Adhvan, Adhva, Adhv膩: 26 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
2. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Adhvan means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: McGill: The architectural theory of the M膩nas膩ra (shaivism)

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擳he efficient agency of the divinity to create the world is conceived as adhvan, way (path), or realm. Adhvan is hexadic:

办补濒腻, aspect;
tattva, the thirty-six principles of cosmic evolution;
bhuvana, planes of experience totaling 224;
惫补谤峁嘺, the fifty-one letters of the alphabet;
pada, the eighty-one magical words;
mantra, the eleven syllabic farmulae.

In meditational and ritual worship, adhvan is conceived as the mode of being of 艢iva. The five-fold modality of 办补濒腻 from transcendental to phenomenal pervades each of the other adhvans as well.

: IGNCA: Prak峁泃i Volume 3

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擳he concept of adhvan is common to South Indian 艢aivism, Kashmir 艢aivism and 艢膩ktism. In a distorted pattern. this concept figures in some of the P膩帽car膩tra texts also. Mantra, pada, 惫补谤峁嘺, bhuvana, tattva and 办补濒腻 are the six kinds of adhvan which constitute the cosmic-cum-amorphic body of Lord 艢iva. In His adhvan form, Lord 艢iva assumes 惫补谤峁嚹乨丑惫补苍 as His skin; 辫补诲腻诲丑惫补苍 as His head; 迟补迟迟惫腻诲丑惫补苍 as His heart; 产丑耻惫补苍腻诲丑惫补苍 as His body-hairs; 尘补苍迟谤腻诲丑惫补苍 as His blood, semen, marrow, bone, etc. and 办补濒腻dhvan as His entire limbs.

: academia.edu: The Yoga of the M膩lin墨vijayottaratantra

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ, 鈥減ath鈥�) refers to the 鈥渃onquered levels of the ontological courses鈥� and is dealt with in the M膩lin墨vijayottara.鈥擨n the M膩lin墨vijayottara and in the Sv膩yambhuva蝉奴迟谤补蝉a峁僩raha there are six such paths. Which path is followed depends on the incidental Perfections sought by the Yogin. The M膩lin墨vijayottara terms this Perfection-based yoga the system of six 濒补办峁补产丑别诲补; the Sv膩yambhuva蝉奴迟谤补蝉a峁僩raha knows it as the phalabheda. But additionally, in the M膩lin墨vijayottara, the stages of this gradual advancement have, by assimilation to a hierarchy of seven experients, aquired an apperceptive dimension.The original ontological ascent is no longer the only, or even the primary path to 艢iva.

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渃osmic path鈥�, according to the Svacchandatantra verse 4.79b-81b.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ext there is the initiation for the purpose of the purification of the cosmic path (adhvan) for those who seek the fruit of [either] enjoyment or liberation. The subtle method that causes the cutting of the bonds is explained. The Guru asks the candidate seeking benefits [about] the two-fold [option]. Whatever fruit he desires, accordingly he should start the propitiation of Mantras鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥減ath (of emanation and withdrawal)鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] The Equal One is the inferior (immanent form of) M膩y膩. Thus the universe is contained within M膩y膩. Beyond M膩y膩, beyond the energies (办补濒腻) and beyond the path (of emanation and withdrawal) [i.e., 补诲丑惫补-补迟墨迟补] is (the ultimate) faultless (reality). [...]鈥�.

2) Adhva (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ) is the name of a sacred place classified as an Upadv膩ra, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擳he eight seats are the main group of eight groups [i.e., Adhva] of eight types of sacred sites. The figure sixty-four is a common ideal number as it is often configured into eight groups of eight.

: JSTOR: T膩ntric D墨k峁Ｄ� by Surya Kanta

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers a set of six 鈥減aths鈥� being purified during the 碍谤颈测腻惫补迟墨-诲墨办峁Ｄ�: an important 艢膩kta ritual described 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.鈥斺€�... Looking with the divine eye he transfers the caitanya of his disciple into himself and unites it with that of his own, thereby effecting a purification of the six adhvans namely: 办补濒腻, tattva, bhavana, 惫补谤峁嘺, pada, and mantra鈥�.

