Adhina, aka: Adhīna; 6 Definition(s)
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Pali-English dictionary
adhīna : (adj.) dependent; belonging to.
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English DictionaryAdhīna, (adj.) (-°) (cp. Sk. adhīna) subject, dependent D.I, 72 (atta° & para°); J.IV, 112; DA.I, 217; also written ādhīna J.V, 350. See also under para. (Page 30)
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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
adhīna (अधीन).—a (S) Subject to; dependent upon. Mostly in comp.; as svādhīna, parādhīna, ētadadhīna, tadadhīna, krōdhādhīna, lōbhādhīna, daivādhīna, pāpādhīna, rōgādhīna.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhīna (अधीन).—a Subject to, dependent upon.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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-English dictionary
Adhīna (अधीन).—a. [adhi-kha P.V.4.7; adhigataḥ inaṃ prabhuṃ vā] Subject to, subservient, dependent on; usually in comp.; स्थाने प्राणाः कामिनां दूत्यधीनाः (sthāne prāṇāḥ kāmināṃ dūtyadhīnāḥ) M.3.14; त्वदधीनं खलु दोहिनां सुखम् (tvadadhīnaṃ khalu dohināṃ sukham) Ku.4.1; इक्ष्वाकूणां दुरापेऽर्थे त्वदधीना हि सिद्धयः (ikṣvākūṇāṃ durāpe'rthe tvadadhīnā hi siddhayaḥ) R.1.72; केन निमित्तेन भवदधीनो जातः (kena nimittena bhavadadhīno jātaḥ) Dk.7 consigned to your care.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhīna (अधीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Docile. 2. Dependant. E. adhi, and īna a master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Paradhina | Parādhīna (पराधीन).—mfn. (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Dependant, subject, subservient. E. para another, and ad... | |
| Svadhina | Svādhīna (स्वाधीन).—a. 1) dependent on oneself, self-dependent. 2) independent. 3) one's own su... | |
| Daivadhina | Daivādhīna (दैवाधीन).—a. dependent on fate; दैवायत्तं कुले जन्म मदायत्तं तु पौरुषम् (daivāyatta... | |
| Daradhina | Dārādhīna (दाराधीन).—a. dependent on a wife; दाराधीनस्तथा स्वर्गः पितॄणामात्मनश्च ह (dārādhīnas... | |
| Ishvaradhina | Īśvarādhīna (ईश्वराधीन).—a. subject to a lord or king, dependent on a a lord or god. Īśvarādhīn... | |
| Grahadhina | Grahādhīna (ग्रहाधीन).—a. subject to planetary influence. Grahādhīna is a Sanskrit compound con... | |
| Atmadhina | Ātmādhīna (आत्माधीन).—a. 1) dependent on oneself, independent. 2) sentient, existing. (-naḥ) 1 ... | |
| Aptadhina | Āptādhīna (आप्ताधीन).—a. Dependent on trustworthy person. Āptādhīna is a Sanskrit compound cons... | |
| Bhoga | Bhoga (भोग, “enjoyment”) or Bhogāntarāya refers to “gain obstructing karmas” and represents one... | |
| Para | 1) Para (पर) refers to the first of the five-fold manifestation of the Supreme Consciousness th... | |
| Vijana | Vijana (विजन).—a. Lonely, retired, solitary.-nam 1 A solitary place, retreat (vijane means 'pri... | |
| Sadhinar | Sadhīnar (सधीनर्).—Tad, affix अधीन (adhīna) proposed by the Varttikakara in the sense of 'somet... | |
| Dhina | Dhīna, see adhīna. (Page 341) | |
| Adhyapita | Adhyāpita (अध्यापित).—mfn. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Taught. E. adhīṅa and kta aff. | |
| Attan | Attan, (m.) & atta (the latter is the form used in compn. ) (Vedic ātman, not to Gr. a)νemos = ... |
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Criticism of the views of Rāmānuja and Bhāskara < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]
Part 21 - Śaila Śrīnivāsa < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Refutation of Brahman as material and instrumental cause < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - Vedānta Doctrine of Soul and the Buddhist Doctrine of Soullessness < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]