Adhamabhritaka, Adhamabhṛtaka, Adhama-bhritaka: 5 definitions

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Adhamabhritaka 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.

The Sanskrit term Adhamabhṛtaka can be transliterated into English as Adhamabhrtaka or Adhamabhritaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Adhamabhṛtaka (अधमभृतक).—[karma.] a porter, groom, a servant of the lowest class, one of the 3 kinds of servants; उत्तमस्त्वायुधीयोत्र मघ्यमस्तु कृषीवलः । अधमो भार- वाही स्यादित्येवं विविधो भृतः (uttamastvāyudhīyotra maghyamastu kṛṣīvalaḥ | adhamo bhāra- vāhī syādityevaṃ vividho bhṛtaḥ) ||

Derivable forms: adhamabhṛtakaḥ (अधमभृतकः).

Adhamabhṛtaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhama and bhṛtaka (भृतक). See also (synonyms): adhamabhṛta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhamabhṛtaka (अधमभृतक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. A porter, a bearer of burdens. 2. Low, servile. E. adhama low, and bhṛtaka a servant.

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

Adhamabhṛtaka (अधमभृतक):—[=adhama-bhṛtaka] [from adhama] m. a servant of the lowest class, a porter.

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

Adhamabhṛtaka (अधमभृतक):—[karmadharaya compound] m.

(-kaḥ) The lowest order of hired servants, a porter, a bearer of burdens. (See also bhṛtaka, uttamabhṛtaka and madhyamabhṛtaka.) E. adhama and bhṛtaka.

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

Adhamabhṛtaka (अधमभृतक):—[adhama-bhṛtaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A porter.

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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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