Adhishvara, Adhīśvara: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adhīśvara can be transliterated into English as Adhisvara or Adhishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhīśvara (अधीश्वर):—(1. adhi + īśvara) m.
1) ein Oberkönig, dem alle benachbarten Fürsten huldigen (rājā praṇatāśeṣasāmantaḥ) [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 2.] = cakravartin [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 136.] —
2) ein Arhant (bei den Jaina's) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 24.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAdhīśvara (अधीश्वर):—m. —
1) Oberkönig. —
2) ein Arhant bei den Jaina.
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: Bhuvanadhishvara, Daladhishvara, Dandadhishvara, Duradhishvara, Jagatyadhishvara, Khagadhishvara, Kotyadhishvara, Lakshadhishvara, Oshadhishvara, Ramanatha hosaladhishvara, Samajadhishvara, Vishvambharadhishvara.
Full-text: Adhisha, Duradhishvara, Ahisara, Jagatyadhishvara, Angadhisha, Angadhipa, Vishvambhara, Shrikarana-adhipa.
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