The Sanskrit term Adhiṣṭhāyaka can be transliterated into English as Adhisthayaka or Adhishthayaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Adhiṣṭhāyaka (अधिष्ठायक) in Sanskrit (or Ahiṭṭhāyaga in Prakrit) refers to “god in charge” (i.e., most often to a statue of a Tīrthaṅkara), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Adhiṣṭhāyaka.—(EI 16), official designation; same as Adhyakṣa (q. v.). Note: adhiṣṭhāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Adhiṣṭhāyaka (अधिष्ठायक):—[=adhi-ṣṭhāyaka] [from adhi-ṣṭhā] mfn. governing, superintending, guarding.

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

Adhiṣṭhāyaka (अधिष्ठायक):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-yakaḥ-yikā-yakam) Superintending, governing. E. sthā with adhi, kṛt aff. ṇvul and āgama yuk.

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

Adhiṣṭhāyaka (अधिष्ठायक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahiṭṭhāyaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhishthayaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhiṣṭhāyaka (ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯಕ):—[noun] a man in charge of a department, institution, etc.; a director; a supervisor.

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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)

Partial matches: Adhi.

Ends with: Accupannayadadhishthayaka, Sena-adi-bahattara-niyoga-adhishthayaka, Sunkapannayadadhishthayaka.

Full-text: Ahitthayaga, Sena-adi-bahattara-niyoga-adhishthayaka, Laḻa-khandeya-ka, Mahapradhana, Atindriya.

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