Adhika, Adhi-ka: 27 definitions
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Adhika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Adhika (अधिक).—Additional or surplus activity which a rule in grammar sometimes shows; अधिकः कारः (adhikaḥ kāraḥ) or अधिकं कार्यम् (adhikaṃ kāryam); cf. M. Bh. on I.3.11, Kāś. on III.2.124, Bh. Vṛ. on III.4.72;
2) Adhika.—Surplus subject matter e. g. अथाख्याः समाम्नायाधिकाः प्राग्रिफितात् (athākhyāḥ samāmnāyādhikāḥ prāgriphitāt) (V.Pr. I.33.)
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Adhika (अधिक) refers to one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—Among the ancient Ālaṃkārikas only Rudraṭa has admitted this figure adhika. Mammaṭa in his Kāvyaprakāśa, has dealt with this figure adhika. Ruyyaka (A.S. P. 134) makes a precise and lucide definition.
According to Cirañjīva when of the two the container and the thing contained the latter one is described as vaster than the former the figure adhika emerges—“adhikaṃ tvadhikādhārādādheyādhikyavarṇane”.—In this world usually the thing contained becomes smaller and the container becomes vaster. The container may incorporate within itself so many big things, but in the case of this figure the thing contained becomes vaster than the container.
Example of the adhika-alaṃkāra:—
asti brahmāṇḍabhānḍaṃ hi yasmillokāścaturdaśa |
tasminnapi na te bhāti kīrtirjagati kīrtita ||“Oh! Praised in the world! There is the container in the form of universe in which the fourteen worlds are contained, even in this container your fame is not contained”.
Notes: This verse is taken from Kalpalata, composed by the author himself which is now lost. In this verse it is said that this universe is such a vast thing that fourteen worlds are contained in it. But even in this universe the fame of the king is not contained. It spreads surpassing the whole universe. Here the universe is the container and the fame of the king is contained. Here the exceeding of the fame is described, so it is an example of adhika.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Adhika (अधिक) refers to one of the months (māsa) in the Vedic calendar.—There are twelve months in a Vedic lunar calendar, and approximately every three years, there is a thirteenth month. Each month has a predominating deity and approximately corresponds with the solar christian months. [...] In accordance with the month of the year, one would utter the Vedic month, for example, adhika-māsi.
The presiding deity of Adhika is Puruṣottama .
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Adhika (अधिक) refers to an “excessive” (internal fire) (of elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The creation of elephants was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] 35. The inversion of the tongue, and internal fire to an excessive degree (adhika), are from Agni [antaradhikaṃ dāho'nalād]; from Brahmā, lack of a scrotum, and delight in dust, water, and mud; from Dīrghatapas, exile from their (original) station, the carrying of men, and loss of divinity ; from Bhṛgu, attraction to their own dung and urine ; from Varuṇa, internal sweat, by his curse”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Adhika (अधिक) refers to “saying too much” and represents one of the various “points of defeat” (nigrahasthāna), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Adhika (अधिक) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Adhika] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Adhika.—(EI 3), intercalary [month]. Note: adhika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
adhika : (adj.) exceeding; superior.
