Adau, Ādau: 6 definitions
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Adau means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
ādau (आदौ).—ad (S) First, before, antecedently, in time previous.
ādau (आदौ).—ad First, in time previous.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ādau (आदौ).—ind. From the first or beginning, at first; तद्दैवेनादितो हतम् (taddaivenādito hatam) Uttararāmacarita 5.2. पतीन् प्रजानामसृजन् महर्षी- नादितो दश (patīn prajānāmasṛjan maharṣī- nādito daśa) Ms. आदौ रामतपोवनाधिगमनम् (ādau rāmatapovanādhigamanam).
See also (synonyms): āditas.
Ādau (आदौ):—[from ādi] ind. in the beginning, at first.
Ādau (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 前 [qián]: “front”.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Ādāu (आदाउ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ādātṛ.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Adauda, Adauipucha, Adaunu, Adaurbalya.
Full-text (+12): Adi, Adatri, Aditas, Adima, Tadanu, Ayugala, Ayuga, Agrapatin, Adi Buddha, Chu shan, Samodaya, Catuhsana, Viravikraya, Netra, Anupurvya, Sivana, Vicakshana, Virakraya, Bhuyams, Wei Shou.
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 243 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 315 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 241 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 10 - How to ascertain the deity of a hymn < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 25b - Deities of the Prastava, Udgitha, Upadrava, Pratihara, Nidhana < [Chapter 8 - Deities of Rigveda X.98-191 (1-98); Conclusion (99-140)]
Part 9 - Three kinds of hymns to the All-gods < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vritta-ratnakara by Kedara Bhatta (English translation) (by Mawatagama Pemananda Thero)
Part 10 - Krama-samjna < [First Adhyaya (Chapter 1)—Samjna (Prosodic Designations)]
Part 7 - Astagana (or Varnagana) < [First Adhyaya (Chapter 1)—Samjna (Prosodic Designations)]
Part 4 - Granthasanmulakatva-pratipadana chandobheda < [First Adhyaya (Chapter 1)—Samjna (Prosodic Designations)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.12 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 7.114 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 2.11 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]