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Endless knot, gold with inlaid lapis lazuli ring. Indus Script hypertext मेढा [mēḍhā] A twist = धन Naigh. ii , 10

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-- meḍhi'plait, twist' Rupaka, 'metaphor' or rebus reading: meḍ'iron' (Mu.Ho.) med'copper' (Slavic languages) 
-- मेढा [mēḍhā] A twist  = धन Naigh. ii , 10 
Dhruva II Inscription Gujarat Rashtrakuta 884 CE (H. Sarkar & BM Pande)
A new copper plate of Dhruva II of the Gujarat Rashtrakuta branch, datedsaka 806 (AS Altekar, Epigraphia INdica, Vol. XXII, 1933-34, pp. 64-76).Note the signature of the king on line 69 in Kannada while the inscription is in Samskrtam.  After the signature and before the word लिखितं 'likhitam' is engraved an ornamental design. It is an Indus Script hieroglyph: 'endless knot' which occurs on a number of inscriptions which is deciphered in this monograph: .मेढा [mēḍhā] A twist or tangle arising in thread or cord, a curl or snarl (Marathi). Rebus: meḍ 'iron, copper' (Munda. Slavic) mẽhẽt, meḍ  'iron' (Munda). Rebus: medha 'yajna'.मेध [p= 832,3] an animal-sacrifice , offering , oblation , any sacrifice (esp. ifc.ib. MBh. &c मेधाa symbolical N. of the letter ध् Up.= धन Naigh. ii , 10. any valued object , (esp.) wealth , riches , (movable) property , money , treasure , gift RV. &c.

Consistent with Naighantuka, the word medhA also means 'कविधानम्' according to s'abdakalpadruma: I assume that medhA = dhAnam means (in the context of the hieroglyph on Dhruva II inscription): धानम् dhānam नी nī धानम् नी [धा भावे-ल्युट्] 1 A receptacle, seat; as in मसीधानी, राजधानी, यमधानी; रविं दधाने$प्यरविन्दधाने Śi.4.12. -2 Nourishing, nourishment. -नी 1 The site of a habitation.


मेधास्त्री, (मेधते सङ्गच्छते अस्यामिति  मेध् + “षिद्भिदादिभ्योऽङ् ”     १०४  इत्यङ् । टाप् धारणावती बुद्धिः  इत्यमरः       ॥ धारणाशक्तियुक्ता धीर्मेधा मेधते सङ्गच्छतेऽस्यां सर्व्वं बहुश्रुतं विषयीकरोति इति वा मेधा मेधृ- सङ्गे मेधायां सेमक्तात् सरोरित्यः आपबहु-श्रुतविषयीकरणं धारणा यदुक्तं धारणा बुद्धेर्गुणविशेषः इति  इति भरतः  *  (यथामुण्डकोपनिषदि       । नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया  बहुना श्रुतेन । यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यस्तस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूं स्वाम् ”) मेधाकरं औषधं यथा, -- “शङ्खपुष्पी वचा सोमा ब्राह्मीब्रह्मसुवर्च्चला । अभया  गुडूची  अटरूषकवाकुची । एतैरक्षसमैर्भागैर्घृतं प्रस्थं विपाचयेत् ॥ कण्टकार्य्या रस प्रस्थं बृहत्या  समन्वितम् । एतद्ब्राह्मीघृतं नाम स्मृतिमेधाकरं परम् ति गारुडे १९८ अध्यायः  * ॥ मेधाकरगणो यथा  सतताध्ययनम्  तत्त्वज्ञानकथा श्रेष्ठतन्त्रशास्त्रावलोकनम्  सद्द्विजाचार्य्यसेवा   इति पुराणम्  (दक्षप्रजापतिकन्याविशेषः  यथा, -- “कीर्त्तिलक्ष्मी र्धृतिर्मेघा पुष्टिः श्रद्धा क्रिया मतिः ” इति वह्निपुराणे गणभेदनामाध्याये ॥ धनम्  इति निघण्टुः    १०  “मिधृ मेधृ सङ्गमे   चकारात् हिंसामेधयोश्च  मिधिः सङ्गत्यर्थः इति माधवः  घज्  सङ्गच्छतेऽनेन सर्व्वं तद्बता हिंस्यते वा तद्वान् चौरादिभिः घ्नन्ति चैवार्थकारणात् इति महाभारतम् ॥ यद्वामतौ धीयते अर्जयितव्यंरक्षितव्यं दातव्यमिति धनवता बुद्धौ धनं धार्य्यते  तत्र मतिशब्द उपपदे धातोः घञर्थे कविधानम् इति कः  पृषोदरादित्वात् मतिशब्दस्य मेभावः इति तद्भाष्ये देवराजयज्वा )

The dAna referred in the grant signed by Dhruva II also includes dhana 'property, gift' signified by mēḍhā 'twist' rebus: medhA, and hence, the use of the Indus Script hieroglyph. 
COMPASS Image Caption: Reef knot ring
British Museum No.1892,0520.3 Part of the Aegina treasure. This golden finger ring is shaped as a reef knot with two lines of lapis lazuli on each string. Ca. 1850-1550 BCE. The Aegina Treasure or Aigina Treasure is an important Minoan gold hoard found on the island of Aegina, Greece. Made on Crete, or by immigrant Cretan craftsmen on Aegina.
  • Diameter: 1.9 centimetres
  • Diameter: 1.6 centimetres (inner)
  • Weight: 68 grains


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