Adhamna, Adhamṇa, Adhama-rina: 1 definition

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Adhamna 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 dictionary

Adhamṇa (अधम्ण).—[adhamaḥ adhamāvasthāṃ prāptaḥ ṛṇena, tataḥ ṭhan] a debtor (opp. uttamarṇaḥ) (lit. reduced to a low position by his incurring debt). मन्येऽधमर्णप्रतिमेन भर्त्रे प्रत्यर्पितोऽभूदशितो धनौघः (manye'dhamarṇapratimena bhartre pratyarpito'bhūdaśito dhanaughaḥ) | Śiva B.23.7.

Derivable forms: adhamṇaḥ (अधम्णः).

Adhamṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhama and ṛṇa (ऋण). See also (synonyms): adhamṇika.

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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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