Adhika, (adj.) (fr. adhi; cp. Sk. adhika) exceeding, extraordinary, superior, Pug.35; VvA.80 (= anadhivara, visiṭṭha); DA.I, 141, 222; Dpvs.V, 32 (an°); DhA.III, 238; KhA 193 (= anuttara); Sdhp.337, 447. — compar. adhikatara DhA.II, 7; III, 176; nt. °ṃ as adv. extraordinarily PvA.86 (= adhimattaṃ). In combn. with numerals adhika has the meaning of “in addition, with an additional, plus” (cp. ādi + ādika, with which it is evidently confounded, adhika being constructed in the same way as ādika, i. e. preceding the noun-determination), e. g. catunahutâdhikāni dve yojana-sahassāni 2000 + 94 (= 294 000) J.I, 25; sattamāsâdhikāni sattavassāni 7 years and 7 months J.V, 319; paññāsâdhikāni pañca vassa-satani 500 + 50 (= 550) PvA.152. See also sâdhika. (Page 27)
adhika (အဓိက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
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[Pali to Burmese]
adhika—
(Burmese text): (၁) ပို-လွန်-ကဲ-သော-ကြီး-မြတ်-သော၊ သူ၊ တရား။ အဘိဓမ္မ-လည်းကြည့်။ (၂) စပ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) The ultimate, great, and magnificent truth. Also look at the teachings. (2) Connected.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
adhika (अधिक).—a (S) More. 2 Greater or larger. 3 Additional or supernumerary;--used of the intercalary month occurring every two and a half years. 4 Above, beyond, exceeding, surpassing. Also in comp.: as guṇādhika Of superior merit or worth; of higher excellencies or qualities; rasādhika Of finer taste or flavor; of surpassing pathos or sentiment. 5 In comp. with numerals as the middle member of the compound. Augmented by: as ēkādhikaśata A hundred and one; pañcādhika-śata-sahastra-lakṣa- &c. 6 Preëminent or extraordinary, in a bad sense; i.e. wild, wilful, mischievous--a child.
adhika (अधिक).—a More, greater. Above.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Adhika (अधिक).—a. [abbreviation of adhyārūḍha; adhyārūḍhaśabdāt kan uttarapadalopaśca P.V.2.73].
1) More, additional, greater (opp. ūna or sama); तदस्मिन्नधिकम् (tadasminnadhikam) P.V.2.45. (In comp. with numerals) plus, greater by; अष्टाधिकं शतम् (aṣṭādhikaṃ śatam) 1 plus 8 = 18; चत्वारिंशतोऽधिकाः (catvāriṃśato'dhikāḥ) = °चत्वारिंशाः (catvāriṃśāḥ) more than 4; नवाधिकां नवतिम् (navādhikāṃ navatim) R.3.69; एकाधिकं हरेज्जयेष्टः (ekādhikaṃ harejjayeṣṭaḥ) Manusmṛti 9.117.
2) (a) Surpassing in quantity, more numerous, copious, excessive, abundant; in comp. or with instr.; श्वासः प्रमाणाधिकः (śvāsaḥ pramāṇādhikaḥ) Ś.1.29. more than the usual measure. (b) Inordinate, grown, increased, become greater; abounding in, full of; strong in; °क्रोध (krodha) R.12.9; वयोऽधिकः (vayo'dhikaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.141 senior in years; शिशुरधिकवयाः (śiśuradhikavayāḥ) Ve.3.32. old, advanced in years; भवनेषु रसाधिकेषु (bhavaneṣu rasādhikeṣu) v. l. (sudhāriteṣu) पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) Ś.7.2; करोति रागं हृदि कौतुकाधिकं (karoti rāgaṃ hṛdi kautukādhikaṃ) K.2.; रसाधिके मनसि (rasādhike manasi) Śiśupālavadha 17.48 abounding in.
