Adya, 膧诲测腻, 膧诲测补: 27 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥減rimordial鈥�, and is used to describe 艢iva, according the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahm腻 narrated to N腻rada:鈥斺�淸...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [艢iva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] O lord of everything, we bow to Thee who art beyond the perception of the sense-organs; who hast no support; who art the support of all; who hast no cause; who art endless; the primordial (腻诲测补) and the subtle鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥擜 Tra测腻r峁ya.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 198. 11.
1b) A group of gods of C腻k峁峁 epoch, eight in number.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 36. 66 and 69.
膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) or 膧诲测补pur腻峁嘺 refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapur腻峁嘺) according to the K奴rmapur腻峁嘺 and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.鈥擳he Upapur腻峁嘺s (e.g., 腻诲测补-pur腻峁嘺) can be considered as the supplements of the Mah腻pur腻峁嘺s as those are mostly based on the Mah腻pur腻峁嘺s. The Saurapur腻峁嘺 considers the Upapur腻峁嘺s as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapur腻峁嘺s are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapur腻峁嘺s which are excluded from the lists of Upapur腻峁嘺s given by different sources.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) 膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥擯remier; cf. 啶囙う啶ぞ啶︵啶 啶う啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠ (idam腻诲测补峁� padasth腻na峁�) (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶｀え啶距ぎ啶曕 (惫测腻办补谤补峁嘺苍腻尘补办补峁�)) 啶膏た啶︵啶оた啶膏啶ぞ啶ㄠお啶班啶掂ぃ啶距ぎ啷� (蝉颈诲诲丑颈蝉辞辫腻苍补辫补谤惫补峁嚹錷) V腻k. Pad. I.16;
2) 膧诲测补.鈥擯receding as opposed to succeeding (啶夃い啷嵿い啶� (uttara)); cf. 啶膏す啶距う啷嵿く啷�-啶班啶掂啶啷嵿啶ㄠ啶� (sah腻诲测补i-rvya帽janai岣�) V.Pr.I.100
3) 膧诲测补.鈥擮riginal; cf. 啶嗋う啷嵿く啶啶班啷冟い啶苦 啶ぐ啶お啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶むた啶� (腻诲测补prak峁泃i岣� paramaprak峁泃i岣�) (original base) Bh腻峁Ｄ� V峁泃ti. IV.1.93;
4) 膧诲测补.鈥擣irst, preceding, 啶嗋う啷嵿く啷� 啶啶椸 啶� 啶掂啶さ啶距く啷� 啶むた啶權 啶膏啶 (腻dye yoge na vyav腻ye ti峁卆岣� syu); M.Bh. on III.1-91.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, v测腻kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu膧诲测腻 (啶嗋う啷嵿く啶�) refers to 鈥渆arth鈥� and is mentioned in a list of 53 synonyms for 诲丑补谤补峁噄 (鈥渆补谤迟丑鈥�), according to the second chapter (诲丑补谤补峁噛腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R腻janigha峁囜弓u (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dhara峁噛腻诲颈-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., 膧诲测腻], mountains, jungles and vegetation鈥檚 relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram膧诲测腻 (啶嗋う啷嵿く啶�) refers to 鈥減rimordial鈥�, according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪he who is (both) supreme (transcendental鈥攑ar腻) and inferior (immanent鈥�补辫补谤腻) bliss, unmanifest, transcendent, supremely existent, subtle, whose abode is the Bliss of Stillness, omniscient, eternal, primordial [i.e., 腻诲测腻], beyond action and (yet) ever active, is the Transmental, K腻l墨, the energy of consciousness (肠颈迟办补濒腻). This is the Lineage of the Divine Current (divyaughasantati). [...]鈥�.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) refers to 鈥減rimordial (greatness)鈥�, according to the King Vatsar腻ja鈥檚 P奴j腻stuti called the K腻masiddhistuti (also V腻make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nit测腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] O goddess, I praise you with mind and speech. Your greatness is primordial (腻诲测补-mahasa). Your limbs are slightly ruddy like the morning sun, and you have made the triple world happy. You are the bride of the god [i.e., 艢iva], and possess a body inseparable [from his]. You bestow worldly enjoyment and also liberation from [the world]. You are the stream [of consciousness or immortality], O ruler of worlds. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) or 膧诲测补m奴la refers to the 鈥渇irst (root)鈥�, according to the principles of B墨jaga峁噄ta (鈥渁lgebra鈥� or 鈥榮cience of calculation鈥�), according to Ga峁噄ta-艣腻stra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.鈥擜ccording to P峁泃h奴dakasv腻m墨 (860) in his commentary on the Br腻hmasphu峁璦siddh腻nta by Brahmagupta (628): 鈥淗ere are stated for ordinary use the terms which are well known to people. The number whose square, multiplied by an optional multiplier and then increased or decreased by another optional number, becomes capable of yielding a square-root, is designated by the term the lesser root (办补苍颈峁ａ弓丑补辫补诲补) or the first root (腻诲测补-m奴la). [...]鈥�.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渕ost ancient鈥� (of the scriptures), as discussed in chapter 39 of the 笔补耻峁补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P腻帽car腻tra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pau峁ara and Bhagav腻n dealing with the esoteric meaning of ma峁囜笉ala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.