Madhava
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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
- 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

