meDA [ meD-aY ] (changed to meDas in Bah. comp. when preceded by su, das and the negative particle a ) 1 Retentive faculty, retentiveness (of memory); DIrDAraRAvatI meDA Ak. 2 Intellect; intelligence in general: Bg. 10. 34 ; Ms. 3. 263 ; Y. 3. 173. 3 A form of Sarasvatī. 4 A sacrifice. 5 Strength, power ( Ved. ) Comp. — atiTiH N. of a learned commentator on Manusmṛti. — jit m. an epithet of Kātyāyana. — rudraH an epithet of Kālidāsa.