Mādhava means Krishna. It may also refer to: a Sanskrit patronymic, "descendant of Madhu (a man of the Yadu tribe)". especially of Krishna, see Madhava (Vishnu) an icon of Krishna Madhava of Sangamagrama, fourteenth-century Indian mathematician Madhvacharya, philosopher in the Vaishnavism tradition Madhava Vidyaranya, Advaita saint and brother of Sayana Venkata Madhava, 10th to 12th century commentator of the Rigveda Madhavdeva, 16th-century proponent of Ekasarana dharma, neo-Vaishnavism of Assam relating to springtime; the first month of spring, see Chaitra a name of Krishna Madhava or Madhava-kara, an Indian physician of the 7th or early 8th century Madhava, titular protagonist of the ancient Indian drama Mālatīmādhava by Bhavabhuti See also Madhavan (disambiguation) Madhavi (disambiguation) Magha (month) (ruled by Madhava)