Achada, Āchāda: 1 definition
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Achada 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achhada.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀchāda (आछाद).—m. (compare the following items), gift, present (not necessarily a garment!): Mahāvastu ii.98.3 lubdhakena vipulo āchādo (a rich reward) labdho; iii.128.10 vipulo āchādo dinno; 162.16 teṣāṃ āchādaṃ dāsyāmi (here gold minted and unminted, and garments, lines 14, 15); food, bhaktā- chādena (Speyer em. °chādanena; not food and dress but a gift of food) paripālanaṃ kariṣyati Avadāna-śataka ii.112.7; dharmā- chāda, a pious or religious gift, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 445.12 (dāsyāmo… avalokiteśvarāya…) dharmaprābhṛtaṃ dharmāchādam (note āchāda as synonym of prābhṛta! the gift given was a necklace, muktāhāra, 446.1, again called dharmāchāda 446.2); Lalitavistara 352.5 f. dharmāchādāṃś ca saṃpreṣayanti sma (by which, yair dharmāchādair, the universe became covered with many jewelled parasols).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Acatai, Acatam, Accatai, Accataiyalam, Accatanam, Accatanteli, Accatari, Achadana, Achadayati.
Ends with (+26): Amritachada, Ayugmachada, Bachada, Balachada, Chadachada, Chedachada, Chodachada, Dantachada, Danturachada, Dashanachada, Dharachada, Dhusarachada, Dirghachada, Ghanachada, Ghasachada, Haritachada, Kaccata, Kakachada, Kamanachada, Lagachada.
Full-text: Achaya, Achadayati.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.126 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter V - The Puṇyavanta Jātaka < [Volume III]
Chapter XV - The story of Padumāvatī (Padmāvatī) < [Volume III]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Introduction to the tradition of Betel-chewing < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]