鈥擠escription of the chapter [腻驳补尘补-苍颈谤峁嘺测补]: Pau峁ara wants to know about the authoritativeness of the 膧gamas. [...] Of all the 膧gamas the most ancient [腻诲测补] is P腻rame艣vara; the most authoritative [辫谤补尘腻峁嘺辫补谤颈艣耻诲诲丑补] is the Sattvata. There are, also, other works鈥攂ut they follow in the wake of these two (1-19). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasi峁僪a and the Early Transmission of T腻jika Astrology膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渁ncient authorities鈥� on the T腻jika doctrine (e.g., the Romakas and the Yavanas), according to the 碍补谤尘补辫谤补办腻艣补鈥攐ne of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (T腻jika) astrology authored by Samarasi峁僪a in the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, [the text opens with the three stanzas]: 鈥淸...] Extracting the best from that ocean of astrology which is the entire doctrine established by 艢r墨 Garga and other sages and celebrated by Satya and other [Brahmans], made into the T腻jika doctrine by Romaka and other ancient (腻诲测补) Yavanas, and bowing to the lotus feet of my teacher, I shall explain that which is always astounding to embodied beings, the flavours of food and so forth. [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi1) Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渢oday鈥� [i.e., adya amuka n腻ma sa峁僾atsare], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam腻dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah腻测腻na-Vajra测腻na Buddhists in Nepal.
2) Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渆ating鈥� (e.g., that which is suitable for eating), according to the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam腻dhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Six joyful seals, the foremost of them (being) her holiness, Colored red, with one face, two arms, and three eyes, Naked with loose hair, (and) partly adorned with a girdle, The left arm embracing, holding in a skull bowl, sin and death for eating (诲耻峁ａ弓补尘腻谤补-补诲测补), On the right a threatening finger pointing in the direction of all defilement, Sounding the thunder of an impending kalpa-fire of great majesty, With the bloody opening (between) both hips penetrated by (her) hero, One who loves great pleasure, belonging to the nature of compassion鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Adya in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Afzelia africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pahudia africana Prain (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Mende Language. (1908)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indi毛 (1855)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Genera Nova Madagascariensia (1806)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1985)
· The Languages of West Africa. (1911)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥攁 S To-day.
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补诲测腻 (啶呧う啷嵿く啶�).鈥攎 (Vulgar for 补诲腻) Profit, emolument, gain; revenue from trade, service, or tillage.
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腻诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥攁 (S) First or initial; that begins a course, whether, in time or space. 2 Chief, principal, pre毛minent.
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腻诲测腻 (啶嗋う啷嵿く啶�).鈥攎 (Properly 补诲腻) Gain, profit, emolument.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishadya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥�a To-day. adyatana a Relating to today. 补诲测补辫谤补产丑峁泃颈 ad From to-day.
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腻诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥�a First, initial, proceeding from the beginning.
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 dictionaryAdya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥�a. Eatable.
-dyam Food, anything eatable.
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Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥�ind. [asminnahani ida峁兣沘dvasya nip腻ta岣� saptamyarthe; asmin dyavi ahani v腻 Nir.]
1) Today, this day; 啶呧う啷嵿く 啶む啶掂ぞ啶� 啶む啶掂ぐ啶い啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶｀ 啶曕啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶む (adya tv腻峁� tvarayati d腻ru峁嘺岣� k峁泃腻nta岣�) M腻lat墨m腻dhava (Bombay) 5.25; 掳啶班ぞ啶む啶班 (谤腻迟谤补耻) to-night, this night; 掳啶啶班ぞ啶むぐ啷囙さ (辫谤腻迟补谤别惫补) this very morning; oft. in comp. with 啶︵た啶�, 啶︵た啶掂じ (dina, divasa) &c., 掳啶︵た啶掂じ啶ㄠ啷嵿し啶む啶班 (诲颈惫补蝉补苍补办峁迟谤补峁�) of this day, to-day's; 啶呧う啷嵿く啷堗さ (adyaiva) this very day; 啶呧う啷嵿く啷堗さ 啶掂ぞ 啶ぐ啶｀ぎ啶膏啶む 啶啶椸ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷� 啶掂ぞ (adyaiva v腻 mara峁嘺mastu yug腻ntare v腻) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.74.
