Abhivada, Abhivāda: 12 definitions

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhivāda (अभिवाद).—

1) Reverential salutation, respectful obeisance, salutation of a superior or elder by an inferior or junior, or of a teacher by his disciple. It consists in (1) rising from one's seat (pratyuttthāna); (2) clasping the feet (pādopasaṃgraha), and (3) repeating the form of salutation (abhivāda) which includes the name or title of the person addressed, followed by the mention of the person's own name. For the different ways of performing obeisance and the merit arising therefrom see Manusmṛti 2.12-126.

2) Abuse, insulting or scurrilous speech (for ativāda).

Derivable forms: abhivādaḥ (अभिवादः).

See also (synonyms): abhivādana.

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद).—m.

(-daḥ) 1. Reverential salutation. 2. Opprobrious, or unfriendly speech, abuse. E. abhi against, or adverse, and vāda speech.

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद).—i. e. abhi-vad + a, m. Salutation, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 122.

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद).—[masculine] salutation; ka [adjective] saluting.

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

1) Abhivāda (अभिवाद):—[=abhi-vāda] [from abhi-vad] m. reverential salutation, [Manu-smṛti ii, 120 seqq.; Gautama-dharma-śāstra]

2) [v.s. ...] ([varia lectio] ati-vāda) opprobrious or unfriendly speech, abuse, [Mahābhārata xii, 9972.]

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-daḥ) 1) The same as abhivādana.

2) Op-probrious or harsh speech. The same as ativāda of which it occurs as a v. 1. in the Amarakosha. E. vad with abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद):—[abhi-vāda] (daḥ) m. Salutation; opprobrious speech.

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhivāda, Abhivāya.

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Abhivāda (अभिवाद) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abhivāda.

Abhivāda has the following synonyms: Abhivāya.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhivāda (ಅಭಿವಾದ):—[noun] reverential salutation; respectful obeisance.

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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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