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
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.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Adhikaṃ (ಅಧಿಕಂ):—[adverb] in or to a greater quantity, number, extent or vehemence; excessively.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Adhikama, Adhikamahina, Adhikamamsarman, Adhikamana, Adhikamanasa, Adhikamasa, Adhikamasamahatmya, Adhikamasanirnaya, Adhikamasaphala, Adhikamasaprakarana, Adhikamatravadahara, Adhikamsha, Adhikamshama, Adhikanga.
Full-text (+6): Adhika, Abhyadhikam, Samadhikam, Adhibhojana, Abbhuddhunati, Adhikarman, Adhyarbuda, Devakula-pushkariny-adhikam-karayitva, Adhyudhni, Shubhamyu, Adhimanyati, Adhimanyate, Adhimamsaka, Parikshaya, Adhimamsa, Adhimantha, Udvasya, Dvitaya, Avadhika, Wei zhang.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.208 [Adhika] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.60 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 4.74 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
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 1.6.23 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 25 < [Malayalam-English (1 volume)]
Page 26 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 45 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter II, Section I, Adhikarana VII < [Section I]