The word 补诲丑惫腻 means 鈥榩ath鈥�, and when the above six adhvans are purified they lead to Brahman-experience.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥淰edic path鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.9 (鈥淏oasting of T膩raka鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as T膩raka-Asura said to the Gods: 鈥淸...] Indra, his elder brother, is a greater sinner. He has committed many sins for his self-interest. To gain his selfish end, by him Diti鈥檚 foetus was destroyed; the modesty of Gautama鈥檚 wife was outraged, V峁泃ra, the son of a Brahmin, was killed. He beheaded the Brahmin Vi艣var奴pa, the nephew of B峁沨aspati. Thus he transgressed the Vedic path (adhvan). [...]鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaiva philosophy

: archive.org: Chittanubodha Shastram By Bhaskara Kantha

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) refers to the 鈥渟ix paths鈥�, according to the Citt膩nubodha艣膩stra by R膩janaka Bh膩skaraka峁囜弓ha: an 18th century text dealing with aspects of Kashmir 艢aivism such as the Pratyabhij帽膩 (lit. 鈥渄ivine recognition鈥�) philosophical branch.鈥擳he purport of the Citt膩nubodha艣膩stra is to awaken the mind and to make it realize the truth of its own nature. [...] The ninth chapter explains the six 鈥榩aths鈥� (adhvan), especially the threcfold paths related to the word (惫补谤峁嚹乨颈) and the path of time (办腻濒腻诲丑惫补苍).

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Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (mantra)

Adhv膩 (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶�) refers to the 鈥渨ay of perceiving truth (through letters)鈥�, as discussed in chapter 20 of the 尝补办峁墨迟补苍迟谤补: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lak峁墨 or 艢r墨 (the consort of Vi峁ａ箛u) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.鈥擠escription of the chapter [惫补谤峁嘺-补诲丑惫腻]: God can be known through various ways [补诲丑惫腻] and one of these is by means of 惫补谤峁嘺-letters and sounds. It is Lak峁墨 who comes out of the Lord as the sound-energy [艣补产诲补艣补办迟颈] in order to save the world; at first an indistinct monotone, clever men now are able to perceive her in the Sound of letters. In turn, these letters are classified into the tattvas, the four 惫测奴丑补蝉, Gods and Goddesses, etc. (1-52).

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Mantrashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 尘补苍迟谤补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras鈥攃hants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Adhva (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ) refers to the 鈥渟ix ways鈥� of altering the Vaibhava-D墨k峁Ｄ� iniatiation, as discussed in chapter 19 of the 厂腻迟迟惫补迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: one of the most ancient of P膩帽car膩tra 膧gamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various 惫测奴丑补蝉 (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 (incarnations).鈥擠escription of the chapter [诲墨办峁Ｄ乿idhi岣�, var峁嚹乨hvavij帽膩na峁� ca]: [Regarding 惫补颈产丑补惫补诲墨办峁Ｄ�]: Since, as it was said that this 诲墨办峁Ｄ� can give one also either bhoga or bhoga-and-kaivalya, there follow some specific instructions as to how to alter certain details of the ceremonies in order to gain a specific end. Five ways are briefly mentioned, each one concerned in some way or another with one of the six pots used in the 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-rites: the buddhimaya-补诲丑惫腻-path, the 艣abdabrahmamaya-补诲丑惫腻-path, the k膩la-补诲丑惫腻-path, the pada-补诲丑惫腻-path and the bhuvana-补诲丑惫腻-path (123-151). But, the sages interject, there are six pots. Is there a sixth way to effect the 诲墨办峁Ｄ� ceremonies? There follows then a discourse (153-170) on the 惫补谤峁嚹乨丑惫腻-path, and how one can by its method choose special letters for special mantras, and each of these mantras have their own sure effect.

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩

Adhva (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ) refers to the 鈥�(three) times鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hat then, son of good family, is the recollection of the Buddha (产耻诲诲丑腻苍耻蝉尘峁泃颈), which is authorized by the Lord for Bodhisattvas? [...] (5) while recollection the Buddha from the perspective of the vision of the knowledge of liberation, he is not attached to any knowledge; (6) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of power, he is not moving concerning the knowledge which is equanimous in all three times (迟谤颈-补诲丑惫补-蝉补尘补迟腻); (7) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of fearlessness, he does not stay with any defilement; (8) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of all qualities of the Buddha, he does not have any false discrimination in the sameness of the realm of the dharma鈥�.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) or Tryadhvan refers to the 鈥渢hree times鈥� as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 86):

补迟墨迟补-补诲丑惫补苍 (past time),
补苍腻驳补迟补-补诲丑惫补苍 (future time),
pratyutpanna-adhvan (present time).