2) Now; 啶呧う啷嵿く 啶椸啷嵿 啶椸い啶� 啶班ぞ啶む啶班た啶� (adya gaccha gat腻 r腻tri岣�) Kath腻sarits腻gara 4.68.
3) At present, now-adays [cf. L. ho-die.].
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥�a. [腻dau bhava岣� yat]
1) First, primitive, being at the beginning.
2) Being at the head, excellent, unparalleled, pre-eminent, foremost; 啶啶椸 啶ぐ啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠぎ啷佮お啷堗い啶� 啶氞ぞ啶︵啶ぎ啷� (yog墨 para峁� sth腻namupaiti c腻诲测补m) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 8.28;11.31;11.47;15.4. 啶嗋じ啷�啶ㄠ啶す啷�啶曕啶粪た啶むぞ啶ぞ啶︵啶 啶啶班ぃ啶掂ざ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶︵じ啶距ぎ啶苦さ (腻s墨nmah墨k峁t腻m腻诲测补岣� pra峁嘺va艣chandas腻miva) R.1.11.
3) (At the end of comp.) Beginning with, and so on; see 啶嗋う啶� (腻诲颈).
4) Immediately preceding; 啶忇啶距う啶多ぞ啶︵啶ぎ啷� (ek腻da艣腻诲测补m) 艢rut.27 immediately before the 11th, i. e. 1th; so 啶膏啶啶曕啶むぞ啶︵啶ぎ啷� (sa峁儁ukt腻诲测补m) 2.
5) Eatable (补诲峁噛补迟); 啶掂く啶ぞ啶︵啶じ啷嵿く 啶︵ぞ啶むぞ啶班 (vayam腻诲测补sya d腻t腻ra岣�) Pra峁a Up.2.11; 啶灌た啶む 啶� 啶ぐ啶苦ぃ啶距ぎ啷� 啶い啷嵿い啶︵ぞ啶︵啶 啶啶むた啶た啶氞啶涏い啶� (hita峁� ca pari峁嚹錷e yattad腻诲测补峁� bh奴timicchat腻) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 4.22.
-诲测腻岣� m. (pl.) A class of deities.
-诲测腻 1 An epithet of Durg腻.
2) The first day (tithi) of a month.
-dyam 1 The beginning.
2) Grain, food.
3) A kind of funeral obsequial ceremony (辫颈迟峁浥况腻诲诲丑补产丑别诲补).
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥攕ee under 啶嗋う啶� (腻诲颈).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥攊nd. To-day. E. idam this; an irregular formation.
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥攎fn.
(-诲测补岣�-诲测腻-诲测补峁�) 1. First, initial. 2. Edible, what is to be or may be eaten. n.
(-诲测补峁�) 1. Grain. 2. Food. f.
(-诲测腻) A name of Durga. E. 腻诲颈 and 峁噛补迟 affix, fem. 峁錺.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥擵ed. also 补诲测腻, i. e. a -div + 腻 (cf. idam), adv. 1. To-day. 2. Now.
鈥� Cf. [Latin] ho-die,
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥攊. e. 腻t + ya for 墨测补 (cf. tarya = tur墨测补, vasya峁僺 = vasiya峁僺, etc.), adj., f. 测腻. 1. First, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 92. 2. Preeminent, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 8130.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdya (啶呧う啷嵿く).鈥擺adverb] to-day, now.
鈥� adya p奴rvam & adya测腻vat till now. adya prabh峁泃i & 补诲测腻rabhya from now, from to-day.
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础诲测腻 (啶呧う啷嵿く啶�).鈥擺adverb] to-day, now.
鈥� adya p奴rvam & adya测腻vat till now. adya prabh峁泃i & 补诲测腻rabhya from now, from to-day.
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥�1. [adjective] eatable, [neuter] food.
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膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く).鈥�2. [adjective] first, preceding, primitive, extraordinary, excellent; [neuter] beginning. 掳鈥� = 腻诲颈.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く):鈥擺from ad] a See sub voce
2) [from adman] 1. adya mfn. fit or proper to be eaten
3) [v.s. ...] n. (am) ifc. (cf. annadya, havir adya) food.