3) (a) More, greater, stronger, mightier, more violent or intense; अधिकां कुरु देवि गुरुभक्तिम् (adhikāṃ kuru devi gurubhaktim) K.62; ऊनं न सत्त्वेष्वधिको बबाधे (ūnaṃ na sattveṣvadhiko babādhe) R.2.14 the stronger animal did not prey on the weaker; पुमान्पुंसोऽधिके शुक्रे स्त्री भवत्यधिके स्त्रियाः (pumānpuṃso'dhike śukre strī bhavatyadhike striyāḥ) Manusmṛti 3.49; अधिकं मेनिरे विष्णुम् (adhikaṃ menire viṣṇum) Rām.; अधिकं मित्रम् (adhikaṃ mitram) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2; यवीयान्गुणतोऽधिकः (yavīyānguṇato'dhikaḥ) Manusmṛti 11.185;9.154. (b) Superior to, better than; higher than [with abl. or in comp.); प्रमाणादधिकस्यापि मत्तदन्तिनः (pramāṇādadhikasyāpi mattadantinaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.327; सेनाशते- भ्योऽधिका बुद्धिः (senāśate- bhyo'dhikā buddhiḥ) Mu.1.27 surpassing, more than a match for &c.; विधेरधिकसंभारः (vidheradhikasaṃbhāraḥ) R.15.62 more than what was sanctioned by rules; तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी (tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6.46; ब्रह्म प्रदानेभ्योऽधिकम् (brahma pradānebhyo'dhikam) Y.1.212; अश्वाधिको राजा (aśvādhiko rājā) H.3.77 strong in cavalry; धनधान्याधिको वैश्यः (dhanadhānyādhiko vaiśyaḥ) H.4.21 excels in, is superior by reason of; लोकाधिकं तेजः (lokādhikaṃ tejaḥ) Mu.4.1 superior to; sometimes with gen.; पञ्चदशानां भ्रातणामधिको गुणैः (pañcadaśānāṃ bhrātaṇāmadhiko guṇaiḥ) K.136.
4) Later, subsequent, further than (of time); राजन्य- बन्धोर्द्वाविंशे (rājanya- bandhordvāviṃśe) (keśānto vidhīyate) वैश्यस्य द्वयधिके ततः (vaiśyasya dvayadhike tataḥ) Manusmṛti 2.65.2 years later i. e. in the 24th year; sometimes with gen.; ममाधिका वा तुल्या वा (mamādhikā vā tulyā vā) Rām.
5) Eminent, uncommon, special, peculiar (asādhāraṇa); विद्या नाम नरस्य रूपमधिकम् (vidyā nāma narasya rūpamadhikam) Bhartṛhari 2.2 superior or uncommon form or beauty; धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषः (dharmo hi teṣāmadhiko viśeṣaḥ) H. Pr.25; इज्याध्ययनदानानि वैश्यस्य क्षत्रियस्य च । प्रतिग्रहोऽधिको विप्रे याजनाध्यनापने तथा (ijyādhyayanadānāni vaiśyasya kṣatriyasya ca | pratigraho'dhiko vipre yājanādhyanāpane tathā) || Y.1.118; sometimes used in the comparative in the above senses; क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषाम् (kleśo'dhikatarasteṣām) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.5; °तरमिदानीं राजते राजलक्ष्मीः (taramidānīṃ rājate rājalakṣmīḥ) V. 5.22; स्वर्गादधिकतरं निर्वृत्तिस्थानम् (svargādadhikataraṃ nirvṛttisthānam) Ś.7.
6) Redundant, superfluous; °अङ्ग (aṅga) having a redundant limb; नोद्वहेत्कपिलां कन्यां नाधिकाङ्गीं न रोगिणीम् (nodvahetkapilāṃ kanyāṃ nādhikāṅgīṃ na rogiṇīm) Manusmṛti 3.8.
7) Intercalated, intercalary (as a month &c.)
8) Inferior, secondary.
-kam 1 Surplus, excess, more; लाभोऽधिकं फलम् (lābho'dhikaṃ phalam) Ak.
2) Abundance, redundancy, superfluity.
