Addhatiya, Aḍḍhatiya, Addha-tiya: 3 definitions
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Addhatiya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryaḍḍhatiya : (adj.) consisting of two and a half.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAḍḍhatiya refers to: the third (unit) less half, i. e. two and a half VvA.66 (māsā); J.I, 49, 206, 255 (°sata 250). Cp. next.
Note: aḍḍhatiya is a Pali compound consisting of the words aḍḍha and tiya.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAḍḍhatiya (अड्ढतिय).—(= Pali id., according to Critical Pali Dictionary by haplol. for aḍḍhatatiya = Sanskrit ardhatṛtīya), or aḍḍhā°, two and a half. Senart's Index cites only aḍḍhātiya, which is read in text Mahāvastu iii.72.12 (mss. āvṛttiya) and 13 (mss. aṭṭātiya or āṭṭā°), while aḍḍhatiya is read in text Mahāvastu ii.312.10 (mss. aṭṭāti, omitting ya) and iii.75.7 (mss. aṭṭatiya).
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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