4) [=a-dya] 2. a-dya ind. ([Vedic or Veda] 补诲测腻) ([from] [pronominal] base a, this, with dya for dyu q.v., [Latin] ho-die), to-day
5) [v.s. ...] now-a-days
6) [v.s. ...] now.
7) 膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く):鈥擺from 腻诲颈] 1. 腻诲测补 mf(腻)n. ([P腻峁噄ni 4-3, 54]) being at the beginning, first, primitive, [K腻t测腻yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; Hitopade艣a; 艢akuntal腻] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] ifc. (= 腻诲颈 q.v.), [Manu-sm峁泃i i, 50, 63, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] immediately preceding (e.g. ek腻da艣腻诲测补, immediately before the eleventh id est. the tenth), earlier, older
10) [v.s. ...] being at the head, unparalleled, unprecedented, excellent, [Atharva-veda xix, 22, 1; Mah腻bh腻rata]
11) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] a class of deities, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 iii, 1, 27; Hariva峁兣沘]
12) 膧诲测腻 (啶嗋う啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺from 腻诲测补 > 腻诲颈] f. Name of Durg腻
13) [v.s. ...] the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) 膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く):鈥擺from 腻诲颈] (for 2. 腻诲测补./span> See sub voce)
15) 2. 腻诲测补 mf(腻)n. (鈭�ad), to be eaten, edible, [Atharva-veda viii, 2, 19]
16) n. food
17) grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdya (啶呧う啷嵿く):鈥擨. ind.
1) To-day.
2) Now, at present. In the Vedas also written 补诲测腻 which seems to be the more original form of this word. 补诲测腻pi Even now, still. 补诲测补辫奴谤惫补尘 before today, before now. E. 补艣, considered as a substitute of idam, taddh. aff. dya; but more probably a [karmadharaya compound] compound of a (the pronom. theme in idam) and dya or d测腻 (from dyu or div) = asmindyavi. Ii. 1. m. f. n.
(-dya岣�-诲测腻-dyam) Fit to be eaten, eatable. 2. n.
(-dyam) Food in general. E. ad, k峁泃ya aff. yat.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く):鈥�adv. To-day.
2) 膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く):鈥擺腻-dya] (dya岣�-诲测腻-诲测补峁�) a. First.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ajja, 础箩箩补峁�.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary膧诲测补 (啶嗋う啷嵿く) [Also spelled ady]:鈥�(a) first, initial; primitive; archaic;—[蝉惫补谤奴辫补] archetype.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧诲测补 (嗖嗋拨喑嵿帛):鈥擺adjective] most ancient; primary; initial; primitive.
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膧诲测补 (嗖嗋拨喑嵿帛):鈥�
1) [noun] he who belongs to, was in, the ancient times; the most ancient.
2) [noun] he who is first in the order or lineage or in the new fields; a pioneer.
3) [noun] (in pl. only) (in composition, referring to men of a class) 'and others'.
4) [noun] the syllable occurring in the beginning.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Adya (啶呧う啷嵿く):鈥攁dv. today; now;
2) 膧诲测腻 (啶嗋う啷嵿く啶�):鈥攏. fem. 1. Mythol. an epithet of Durga; 2. the original/first/primal; 3. One of the Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms); 4. the first day of the lunar fortnight;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Adyadi, Adyadimahalakshmihridayastotra, Adyadina, Adyadipadanavidhi, Adyadiva, Adyadivasa, Adyadya, Adyaganga, Adyagrena, Adyahrita, Adyahyah, Adyaiva, Adyakalaka, Adyakartavya, Adyakavya, Adyakshara, Adyamahasa, Adyamanin, Adyamanushya, Adyampurusha.
Full-text (+415): Adyamashaka, Anadya, Adyakavi, Adyatana, Dayadya, Purushadya, Annadya, Adyaprabhriti, Adyashvina, Adyapi, Adyashva, Yugadya, Adyavadhi, Adyavija, Adyaganga, Adyasutya, Adyabija, Adyakalaka, Adyadina, Adyatva.
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Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latik腻 (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 10.6 < [Chapter 10 - The Application of the Yogas of the Moon]
Verse 1.14 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 1.18 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D腻sa)
Text 10.98 [M腻l腻-d墨paka] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 2.16 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (艣abda)]
Text 7.1 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.25 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Verse 27.13 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Verse 27.7 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
S奴tra 5.2.13 (Causes of initial action of fire, air, atoms, and mind) < [Chapter 2 - Of Non-volitional Action]
S奴tra 5.1.17 (Action produced by Sa峁僺k腻ra) < [Chapter 1 - Of Voluntary Action]