3) A figure of speech equivalent to hyperbole; आश्रयाश्रयिणोरेकस्याधिक्येऽधिक- मुच्यते । किमधिकमस्य ब्रूमो महिमानं वारिधेईरिर्यत्र । अज्ञात एव शेते कुक्षौ निक्षिप्य भुवनानि ॥ अत्र आश्रयस्याधिक्यम् । युगान्तकालप्रतिसंहृता- त्मनो जगन्ति यस्यां सविकाशमासत । तनौ ममुस्तत्र न कैटभद्विपस्तपो- धनाभ्यागमसंभृता मुदः (āśrayāśrayiṇorekasyādhikye'dhika- mucyate | kimadhikamasya brūmo mahimānaṃ vāridheīriryatra | ajñāta eva śete kukṣau nikṣipya bhuvanāni || atra āśrayasyādhikyam | yugāntakālapratisaṃhṛtā- tmano jaganti yasyāṃ savikāśamāsata | tanau mamustatra na kaiṭabhadvipastapo- dhanābhyāgamasaṃbhṛtā mudaḥ) || S. D; महतोर्यन्महीयांसावाश्रिताश्रययोः क्रमात् । आश्रयाश्रयिणौ स्यातां तनुत्वेऽयधिकं तु तत् (mahatoryanmahīyāṃsāvāśritāśrayayoḥ kramāt | āśrayāśrayiṇau syātāṃ tanutve'yadhikaṃ tu tat) || K. P.1. -adv.
1) More, in a greater degree; स राज्यं गुरुणा दत्तं प्रतिपद्याधिकं बभौ (sa rājyaṃ guruṇā dattaṃ pratipadyādhikaṃ babhau) R.4.1; shone the more; 3.18; यस्मिन्नैवा- धिकं चक्षुरारोपयति पार्थिवः (yasminnaivā- dhikaṃ cakṣurāropayati pārthivaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.243; oft. in comp.; इयम- धिकमनोज्ञा (iyama- dhikamanojñā) Ś.1.2; °सुरभि (surabhi) Meghadūta 21.
2) Exceedingly, too much.
Adhika (अधिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Exceeding, more, over, more than, in addition to. n.
(-kaṃ) A figure in rhetoric, (Hyperbole.) E. adhi and ka, from kai to sound.
Adhika (अधिक).—[adhi + ka], adj. 1. Exceeding, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 49; greater, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 9, 9 stronger, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 29; more than, with the abl., [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 154; higher than, with the abl., [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 6, 46; dearer, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 45, 32, Gorr. 2. Surpassing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 185; chief, [Hitopadeśa] pr. [distich] 48; highest, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 17. 3. Having an addition, adhikaṃ māsam, ‘a month and more,’ [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 15, 27. 4. Too much, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 16, 78.
— acc. sing. kam, adv. 1. Much, exceedingly. 2. More; with the abl., [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 419. Comparat. adhika + tara, Better than, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 100, 17.
Adhika (अधिक).—[adjective] exceeding, extraordinary; superior, more, better than ([ablative], [instrumental], [genetive], or —°), by ([instrumental] or —°). °— and [neuter] [adverb]; [abstract] = [neuter], also tā [feminine] tva [neuter]
1) Adhika (अधिक):—[from adhi] mfn. additional, subsequent, later
2) [v.s. ...] surpassing (in number or quantity or quality), superior, more numerous
3) [v.s. ...] abundant
4) [v.s. ...] excellent
5) [v.s. ...] supernumerary, redundant
6) [v.s. ...] secondary, inferior
7) [v.s. ...] intercalated
8) [v.s. ...] n. surplus, abundance, redundancy, hyperbole
9) [from adhi] n. more.
10) Āḍhika (आढिक):—n. bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Adhika (अधिक):—I. m. f. n.
(-kaḥ-kā-kam) 1) Exceeding, in addition to (the reverse of nyūna; between both sādhāraṇa).
2) More, more than, superior (in place, power, rank, quality or quantity).
3) Very much, excessive, excellent.
4) Less, smaller, inferior (cf. adhi 2. 1. c.). adhikam used as adverb. (If adhika has the first of these meanings, that by which the excess is caused, stands in the instrumental or (but seldom) in the locative or forms the first part of a [tatpurusha compound] compound of which adhika is the latter; if it has the second meaning, the object compared with, stands in the instrumental, the ablative or in the genitive; if it has the last meaning, the object compared with stands in the ablative. Cf. adhyārūḍha. With numerals adhika may form [bahuvrihi compound] compounds, usually in the plural, if it is the former part of the compound; for instance adhikacatvāriṃśāḥ (sc. saṃkhyāḥ) i. e. more than fourty. It is considered as dropped in Dwandwa compounds of numerals f. i. in pañcaviṃśati, equal to pañcādhikaviṃśati.)
