Adhishthatar, Adhiṣṭhātar: 2 definitions
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Adhishthatar 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhiṣṭhātar (अधिष्ठातर्):—(nom. ag. von sthā mit adhi) über Etwas stehend:
1) Aufseher, Wächter: bṛ.anneṣāmadhiṣṭhā.ānti.ādiva paśyati [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 16, 1.] karma kurvatāmadhiṣṭhātā adhikarmakṛt [Mitākṣarā 267, 6.] —
2) Oberhaupt: jāmbavānyatra netābhūdaṅgadaśca baleśvaraḥ .. hanūmānapyadhiṣṭhātā na tatra gatiranyathā . [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 65, 10. 11.] —
3) Beschützer: sarvatrāśrame dhiṣṭhātrī devatāsti (Schutzgöttin) [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 7, 10.] [Colebrooke I, 407.]
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Adhiṣṭhātar (अधिष्ठातर्):—
1) [Sânkhya Philosophy 32.] — Beiw. Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 13, 1040.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAdhiṣṭhātar (अधिष्ठातर्):—Nom.ag. (f. trī) Vorsteher , der über Jmd oder Etwas gesetzt ist. Davon Nom.abstr. tṛtva n.
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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Ends with: Sarvabhavadhishthatar.
Full-text: Adhishthatritva, Adhishtheya.
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