Adhvareshtha, Adhvareṣṭhā: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adhvareṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Adhvarestha or Adhvareshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhvareṣṭhā (अध्वरेष्ठा):—(adhvare loc. von adhvara + sthā adj.) adj. in Opferhandlungen begriffen [Ṛgveda 10, 77, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAdhvareṣṭhā (अध्वरेष्ठा):—Adj. bei der Opferfeier ausharrend.
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: Stha.
Full-text: Adhvarastha.
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