5) Embolismic, intercalary (only in composition with and prefixed to the name or numeral of a luni-solar year, to the name of a month and to the name of a day; f. i. adhikāśvina. See also adhikatithi, adhikadina, adhikamāsa, adhikasaṃvatsara, and compare kṣaya).
5) Subsequent, following (as a day, a chapter or a passage in a book &c.; used very much in the same manner as ūrdhva). Ii. n.
(-kam) 1) The surplus, that which is exceeding.
2) (In Nyāya.) Superfluity in reasons or instances, giving more reasons or instances than are required or relevant in a syllogism.
3) (In rhetoric.) Hyperbole (of which two kinds are enumerated: hyperbole concerning the recipient (substance, subject &c.) and hyperbole concerning that which is to be received (accidents, predicate &c.). E. adhi, taddh. aff. kan.
Adhika (अधिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Much, more.
Adhika (अधिक):—(von 1. adhi) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 73.]
1) adj. a) überschüssig, den Ueberschuss bildend, hinzukommend, mehr seiend: stutaśastre adhike ṣoḍaśī cet [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 10, 7, 12.] athākhyāḥ samāmnāyādhikāḥ [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 1, 32.] adasminnadhikam dies macht darin den Ueberschuss aus [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 45.] ekādaśādhikā asmiñchate in diesem Hundert ist ein Ueberschuss von eilf [Scholiast] adhikākṣara eine überschüssige Silbe habend [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 13.] adhikadanta [Suśruta 2, 127, 4.] adhikāṅgī [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 8.] adhika = atirikta [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1449.] āhāranidrābhayamaithunaṃ ca sāmānyametatpaśubhirnarāṇām . dharmo hi teṣāmadhiko viśeṣaḥ [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 24.] ijyādhyayanadānāni vaiśyasya kṣatriyasya ca . pratigraho dhiko vipre yājanādhyāpane tathā .. [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 118.] — b) das gewöhnliche Maass überschreitend, mit einem Ueberschuss versehen, überfliessend, mehr oder grösser als gewöhnlich, gesteigert, vorzüglich, ausserordentlich: adhikaṃ na doṣāya über das Maass gereicht nicht zum Schaden [Sāyaṇa] zu [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 3.] catūrātrādiṣvadhikam (adhikā dakṣiṇā deyā) [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 23, 1, 7.] antye hanyadhikāḥ (dakṣiṇā deyāḥ) [11.] sarvamanyūnādhikam vollständig, nicht zu wenig und nicht zu viel [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 16, 78.] adhikaṃ māsam einen Monat und darüber [3, 15, 27.] yo dhikādyojanātpaśyatīhāmiṣaṃ khagaḥ aus einer Entfernung von mehr als 100 Yojana's [Hitopadeśa I, 44.] varṣāṇāmadhikaṃ śatam [Brahmapurāṇa] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 55, 17.] adhikacatvāriṃśāḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 2, 25,] [Scholiast] tasmātsnehadagdhe dhikā (gesteigerte, heftige) rujo bhavanti [Suśruta 1, 36, 20.] suptaṃ tu sādhikā (nidrā) eine gesteigerte nidrā ist supta [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 313.] adhikaguṇa adj. [Suśruta 1, 187, 17.] adhikakrodha adj. [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 90.] Das den