Adhikarani, Adhikaraṇī: 5 definitions
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Adhikarani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryadhikaraṇī : (f.) a smith's anvil.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAdhikaraṇī, (f.) (to adhikaraṇa 1, orig. meaning “serving, that which serves, i. e. instrument”) a smith’s anvil J.III, 285; Dāvs III, 16 sq.; DhsA.263. (Page 27)
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhikaraṇī (अधिकरणी).—a S Having adhikaraṇa, i.e. based, founded, grounded, supported, borne.
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
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Adhikaraṇī (अधिकरणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahigaraṇī.
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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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Starts with: Adhikaranika, Adhikaraniki, Adhikaranimitta.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 14 - The Duties of the State Goldsmith in the High Road < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]