Adhikaravat, Adhikāravat, Adhikaravan, Adhikāravān: 3 definitions
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Adhikaravat 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchAdhikāravat (अधिकारवत्) refers to “one who is suitable (for Haṭhayoga)”, according to Vijñānabhikṣu in his sixteenth-century Sāṅkhyasāra verse 6.2-3.—Accordingly: “One who is not capable of Rājayoga, is suitable (adhikāravat) for Haṭhayoga. In the Yogavāsiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha was taught thus by Bhusuṇḍa. In Rājayoga, one cultivates gnosis and, in Haṭhayoga, the breathing exercises and postures. [Both of] them are important. Since they are auxiliaries, one [depends on] the other. They should [both] be practised according to one's capacity”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhikāravat (अधिकारवत्).—a. [astyarthe ini matup vā]
1) Possessed of authority, having power; निःस्पृहो नाधिकारी स्यात् (niḥspṛho nādhikārī syāt) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.164; सन्धिविग्रहकार्य°, कार्य° (sandhivigrahakārya°, kārya°) H.3.
2) Entitled to, having a right to; सर्वे स्युरधिकारिणः (sarve syuradhikāriṇaḥ); so उत्तराधिकारिन् (uttarādhikārin) heir; धनग्रहण° (dhanagrahaṇa°) &c.; तपस्यनधिकारित्वात् (tapasyanadhikāritvāt) R.15.51 not qualified or authorised.
3) Belonging to, owned by.
4) Fit for. -m. (rī-vān) 1 An official, officer; न निष्प्रयोजनम् अधिकारवन्तः प्रभुभिराहूयन्ते (na niṣprayojanam adhikāravantaḥ prabhubhirāhūyante) Mu.3; a functionary, superintendent, head, director, governor.
2) A rightful claimant, proprietor, master, owner.
3) One qualified to sacrifice or perform sacred works.
4) Man as the lord of creation.
5) One well versed in the Vedānta.
See also (synonyms): adhikārin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhikāravat (अधिकारवत्):—[=adhikāra-vat] [from adhi-kāra > adhi-kṛ] m. idem, [Mudrārākṣasa]
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.
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Partial matches: Vat, Adhikara.
Full-text: Adhikarin.
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