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Adhikarmika: 8 definitions

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Adhikarmika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhikarmika in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ādhikarmika (आधिकर्मि�) refers to “beginner� and represents one of the ten Bodhisattva ⲹٳԲ, according to the Avataṃsaka in the chapter on the ǻ󾱲ٳٱ-岹śⲹٳԲ, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 52. Ādhikarmika-vyavasthāna is also known as tche ti. The Sanskrit names of these ten abodes are given by the Gaṇḍhavyūha.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhikarmika in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhikarmika (अधिकर्मि�).—[adhikṛtya karmaṇe alam, adhikarma ṻ] The overseer of a market whose duty is to recover toll or duties from the traders.

Derivable forms: 󾱰첹첹� (अधिकर्मिकः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhikarmika (अधिकर्मि�):—[from -�] m. overseer of a market, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhikarmika (अधिकर्मि�):—m.

(-첹�) Clerk or prefect of the market or fair. E. adhikarman, taddh. aff. .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhikarmika (अधिकर्मि�):—[adhi-karmika] (첹�) 1. m. Clerk of the market; an overseer.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhikarmika in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhikarmika (ಅಧಿಕರ್ಮಿ�):—[noun] an overseer or revenue collector of a market.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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