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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhiga (अधिग).—1 P.

1) (a) To acquire, obtain, get, attain, secure; आज्ञाकरत्वमधिगम्य (ājñākaratvamadhigamya) V.3.19; अधिगच्छति महिमानं चन्द्रोऽपि निशापरिगृहीतः (adhigacchati mahimānaṃ candro'pi niśāparigṛhītaḥ) M.1.13; भर्तारमधिगच्छेत् (bhartāramadhigacchet) Manusmṛti 9.91 marry; श्रेयांसि सर्वाण्यधिजग्मुषस्ते (śreyāṃsi sarvāṇyadhijagmuṣaste) R.5.34. (b) To find, meet with, fall in with, see, discover. (c) To accomplish; अर्थं सप्रतिबन्धं प्रभुरधिगन्तुं सहायवानेव (arthaṃ sapratibandhaṃ prabhuradhigantuṃ sahāyavāneva) M.1.9; न मे बुद्धिर्निश्चय- मधिगच्छति (na me buddhirniścaya- madhigacchati) Mu. 5 is not able to decide; for (a) see also Manusmṛti 2.218, Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.64, R.2.66.

2) To approach, reach, go towards or near; गुणालयोऽप्यसन्मन्त्री नृपतिर्नाधिगम्यते (guṇālayo'pyasanmantrī nṛpatirnādhigamyate) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.384; तस्यान्तं नाधिगच्छति (tasyāntaṃ nādhigacchati) does not reach or go to the end.

3) To study, learn; know; तेभ्योऽधिगन्तुं निगमान्त- विद्याम् (tebhyo'dhigantuṃ nigamānta- vidyām) Uttararāmacarita 2.3; श्रुतमप्यधिगम्य (śrutamapyadhigamya) Kirātārjunīya 2.41; 6.38; Manusmṛti 7.39; धर्मेणाधिगतो यैस्तु (dharmeṇādhigato yaistu) 12.19; वेदार्थानधिगच्छेत् (vedārthānadhigacchet) Y.1.99, Bhaṭṭikāvya 7. 37.

4) To cohabit with.

Derivable forms: adhigam (अधिगम्).

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

Adhigā (अधिगा).—fall into, obtain; think of, resolve on ([accusative]); remember, attend to ([genetive] or [accusative]); study (mostly [Middle]), learn from ([ablative]).

Adhigā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhi and gā (गा).

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

Adhigā (अधिगा):—[=adhi-gā] -√1. gā [Parasmaipada] to obtain;

— [Parasmaipada] ([Aorist] [subjunctive] 2. [plural] -gāta, or -gātana) to remember, notice, [Ṛg-veda] and, [Atharva-veda];

— [Parasmaipada] or generally [Ātmanepada] (-jage, -agīṣṭa, -agīṣyata, [Pāṇini]) to go over, learn, read, study;

—to attempt, resolve:

—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] -gāpayati, to cause to go over or teach:

—[Desiderative] [Causal] -jigāpayiṣati, to be desirous of teaching, [Pāṇini 2-4, 51.]

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Adhiga in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Adhiga (अधिग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Adhika.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ga, Adhi.

Starts with (+45): Adhigacchati, Adhigaccheyya, Adhigacchi, Adhigacchissa, Adhigahita, Adhigam, Adhigama, Adhigama Sutta, Adhigamajasamyaktva, Adhigamajasamyaktvi, Adhigamaka, Adhigamana, Adhigamaniya, Adhigameti, Adhigamtavya, Adhigamya, Adhigan, Adhigandha, Adhiganhati, Adhiganita.

Ends with: Dhigadhiga, Duradhiga, Jaladhiga, Samadhiga.

Full-text: Ahigama, Duradhiga, Adhigam, Duradhigama, Adhika, Talpa, Anadhigagam.

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