Adhahpata, Adhaḥpāta, Adhas-pata: 8 definitions

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Adhahpata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

[«previous next»] — Adhahpata in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

adhaḥpāta (अधःपात).—m (S) Falling down. 2 fig. Falling, from svarga or other place of beatified mortals, into hell or upon this earth; in consequence of the exhaustion of puṇya or moral merit: also descent into hell gen. Ex. karitāṃ aikē jō nindāyāṃ santācī || tayāsi hōtōci a0 || 3 The infernal regions, hell. adhaḥpātīṃ (loc. case.) In the abyss of despondence or distress; particularly in the difficulties arising from the frustration, by the fraud or failure of another, of one's hopes and projects. v ghāla, paḍa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

adhaḥpāta (अधःपात).—m Falling down. Hell, descent into hell. Falling from the heaven into hell or upon this earth.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adhahpata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhaḥpāta (अधःपात).—q. v. above.

Derivable forms: adhaḥpātaḥ (अधःपातः).

Adhaḥpāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhas and pāta (पात). See also (synonyms): adhogati.

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

Adhaḥpāta (अधःपात):—[=adhaḥ-pāta] [from adhas] m. a downfall.

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

Adhaḥpāta (अधःपात):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-taḥ) Falling down, literally and me-taphorically. E. adhas and pāta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhahpata in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adhahpata in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhaḥpāta (ಅಧಃಪಾತ):—[noun] = ಅಧಃಪತನ [adhahpatana].

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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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