The Sanskrit term Adhīśa can be transliterated into English as Adhisa or Adhisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Adhīśa (अधीश) refers to “Lord” (i.e., of the Gods), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.40.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] after going beyond Alakā, the capital of the king of Yakṣas and the Saugandhika park, they saw the fig-tree of Śiva. [...] Beneath that vaṭa of yogic potentialities, Viṣṇu and other Devas saw Śiva seated. [...] Viṣṇu and the Devas performed obeisance and spoke to Śiva who was revered by the lords of Devas, Siddhas, Gaṇas (i.e., sura-siddha-gaṇa-adhīśa) and the sages”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Adhīśa (अधीश) refers to the “lords (of men and snakes)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The doctrine bestows upon embodied souls prosperity which is desired by Indra and the lords of men and snakes (naroraga-adhīśa), and is to be revered in the three worlds. The doctrine protects all [beings] that are mobile and immobile with regard to the occurrence of misfortune. It also comforts [them] completely with a stream of the liquid ambrosia of happiness”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

adhīśa (अधीश) [or अधीश्र्वर, adhīśrvara].—m (S) A lord, master, ruler, sovereign.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

adhīśa (अधीश).—m A lord, ruler, sovereign.

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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 dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश).—[adhikaḥ īśaḥ] Lord, supreme lord or master, sovereign ruler, अङ्ग°, मृग°, मनुज° (aṅga°, mṛga°, manuja°) &c.

Derivable forms: adhīśaḥ (अधीशः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश).—m.

(-śaḥ) A master, a lord. E. adhi, and īśa master.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश).—m. A lord, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 38. A chief, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 300.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश).—[masculine] master, lord, king; [abstract] tā [feminine]

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

Adhīśa (अधीश):—m. a lord or master over (others).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-śaḥ) A master, a lord. E. adhi and īśa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhīśa (अधीश):—[adhī+śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A master.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Adhīśa (अधीश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Adhīsa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhisha in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Adhīsa (अधीस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Adhīśa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhīśa (ಅಧೀಶ):—[noun] = ಅಧೀಶ್ವರ [adhishvara].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Adhisayana, Adhisayita, Adhishadam, Adhishasi, Adhishasta, Adhishavana, Adhishavanaphalaka, Adhishavanya, Adhishaya.

Ends with (+38): Ancala-nyayadhisha, Ancaladhisha, Angadhisha, Annadhisha, Aushadhisha, Bhavanadhisha, Bhudharadhisha, Bhuvanadhisha, Cakradhisha, Dahaladhisha, Damdadhisha, Dharadhisha, Dhishanadhisha, Dinadhisha, Ditijadhisha, Gajadhisha, Gamgadhisha, Ganadhisha, Grahadhisha, Gramadhisha.

Full-text (+1): Dinadhisha, Tryadhisha, Nishadhisha, Mandaladhisha, Nradhisha, Adhishitri, Taradhisha, Tejasya, Tridivadhisha, Tejasamadhisha, Kotyadhisha, Adhishvara, Grahadhisha, Lakshadhisha, Malavadhisha, Tridiva, Annadhisha, Angadhisha, Naroraga, Mrityuvancanopadesha.

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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

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