adj. nt.

1. mild, gentle, soft, suave Dhs.1340; Vb.359; Mil.229 (cittaṃ mudukaṃ m. siniddhaṃ), Mil.313 (mudu˚), Mil.361 (among the 30 best virtues, with siniddha & mudu).
2. (fr. madda) as Np. name of a king, reigning in Sāgala, the capital of Madda.
3. withered Dhp.377 (= milāta Dhp-a.iv.112)

■ nt. maddavaṃ mildness softness, gentleness Snp.250 (ajjava +), Snp.292 (id.); Ja.iii.274 (as one of the 10 rāja-dhammā); Ja.v.347 (= mettacittaṃ); Dhs-a.151. See also sūkara˚.

fr. mṛdu, cp. Epic Sk. mārdava