Abhyadha, Abhyādhā: 3 definitions
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Abhyadha 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 dictionaryAbhyādhā (अभ्याधा).—3 U. To lay on, add (fuel &c.) to apply, throw under; अभ्यादध्युश्च काष्ठानि तत्र दह्येत पापकृत् (abhyādadhyuśca kāṣṭhāni tatra dahyeta pāpakṛt) Manusmṛti 8. 372; यथाग्निरभ्याहितं दहति (yathāgnirabhyāhitaṃ dahati) Śat. Br.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyādhā (अभ्याधा).—the same.
Abhyādhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhyā and dhā (धा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyādhā (अभ्याधा):—[=abhy-ā-√dhā] chiefly [Vedic or Veda] to lay on (fuel, etc.), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā, etc.];
—to place the fire upon, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]
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: Abhyadhana.
Full-text: Abhyadhana, Abhyahitagni, Abhyahita, Abhyahitapashu, Samidh.
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