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., adhvan). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

补诲丑惫腻 (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶�).鈥攎 S A road. 补诲丑惫补测腻惫补谤补肠腻 One off the road; i.e. one suddenly sprung up into power or eminence; an upstart.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

补诲丑惫腻 (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶�).鈥�m A road.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�m. [atti bala峁�; ad-kvanip dh膩de艣a岣� U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 4.115; perhaps from at also]

1) (a) A way, road; passage, orbit (of planets &c.); 啶啶曕啶むぞ啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶 啶侧啷嵿啶啶啶班啶さ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷� (mukt膩dhv膩na峁� ye la峁単hayeyurbhavantam) Meghad奴ta 54. (b) Distance, space (traversed or to be traversed); 啶啷嵿啶︵ざ啶啶溹え啶ぞ啶む啶班ぎ啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶溹啶距ぎ (pa帽cada艣ayojanam膩tram补诲丑惫腻na峁� jag膩ma) K.119,12; 啶曕た啶い啷嵿く啶о啶掂え啶� 啶膏ぞ啶夃啷嵿- 啶た啶ㄠ (kiyatyadhvani s膩 ujja- yin墨) 27; Da艣akum膩racarita 13; 啶呧お啶� 啶侧啷嵿ぇ啶苦い啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶距え啶� 啶啶啶о 啶� 啶啶о啶じ啶� (api la峁卍hitam补诲丑惫腻na峁� bubudhe na budhopasa岣�) R.1. 47; 啶夃げ啷嵿げ啶權啶樴た啶むぞ啶о啶掂ぞ (耻濒濒补峁単丑颈迟腻诲丑惫腻) Meghad奴ta 45; 啶曕ぞ啶侧ぞ啶о啶掂え啷嬥ぐ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶膏啶啶椸 (办腻濒腻诲丑惫补苍oratyantasa峁儁oge) &c. (c) Journey, travel, course, march; 啶ㄠ啶曕 啶啶班お啶︵啶啶むぞ啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぎ啷� (naika岣� prapadyet膩dhv膩nam) Manusm峁泃i 4.6 undertake a journey; 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶膏 啶む啶班た啶粪 啶掂た啶膏啶粪啶熰ぎ啷堗ぅ啶苦げ啶� (adhvasu tri峁 vis峁涐梗峁璦maithila岣�) R.11.57 after three marches; 啶ぐ啶苦啷嵿げ啶距え啷嵿い啶� 啶曕た啶侧ぞ啶о啶掂え啶� (parikl膩nta岣� kil膩dhvan膩) Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 11.2 wayworn; 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶多啶班ぎ啶ぐ啶苦啶むぎ啷� (补诲丑惫补艣谤补尘补辫补谤颈驳补迟补尘) Meghad奴ta 17.4; 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶曕か啶膏啶ム啶侧啶じ啷屶啷佮ぎ啶�- 啶班啶さ啶苦え啶距ざ啶ㄠ (补诲丑惫腻惫补谤峁嘺kaphasthaulyasaukum膩- ryavin膩艣ana岣�) 厂耻艣谤.

2) A recension of the Vedas and the school upholding it (艣膩kh膩, avayava) 啶忇啶掂た啶傕ざ啶む啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶啶曕啶�- 啶啶啶掂啶︵ぎ啷冟し啶 啶掂た啶︵啶� 啷� 啶膏す啶膏啶班ぞ啶о啶掂ぞ啶膏ぞ啶さ啷囙う啷� 啶啷佮ぐ啷囙啶多い啶距ぇ啷嵿さ啶曕ぎ啷� 啷� 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶� 啶︵啶掂啶むた啶� 啶多ぞ啶栢ぞ啶囙い啶� 啶ぐ啷嵿く啶距く啶掂ぞ啶氞啶距 (ekavi峁兣沘tyadhvayukta- m峁泍vedam峁涐梗ayo vidu岣� | sahasr膩dhv膩 s膩mavedo yajureka艣at膩dhvakam || 补诲丑惫腻 devagati岣� 艣膩kh膩 iti pary膩yav膩cak膩岣�) |

3) Time (K膩la), time personified, (being the eater of all) 啶︵啶班啶ぐ啶� 啶啶班啶粪啶｀啶� 啶え啷嵿く啷� 啶灌啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶え啶距啶む (durmara峁� puru峁峁噀ha manye hyadhvanyan膩gate) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 14.8.24.

4) Air; sky, atmosphere.

5) Place. 啶啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶� 啶︵啶班啶樴ぎ啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂が啶ㄠ啶о啶た啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶оさ啶距 (prasthita峁� d墨rgham补诲丑惫腻na峁� svabandhumiva b膩ndhav膩岣�) 搁腻尘.5.1.45.

