Adhanika, Ādhānika: 6 definitions

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Adhanika 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ādhānika (आधानिक).—[ādhāna-ṭhañ] A ceremony performed after cohabitation to cause or favour conception.

Derivable forms: ādhānikaḥ (आधानिकः).

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

Ādhānika (आधानिक).—n.

(-kaṃ) A ceremony performed after cohabitation to procure or favour conception. E. ādhāna and ṭhak affix: see the preceding.

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

Ādhānika (आधानिक):—[from ā-dhā] n. a ceremony performed before conception, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ādhānika (आधानिक):—[ā-dhānika] (kaṃ) 1. n. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhanika 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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