Ashtadhikara, Aṣṭādhikāra, Aṣṭādhikārā, Ashtan-adhikara: 3 definitions

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Ashtadhikara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Aṣṭādhikāra and Aṣṭādhikārā can be transliterated into English as Astadhikara or Ashtadhikara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashtadhikara in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aṣṭādhikāra (अष्टाधिकार).—m pl (S) The eight main offices or posts of a village: viz. jalādhikāra Office of bringing or supplying water to public officers and travellers; sthalādhikāra Office of determining and pointing out the several places of residence, i. e. the office of pāṭīla or Headman; grāmādhikāra Office of supervision of the village trade and general business; kulalēkhana Office of keeping the accounts of the Ryots with Government, and of preserving the public records; brahmāsana Office of a sort of bailif, bailiwick; daṇḍavidhiniyōga Office of magistrate or justice; paurōhitya Office of the family or village-priest; jyōtiṣī Office of the village-astronomer. The above lofty designations are according to the following authoritative Shlok--jalādhi- kāraśrca sthalādhikārō grāmādhikāraḥ kulalēkhanañca || bra- hmāsana daṇḍavidhērniyōgō paurōhitaṃ jyōtiṣanaṣṭamēvaṃ || 1 || but the popular or vulgar terms are 1 kōḷīpaṇā (concrete is kōḷī), 2 pāṭilakī (pāṭīla), 3 dē- śamukhī, mahājanakī, &c. (dēśamukha with mahājana &c.), 4 kuḷakaraṇa (kuḷakaraṇī), 5 varttakī (varttaka), 6 dharmādhikāra (dharmādhikārī), 7 upādhīka or bhaṭapaṇā (upādhyā or bhaṭa), 8 jōśīpaṇā (jōśī). 2 Applied humorously to express the daily operations or business of the body--ablution, inunction, eating, evacuating, sleeping &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aṣṭādhikāra (अष्टाधिकार).—m Plenary powers. Full powers.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashtadhikara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṣṭādhikārā (अष्टाधिकारा).—जलाधिकारः, स्थलाधिकारः, ग्रामाधिकारः, कुललेखनम्, ब्रह्मासनम्, दण्डविनि- योगः, पौरोहित्यम् (jalādhikāraḥ, sthalādhikāraḥ, grāmādhikāraḥ, kulalekhanam, brahmāsanam, daṇḍavini- yogaḥ, paurohityam).

Derivable forms: aṣṭādhikārāḥ (अष्टाधिकाराः).

Aṣṭādhikārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and adhikārā (अधिकारा).

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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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