6) Means, resource; method.

7) Attack (adhikadur膩roha- 峁嘺m). 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ (adhvan) is changed to 啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ (adhva) after prepositions; 啶啶班ぞ啶о啶掂, 啶掂啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶� (pr膩dhva岣�, vyadhva岣�) &c.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥�m. (= Pali addha[n], addh膩na), time. (Cf. 1 a峁兣沘, 1.). The three 补诲丑惫腻na岣� listed 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 86 [Page019-a+ 71] (at墨to, an膩gato, pratyutpanno 'dhv膩). Very common are at墨te and an膩gate (less common pratyutpanne, 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 42.1) 'dhvani in past (future, present) time 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 17.8; 40.16; 41.10; Lalitavistara 87.11; 88.13; 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.1.8; 39.9; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 60.13; 62.7; 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 i.32.8; Su惫补谤峁嘺bh膩sottamas奴tra 97.3; at墨t膩n膩gatapratyutpanne峁 adhvasu Lalitavistara 263.7; 435.4; adhvasu tri峁 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 6.11; also acc., in dating, aha峁� pi bhaveya峁� an膩gatam 补诲丑惫腻na峁� tath膩gato鈥� 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.238.14, may I also in future time become鈥�; 335.14; but acc. generally of extent of time, cira峁� d墨rgham 补诲丑惫腻- na峁� for a very long time 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.52.3; 244.19 (sucira峁兟�); ii.424.10; 鲍诲腻苍补惫补谤驳补 v.7 (omits cira峁�); tr(i)yadhva-, past, present and future Lalitavistara 151.12; 435.5; 叠丑补诲谤补肠补谤墨 1 etc.; 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 17.13; 顿补艣补产丑奴尘颈办补蝉奴迟谤补 55.22; trayo 补诲丑惫腻na岣� 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 478.9; yasmin-yasmin adhvani 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 82.14, in whatever time; d墨rghasy膩dhvano 'tyaye峁嘺惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.338.14, with the lapse of a long time.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥攎.

(-诲丑惫腻) 1. A road. 2. Fixing, placing. 3. Time. 4. Assault. 5. Correcting viscidity, dilution of the phlegm and marrow. E. ata to go constantly, kvanip affix; dha substituted for ta.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥攎. A road, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 4, 60.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ).鈥擺masculine] road, path, travel; length, space.

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

1) Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥�m. a road, way, orbit

2) a journey, course

3) distance

4) time, [Buddhist literature] and, [Jaina literature]

5) means, method, resource

6) the zodiac (?), sky, air, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) a place

8) a recension of the Vedas and the school upholding it

9) assault (?)

-- OR --

1) Adhva (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ):鈥擺from adhvan] a m. ifc.

2) [from adhvan] b (in [compound] for adhvan).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥攎.

(-诲丑惫腻) 1) Sky, atmosphere (only in the Vedas).

2) A road.

3) Time.

4) A place (perhaps, a place where four roads meet).

5) A branch or school of the Vedas or sacred literature.—In some Tatpurusha compounds the former part of which is an upasarga (q. v.), this word occurs in the form of adhva; i. e. the compound assumes the sam膩s膩nta aff. ac; e. g. pr膩dhva, niradhva, pratyadhva.—(The two last meanings of this word are rather unsettled through the variety of readings in the native dictionaries from which they are taken; some read 补诲丑惫腻鈥a峁僺th膩ne sy膩davaskandhe, others sa峁僺th膩ne s膩艣ravaskandhe; the best reading, however, that which has been adopted in the present translation, seems to be this: sa峁僺th膩ne 艣膩stravatskandhe.) E. doubtful; according to some, ad, u峁�. aff. kvanip, with dh substituted for d 鈥榖ecause it eats up the strength of the traveller鈥�; or according to others, at, u峁�. aff. kvanip, with dh instead of t.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ):鈥�(诲丑惫腻) 5. m. A road; time.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Adhvan (啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Addha, 础诲诲丑腻峁嘺.

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context information

Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhva (嗖呧钵喑嵿驳):鈥�

1) [noun] a road; a highway; a street, a path.

2) [noun] indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present or future; the time.

3) [noun] all, including the whole mass of air, that surrounds the earth; atmosphere; the sky.

4) [noun] a revising of a text of the Vedas on the basis of a critical examination of sources and the revised text so produced; a recension of the Vedas.

5) [noun] the school upholding such a recension.

6) [noun] a place.

7) [noun] the distance to be travelled.

context information

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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