Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.131
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.131
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v1.c17.s4.131
¹ *Madhu* is intoxicating drink, from *madhu*, ‘a bee,’ in Sanskrit [*madhu*, ‘anything sweet’]. It is well known that mead is from honey. It would be curious if the German mead was from the Indian *madhu* (bee); then both cup (*kharpara*) and beverage would be borrowed. [*Madhu* does not mean ‘a bee’ in Sanskrit.]