Ueberschuss oder Ueberfluss bezeichnende Wort steht im instr.: śriyādhikaḥ [Pañcatantra I, 33.] geht im comp. voran: tantuvāyo daśapalaṃ dadyādekapalādhikam [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 397.] ekādhikaṃ (d. i. 2 Theile) harejjyeṣṭhaḥ [9, 117.] navatiṃ navādhikāṃ (90 und 9) mahākratūnām [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 69.] dvyadhikaṃ śatam 102 Kār. [?7. aus Siddhāntakaumudī zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 2, 10.] dvyadhikā daśa 12 [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6,] [?35; vgl. Kunde des Morgenlandes IV, 161, Nalopākhyāna 1.] nuḍiḍadhikena durch nuṭ oder iṭ verstärkt [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 60, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 3.] Auffallend ist die Verbindung ekamadhikaṃ (= ekādhikaṃ) śatam 101 [Nalopākhyāna 20, 7.] vayodhika vorgerückt in Jahren, bejahrt [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 141.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 47, 10.] javādhika in der Geschwindigkeit sich auszeichnend [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1234.] māyādhika in Zauberkünsten [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 82, 174.] bhavaneṣu rasādhikeṣu [Śākuntala 179.] śvāsaḥ pramāṇādhikaḥ [29.] — c) das höchste Maass erreichend, der vorzüglichste: vidyā nāma narasya rūpamadhikam v. l. zu [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 48.] — d) überwiegend, überlegen, höher stehend, mehr, grösser, stärker, heftiger, vorzüglicher, mehr geltend: pumānpuṃso dhike (überwiegend, mehr) śukre strī bhavatyadhike striyāḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 49.] yasya traivārṣikaṃ bhaktaṃ paryāptaṃ bhṛtyavṛttaye . adhikaṃ (mehr) vāpi [11, 7.] samanyūnādhikabhāgāḥ gleiche, kleinere und grössere Theile [Bṛhaspati] in [DĀY. 90, 3.] samanyūnādhikairdhanaiḥ [NĀRADA ebend. 6.] yojanaśatamadhikaṃ (mehr) vā [Suśruta 2, 79, 13.] manyante kecidadhikaṃ (stärker) snehaṃ putre piturnarāḥ . kanyāyāṃ kecidapare mama tulyāvubhau smṛtau .. [Brāhmaṇavilāpa 1, 30. 31.] adhikaṃ (mächtiger) menire viṣṇuṃ devāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 75, 19.] nātra śakyaṃ balaṃ jñātuṃ tava vā tasya vādhikam [4, 9, 95.] ūnaṃ na sattveṣvadhiko babādhe das stärkere Thier that dem schwächern keine Gewalt an [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 14.] yo mitraṃ kurute -ātmano sadṛśam hīnaṃ vāpyadhikaṃ vāpi [Pañcatantra II, 29.] kasyādhikaṃ (grösser) pāpaṃ bhaviṣyati [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 27, 19.] eteṣāṃ madhye kaḥ sattvādhikaḥ (überlegen an Muth) [34, 13.] yavīyāṃguṇato dhikaḥ der an Tugenden überlegene jüngere Bruder [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 185.] Häufig in Verbindung mit einem abl. wie ein compar.: yasmādadhikam [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 3, 9.] nādhikaṃ daśamāddadyācchūdrāputrāya mehr als den zehnten Theil [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 154.] kṛtānusārādadhikā (vṛddhiḥ Zinse) [8, 152.] catvāriṃśato dhikāḥ mehr als 40 [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 2, 25,] [Scholiast] parārdhādadhikā harerguṇāḥ [2, 3, 9, Scholiast] rūpaṃ pāñcālyāḥ babhūvādhikamanyābhyaḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 7144.] tapasvibhyo dhiko (höher stehend) yogī jñānibhyo pi mato dhikaḥ . karmibhyaścādhiko yogī [Bhagavadgītā 6, 46.] brahma pradānebhyo dhikaṃ yataḥ [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 212.] adhikaṃ puravāsāddhi manye tava ca darśanam [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 95, 12.] [Pañcatantra I, 442.] arthepsutā paraṃ duḥkhamarthaprāptau tato dhikam [Brāhmaṇavilāpa 1, 18.] [Bhagavadgītā 6, 22.