Adharakaya, Adharakāya, Adhara-kaya: 3 definitions
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Adharakaya 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 dictionaryAdharakāya (अधरकाय).—[adharaṃ kāyasya] the lower part of the body.
Derivable forms: adharakāyaḥ (अधरकायः).
Adharakāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhara and kāya (काय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdharakāya (अधरकाय):—[=adhara-kāya] [from adhara] m. the lower part of the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdharakāya (अधरकाय):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-yaḥ) The lower part of the body, the lower extremities. E. adhara and kāya. See under adhara.
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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Partial matches: Adhara, Kaya.
Full-text: Adhara.
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