्हुष्टमाय तव्यसे।
     वोचेम शंतमं हृदे॥

     kádrudrā́ya prácetase mīḷhúṣṭamāya távyase.
     vocéma śáṃtamam hṛdé.

     What shall we sing to Rudra, strong, most bounteous, excellently wise,
     That shall be dearest to his heart?