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 95.] darüber hinausliegend, entfernter (von der Zeit): ato dhike hni [Suśruta 2, 295, 5.] keśāntaḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate . rājanyabandhordvāviṃśe vaiśyasya dvyadhike tataḥ (d. h. im 24sten Jahre) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 65.] Man findet adhika auch mit dem gen. verbunden: iṣvastre pyadhiko rājñaḥ kārtavīryasya lakṣmaṇaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 24, 28.] na kulena na rūpeṇa na dākṣiṇyena maithilī . mamādhikā vā tulyā vā [6, 95, 17.] tatrāsti me tavāpyadhikaḥ paramasuhṛd [Pañcatantra 114, 9.] mit dem instr.: sutairhi tāsāmadhiko (lieber, theurer) pi so bhavat [?(Gorresio 2, 45, 32:] tāsāṃ sutebhyo pyadhiko hi rāghavaḥ) [2, 48, 28.] adhikā khārī droṇena [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5,2, 73,] [Scholiast] mit dem loc.: rudraikādaśake dhikaṃ mūrtyaṣṭakācchivaṃ dhyāyan [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 5, 34.] Wird mit dem verglichenen Gegenstande bisweilen auch componirt: sarvadānādhikaṃ yasmātprajānāṃ paripālanam [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 334.] taddinaṃ varṣaśatādhikamiva (länger als ein Jahrhundert) jagāma [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 10, 16.] prāṇādhika [Amaruśataka 69.] ātmādhikā [Kathāsaritsāgara 15, 23.] Hierher gehört wohl auch [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 23, 10] : eṣa vigrahavāndharma eṣa vīryavatāṃ varaḥ . eṣa buddhyadhiko loke tapasaśca parāyaṇam .. Zum Ueberfluss erhält adhika noch die Endung des compar.: kleśo dhikatarasteṣām [Bhagavadgītā 12, 5.] svargādadhikataraṃ nirvṛttisthānam [Śākuntala 100, 17.] — e) dem Maasse nach niedriger stehend, kleiner u. s. w. adhiko droṇaḥ khāryāḥ (= adhikā khārī droṇena die Kh. ist grösser als der Dr.) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 73, Scholiast]; vgl. 1. adhi 2, d, β am Ende. — Vgl. adhikam und abhyadhika . —
2) n. a) Ueberschuss: lābho dhikaṃ phalam [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 80.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 869.] varṣaśate sādhike [Brahmapurāṇa] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 56, 5.] — b) Hyperbel [Sāhityadarpana 349, 14.]
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Adhika (अधिक):—
1) d) aho viṣādapyadhikāḥ striyaḥ raktavimānitāḥ schlimmer als Gift [Kathāsaritsāgara 49, 153.] udāracaritāttyāgī yācitaḥ kṛpaṇo dhikaḥ ein Geizhals, der um eine Gabe angesprochen wird, ist freigebiger als ein edel handelnder Mann [Spr. 3785.] —
2) b) [Sāhityadarpana 723] nach der neuen Ausg.; Beispiel [Spr. 3933.] — Vgl. abhyadhika, upādhika .
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Adhika (अधिक):—
1) d) compar. mit gen. [Spr. (II) 2316.]
