Adeshtri, Ādeṣṭṛ: 5 definitions
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Adeshtri means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Ādeṣṭṛ can be transliterated into English as Adestr or Adeshtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdeṣṭṛ (आदेष्टृ).—a. One who orders. m.
1) An adviser, commander, director.
2) An employer of priests (yajamāna).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdeṣṭṛ (आदेष्टृ).—m.
(-ṣṭā) 1. An advicer, a director, a commander. 2. An employer of priests. E. āṅ before diśa to shew, tṛc aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ādeṣṭṛ (आदेष्टृ):—[=ā-deṣṭṛ] [from ā-diś] m. one who orders, a teacher, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka]
2) [v.s. ...] an employer of priests, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdeṣṭṛ (आदेष्टृ):—[ā-deṣṭṛ] (ṣṭā) 1. m. A director, an employer of priests.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdēṣṭṛ (ಆದೇಷ್ಟೃ):—
1) [noun] one who orders; an authority; a director; a commander.
2) [noun] one who performs a religious sacrifice.
3) [noun] an adviser.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Anupadeshtri, Hitopadeshtri, Pradeshtri, Pratyadeshtri, Upadeshtri, Vyapadeshtri.
Full-text: Pratyadeshtri.
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