पुटमेतत् सुपुष्टितम्
माधव
मित्
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R. Pr.I.16: cf also R. Pr. I.34, T. Pr.I.37, V.Pr.I.59, R.T.28 also cf अर्धमात्रालाघवेन पुत्रोत्सवं मन्यन्ते वैयाकरणाः Par. Sek. Pari. 132. The instant is taken to be equal to the throbb- ing of the eye, or a flash of lightn- ing, or a note of a wood-cock.

माधव the well-known epoch-making scholar of the 14th century who has written a number of treatises in various Saastras. His धातुवृत्ति is a well-known work in grammar.

माधवीया-धातुवृत्ति a learned gloss on the धातुपाठ of Paanini by माधव. See माधव.

माधुरीवृत्तिः a gloss not composed by, but simply explained by an inha- bitant of Mathuraa or Madhuraa Such a gloss is referred to in the Mahaabhaasya on P.IV.3.101 Vaart.3, which possibly might be referring to an existing gloss on the Sutras of Paanini, which was being explain- ed at Mathura, at the time of Patanjali. The term मधुरा was used for मथुरा in ancient times and the word माथुरी वृत्ति is also used for माधुरी वृति.

मान krt affix आन of the present parti- ciple with the augment म् prefixed to it by आने मुक् P. II. 2.82; e.g. यजमानः, एधमानः, याचमानः etc.

मार्कण्डेय an old grammarian, who wrote a grammar of Praakrta languages which is known by the name प्राकृतसर्वस्व.

मार्दव softness of the voice characteriz- ing the pronunciation of a grave vowel; cf मार्दवं स्वरस्य मृदुता स्निग्धता ; also cf. अन्ववसर्गो मार्दवमुरुता खस्येतिं नीचैःकराणि शब्दस्य M.Bh. on P.I.2.29, 30; cf. also, T. Pr. XXII.10।

माला a variety of the utterance of the Veda-Samhita ( वेदपाठ); a kind of Krama-Patha, one of the eight artificial recitations.

माहेन्द्र name of very ancient, pre- Paninian grammar ascribed to इन्द्र of which some references only are available. The grammar work is also referred to as ऐन्द्र; cf. यान्युञ्जहार महेन्द्राद् व्यासो व्याकरणार्णवात् । पदरत्नानि किं तानि सन्ति पाणिनिगेाष्पदे Devabodha's com. on the Mahabharata. For details see p. 124-27 Vol. VII Mahaabhaasya, D. E. Society's Edition.

माहेशसुत्र the fourteen sutras अइउण्, ऋलृक् etc. which are believed to have been composed by Siva and taught to Paanini, by means of the sounds of the drum beaten at the end of the dance; cf. नृत्तावसाने नट- राजराजो ननाद ढक्कां नवपञ्चवारम् । उद्धर्तुकामः सनकादिसिद्धानेतद्विमर्शे शिवसूत्रजालम् Nandi- keswara-kaarikaa 1. For details see Vol. VII Vyaakarana Mahaabhaasya, D. E. Society's edition.

माहेश्र्वरसूत्रthe Sutras, the authorship of which is attributed to Shiva; the sutras अइउण etc. giving the alpha- bet. see माहेशसूत्र

मि ( मिप् ) personal ending of the first person ( उत्तमपुरुष ) singular; cf. तिप्तस्झि. P.III.4.78.

मित् (1) characterized by the mute letter म्; augments So characterized such as नुम् , अम् and the like, are inserted after the last vowel of a word to which they are to be added; cf. मिदचोन्त्यात् परः P. I. 1.47; (2) a technical term applied to the fifty-five roots which are headed by the root घट् and which belong to the first corjugation, to the roots ज्वल् etc., as also to the roots जन्, जू, क्नूस्, रञ्ज् and roots ending in अम्. These roots are not really characterized by the mute letter म्, but they are given the designation मित्. The use of the designation मित् is (a) the shortening