Adhika (अधिक):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) überschüssig , den Ueberschuss bildend , hinzukommen , mehr seiend. — b) das gewöhnliche Maass überschreitend , überfliessend , mit einem Ueberschuss versehen , mehr oder grösser als gewöhnlich , gesteigert , ausserordentlich [40,4.303,14.310,17.] [Indische sprüche 7818.] Das den Ueberschuss oder Ueberfluss ausdrückende Wort steht im Instr. ([Indische sprüche 6681] v.l.) oder geht im Comp. voran [Böhtlingk’s Sanskrit-Chresthomathie 99,31.195,19.233,23.235,4.] ekamadhikaṃ śatam = ekādhikaṃ śatam 101 [Mahābhārata 3,72,9.] — c) der höchste , beste [Indische sprüche 6089.] — d) überwiegend , überlegen , höher stehend , mehr , grösser , stärker , heftiger , vorzüglicher , mehr geltend [130,22.250,7.] guṇatas überlegen an , sattvādhika desgl. [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen's Anthologie 29,1.] Das beim Vergleich Zurücktretende steht im Abl. ([63,25.168,23.176,14.182,22.197,30.228.7.] [Indische sprüche 7687]), Instr. oder Gen. oder geht im Comp. voran ([51,27.122,27,171,30.]) śatādhikā über das Hundert hinausgehend [75,2.] Ind dieser Bed. auch adhikatara [Indische sprüche 2316.] — e) darüber (Abl.) hinaus liegend , entfernter (von der Zeit) [Suśruta (rotrh) 2,295,5.] dyadhike tataḥ zwei (Jahre) später [Mānavadharmaśāstra. 2,65.] — f) *dem Maasse nach niedriger stehend , kleiner als (Abl.). —
2) adhikam und adhika Adv. — a) mehr als gewöhnlich , in hohem Grade , sehr [165,6.175,21.319,3.] — b) mehr , in höherem Grade , stärker [96,26.] Das beim Vergleich Zurücktretende im Abl. oder im Comp. vorangehend [126,20.113,26.] adhikataram dass. —
3) n. — a) Ueberschuss. — b) in der Rhetorik das Uebermaass — , Grössersein u.s.w. des Enthaltenden (Beispiel [Indische sprüche 1764]) oder des Enthaltenen [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti 4,2,11.] [Kāvyaprakāśa 10,42.] [Sāhityadarpaṇa 723.]
Adhika (अधिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Adhiga, Avia, Ahiya, Ahiyā.
Adhika (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 增益 [zēng yì]: “increase”.
Note: adhika can be alternatively written as: adhikam.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Adhika (अधिक) [Also spelled adhik]:—(a) more; much; many; plenty; surplus; abundant; ~[tama] maximum; •[caratā] absolute variability; ~[tara] most; mostly; ~[tā] excess; plenty, abundance; —[māsa] a leap month.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Adhika (ಅಧಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] greater in amount, degree or number; big; large in size, value or importance; substantial.
2) [adjective] surpassing others in quality; excellent; superior.
3) [adjective] more, bigger, larger or greater than required, expected or natural; ಅಧಿಕವಾಗು [adhikavagu] adhikavāgu to become more, excessive.
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Adhika (ಅಧಿಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಅಧಿಕಪ್ರಸಂಗಿ [adhikaprasamgi].
2) [noun] an ample quantity; more than sufficient quantity; abundance; plentifulness.
3) [noun] a figure of speech equivalent to hyperbole.
4) [noun] a great man; a knowledgeable man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Adhika (अधिक):—adj. much; additional; extra; surplus; abundant; greater;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Adhi, Ka, Ati.
Starts with (+25): Adhika beeluballi, Adhika-akshara, Adhika-kona, Adhika-padi, Adhikaagala, Adhikaarptr, Adhikabiluballi, Adhikadanta, Adhikadhika, Adhikadina, Adhikadinam, Adhikadivasa, Adhikaganhanaka, Adhikaggahana, Adhikagunata, Adhikakantaka, Adhikakara, Adhikakiriya, Adhikalabha, Adhikamamsarman.
Full-text (+286): Anjanadhika, Garadhika, Adhikanga, Abhyadhika, Adhikam, Adhikata, Samadhika, Adhikadhika, Nyunadhika, Adhikddhi, Pranadhika, Adhikatara, Javadhika, Adhikatva, Anadhika, Vayodhika, Adhikashashtika, Baladhika, Adhikasaptatika, Manadhika.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.102 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.208 [Adhika] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.60 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.13 < [Chapter 2 - Planets]
Verse 20.7 < [Chapter 20 - Houses]
Verse 18.20 < [Chapter 18 - Disposition of the Zodiac Signs]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 4.15 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 1.128 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 4.3 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.154 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.1.18 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.152 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]