Anadrita, Anādṛta: 13 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Anādṛta can be transliterated into English as Anadrta or Anadrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Anadt.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Anādṛta (अनादृत) is the Lord of of Jambūdvīpa, according to Jain cosmological texts, such as the Tiloyapannatti. He is also known as Anādara. Jambūdvīpa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (‘middle world’) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Anādṛta (अनादृत) is the name of a Yakṣa-lord, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “[...] Just then a god, named Anādṛta, lord of Jambūdvīpa, came there with his harem to play anā saw them. The Yakṣa-lord sent his girls to make a pleasant attack as an obstacle to their subduing the vidyās. The girls came to disturb them, but they themselves were disturbed by their very fair forms, the instructions of their master forgotten. Seeing their resolute figures, unchanged, silent, they spoke, helpless from the absorption in genuine love. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत).—a.

1) Disrespected, despised; अनादृतास्तु यस्यैते सर्वास्तस्याफलाः क्रियाः (anādṛtāstu yasyaite sarvāstasyāphalāḥ kriyāḥ) Manusmṛti 2.234; °सत्कार (satkāra) not accepting the hospitality.

2) Not careful, regardless of, indifferent to; अनादृतस्यामरसायकेष्वपि (anādṛtasyāmarasāyakeṣvapi) Kirātārjunīya 14.1.

-tam Disrespect, contempt.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Disrespected, despised. E. an neg. and ādṛta respected.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत).—[adjective] not respected, despised.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anādṛta (अनादृत):—[=an-ādṛta] [from an-ādara] a mfn. not respected, disrespected.

2) [=an-ādṛta] b See an-ādara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Not respected.

2) Dis-respected, disregarded, despised. E. a neg. and ādṛta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत):—[anā+dṛta] (ta-tā-taṃ) a. Disrespected.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Anādṛta (अनादृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇāiya, Aṇāḍhiya.

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Anadrita in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anādṛta (अनादृत) [Also spelled anadt]:—(a) insulted, humiliated; neglected.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anādṛta (ಅನಾದೃತ):—[adjective] not regarded; not respected; treated with disrespect or indifference.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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