Adhikam: 3 definitions

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Adhikam 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

Adhikam (अधिकम्):—[from adhika > adhi] ind. exceedingly, too much

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

Adhikam (अधिकम्):—(von adhika) adv. (im comp. ohne Flexionsendung)

1) mehr als gewöhnlich, überaus, sehr: adhikaṃ malinām [Nalopākhyāna 16, 18.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 18, 22.] adhikamanojñā [Śākuntala 19.] surabhi [Meghadūta 21.] vikala [Dhūrtasamāgama 72, 12.] adhikaṃ mūrdhnyaśobhata [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 67, 4.] adhikaṃ babhau [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 1.] yasminnevādhikaṃ cakṣurāropayati pārthivaḥ [Pañcatantra I, 273.] —

2) mehr, stärker: adhikaṃ babhau [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 18.] tato pyadhikadūṣitān [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 29.] śataguṇādhikam mehr als 100 Mal [Hiḍimbavadha 4, 49.] = adhikataram: adhikataramidānīṃ rājate rājalakṣmīḥ [Vikramorvaśī 160.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Adhikaṃ (ಅಧಿಕಂ):—[adverb] in or to a greater quantity, number, extent or vehemence; excessively.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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