Adhivac: 3 definitions
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Adhivac 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Adhivach.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhivac (अधिवच्).—2 P. To speak in favour of, advocate, side with.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhivac (अधिवच्).—speak in favour of, intercede for ([dative]).
Adhivac is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhi and vac (वच्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhivac (अधिवच्):—[=adhi-√vac] ([Aorist] Imper. 2. sg. -vocā, 2 [dual number] -vocatam, 2. [plural] -vocata) to speak in favour of, advocate, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
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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Starts with: Adhivacana, Adhivacanapatha, Adhivacanapravesha, Adhivach, Adhivachana, Adhivachanapravesha.
Full-text: Adhivacana, Adhivaka, Adhivaktri, Adhivutti, Kamaguna.
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