Names #72, #167, #735 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ಮಾಧವಃ Madhava — meaning in Kannada
Madhava (mādhavaḥ) is name #72 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), the shloka it comes from in Kannada, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
Name #72 · ಮಾಧವಃ
ಮಾ (ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ)ಯ ಪತಿ; ವಿದ್ಯೆಯ ಒಡೆಯ
In English: The consort of Lakshmi; lord of knowledge
From shloka 8 · chapter Matsya
Also in this shloka: īśānaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · prāṇaḥ · jyeṣṭhaḥ · śreṣṭhaḥ · prajāpatiḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · bhūgarbhaḥ · madhusūdanaḥ
Name #167 · ಮಾಧವಃ
ಮೌನ, ಧ್ಯಾನ, ಯೋಗಗಳ ಒಡೆಯ
In English: Master of silence, meditation, and yoga
From shloka 18 · chapter Kūrma
Also in this shloka: vedyaḥ · vaidyaḥ · sadāyogī · vīrahā · madhuḥ · atīndriyaḥ · mahāmāyaḥ · mahotsāhaḥ · mahābalaḥ
Name #735 · ಮಾಧವಃ
ಮಧು ವಂಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದವನು
In English: Born of the line of Madhu
From shloka 78 · chapter Kṛṣṇa
Also in this shloka: ekaḥ · naikaḥ · savaḥ · kaḥ · kim · yat · tat · padamanuttamam · lokabandhuḥ · lokanāthaḥ · bhaktavatsalaḥ
Madhava in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Tamil · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Kannada — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.