Adhira, Adhīra: 13 definitions
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Adhira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Adhir.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAdhīra (अधीर).—A King; also a great devotee of Lord Śiva. Once he decreed death penalty on an innocent woman. He also destroyed with his own hands a temple of Śiva. As a consequence of those two sinful deeds he became a devil after death. Ultimately by the grace of Śiva he cast off the devil’s form and became an attendant of Śiva. (Padma Purāṇa, Pātāla Khaṇḍa, Chapter 111).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhīra (अधीर).—a (S) Impatient. 2 Unsteady, unstable, inconstant. 3 Irresolute, not courageous or bold.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishadhīra (अधीर).—a Impatient. Irresolute. Unsteady.
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: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhīra (अधीर).—a.
1) Not bold, timid.
2) Confused, lacking self-command, excited, excitable.
3) Fitful, capricious.
4) Unsteady, not fixed, tremulous, rolling; °विप्रेक्षित- मायताक्ष्याः (viprekṣita- māyatākṣyāḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.46; °लोचनः (locanaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.53; °तडिन्नयना (taḍinnayanā) 6.25.
5) Querulous, foolish, weak-minded.
-rā 1 Lightning.
2) A capricious or quarrelsome mistress; see under नायिका (nāyikā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhīra (अधीर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Confused, perplexed. 2. Unsteady, (lit. or met.) f.
(-rā) 1. Lightning. 2. An offended, cross or capricious mistress or wife. E. a neg, and dhīra firm, steady.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhīra (अधीर).—1. [adjective] unsteady, [abstract] tā [feminine]
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Adhīra (अधीर).—2. [adjective] unwise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhīra (अधीर):—[=a-dhīra] mfn. imprudent, [Ṛg-veda i, 179, 4; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] not fixed, movable
3) [v.s. ...] confused
4) [v.s. ...] deficient in calm self-command
5) [v.s. ...] excitable
6) [v.s. ...] capricious
7) [v.s. ...] querulous
8) [v.s. ...] weak-minded, foolish
9) Adhīrā (अधीरा):—[=a-dhīrā] [from a-dhīra] f. lightning
10) [v.s. ...] a capricious or bellicose mistress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhīra (अधीर):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-raḥ-rā-ram) 1) Unsteady, unstable (lit. or met.).
2) Perplexed, confused, not possessed of selfcommand.
3) Unwise. Ii. f.
(-rā) 1) Lightning.
2) (In rhetoric.) A cross or capricious mistress, one not possessed of self-command; with two varieties, the madhyā or adolescent dame who will ‘assail her lover with harsh speeches’ and the pragalbhā or prauḍhā or mature dame who will ‘scold and beat him’. See also dhīrā and dhīrādhīrā. E. a neg. and dhīra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhīra (अधीर):—[a-dhīra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Confused, fickle. f. (rā) 1. Lightning; a fickle, capricious wife.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAdhīra (अधीर) [Also spelled adhir]:—(a) restive, fidgety; impatient; petulant; nervous; ~[tā] impatience; petulance; nervousness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAdhīra (ಅಧೀರ):—
1) [adjective] not bold; easily frightened; timid.
2) [adjective] lacking self-confidence; full of diffidence; diffident; nervous.
3) [adjective] full of doubt or uncertainty; puzzled; perplexed; confused.
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Adhīra (ಅಧೀರ):—[noun] a man who lacks courage, and so shrinks from danger or trouble; a coward.
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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Starts with (+17): Adhiraaja, Adhiraj, Adhiraja, Adhirajakumaar, Adhirajakumara, Adhirajan, Adhirajani, Adhirajaraja, Adhirajata, Adhirajatva, Adhirajju, Adhirajya, Adhirajyabhaj, Adhirajyakushadya, Adhiraksha, Adhirashtra, Adhirata, Adhirate, Adhiratha, Adhirathi.
Ends with (+8): Abadhira, Asamdadhira, Asanabandhadhira, Avadhira, Badhira, Baladhira, Dhiradhira, Dhyanadhira, Gambhiradhira, Jatyandhabadhira, Karyadhira, Maggadhira, Mahanandadhira, Mandaradhira, Maryadhira, Nihatadhira, Nyaner kadhira, Padhira, Patira, Rajadhira.
Full-text: Adhirata, Dhiradhira, Adhir, Adhara, Pragalbha, Madhya, Dhira.
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