sutta.stream

‹ Back to the text

madaṁ

mada

accusative singular masculine of mada

  1. intoxication, drunkenness
  2. pride, arrogance
  3. rutting (of elephants)
  4. infatuation

Etymology. Root uncertain; possibly related to Sanskrit mada (intoxication, lust) and Greek μέθη (methē, drunkenness). The word denotes both literal inebriation and metaphorical states of mental confusion.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version