Adharottara, Adhara-uttara: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdharottara (अधरोत्तर).—a.
1) higher and lower, inferior and superior, worse and better; राज्ञः समक्षमेवाक्योः °व्यक्तिर्भविष्यति (rājñaḥ samakṣamevākyoḥ °vyaktirbhaviṣyati) M.1; व्यत्यये कर्मणां साम्यं पूर्ववच्चा- धरोत्तरम् (vyatyaye karmaṇāṃ sāmyaṃ pūrvavaccā- dharottaram) Y.1.96.
2) former; prior and later; sooner and later; यश्चाधरोत्तरानर्थान् विगीतान्नावबुध्यते (yaścādharottarānarthān vigītānnāvabudhyate) Manusmṛti 8.53.
3) in a contrary way, topsy-turvy, upside down (the natural order of things being inverted); श्रुतं भवद्भिरधरोत्तरम् (śrutaṃ bhavadbhiradharottaram) Ś.5. you have (certainly) learnt in a contrary way, i. e. to consider good as bad and vice versa; (it might perhaps also mean "have you, i. e. the members of the King's court", heard this mean or base reply adharaṃ ca taduttaram; (yadi na praṇayedrāja daṇḍa) स्वाम्यं च न स्यात्कस्मिंश्चित् प्रवर्तेताधरोत्तरम् (svāmyaṃ ca na syātkasmiṃścit pravartetādharottaram) Manusmṛti 7.21. (adharam = śūdrādi, uttaram = pradhānam); अधर्मेण जितो धर्मः प्रवृत्तमधरोत्तरम् (adharmeṇa jito dharmaḥ pravṛttamadharottaram) Mb.
4) nearer and further.
5) question and answer;
Adharottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhara and uttara (उत्तर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdharottara (अधरोत्तर).—I. adj. 1. lower and higher, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 96. 2. confused, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 53. Ii. n. a state of confusion, topsy-turvy, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 21; useless discussion, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 69, 17. uttarattara, i. e.
Adharottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhara and uttara (उत्तर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdharottara (अधरोत्तर).—[adjective] lower and higher, inferior and better, losing or winning; confuse, topsyturvy. [neuter] state of confusion; address and answer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adharottara (अधरोत्तर):—[from adhara] mfn. lower and higher
2) [v.s. ...] worse and better
3) [v.s. ...] question and answer
4) [v.s. ...] nearer and further
5) [v.s. ...] sooner and later
6) [v.s. ...] upside down, topsy-turvy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdharottara (अधरोत्तर):—Dwandwa I. m. f. n.
(-raḥ-rā-ram) 1) Lower and higher.
2) Inferior and better.
3) Prior and posterior. Ii. n. sing. or plur. (-ram or -re)
1) The lower and higher, inferior and better, prior and posterior.
2) A state of confusion, when things are tupsy-turvy.
3) Address and answer. E. adhara and uttara.
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Partial matches: Uttara, Adhara.
Full-text: Uttaradhara, Vrit.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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