Abhyada, Abhyādā: 3 definitions
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Abhyada 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhyādā (अभ्यादा).—3 A.
1) To take, seize, snatch. न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत (na hīnataḥ paramabhyādadīta) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.88.8.
2) To put on, wear (garland &c.).
3) To take up (the conversation), to commence speaking (after another).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyādā (अभ्यादा).—[Middle] (A.) appropriate, put on, take up (vākyam).
Abhyādā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhyā and dā (दा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyādā (अभ्यादा):—[=abhy-ā-dā] -√1. dā [Ātmanepada] (rarely [Parasmaipada] [Harivaṃśa]) to seize, snatch away, ([Potential] -dadīta), [Mahābhārata i, 3558=xii, 10999=xiii, 4985] :
—[Ātmanepada] to put on (as a wreath), [Harivaṃśa];
— (with vākyam) to take up the word, commence to speak, [Mahābhārata v, 3384.]
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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Partial matches: Abhya, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Abhyadana, Abhyadavya, Abhyadayika.
Ends with: Samabhyada, Saurabhyada.
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