The Sanskrit term Adhiṣṭhita can be transliterated into English as Adhisthita or Adhishthita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) means “sustained”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The Body (piṇḍa) made of these principles is the differentiated (sakala aspect) whose form is the ghost (which is the Goddess’s vehicle). Complete and made of the six parts, it is sustained (adhiṣṭhita) by Pure Knowledge (śuddhavidyā)”.

2) Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) refers to “(being) presided over”, according to the Kularatnoddyota (verse 2.4cd-10).—Accordingly, “[The Śrīkula is] accomplished by the Command and, supremely divine, it is adorned with the lineage of the Śrīkrama. [...] It is called the Lineage of the Siddhas and is attended by Yoginīs and Siddhas. (The teaching concerns) many Wheels and it is presided over (adhiṣṭhita) by the Six Goddesses. It includes the six-fold deposition and its forms are Mudrā and maṇḍala. It includes (the teachings concerning) the group of eight Mothers and the liturgy of the Sacred Seats, the beginningless liturgy called that of the Child, Youth and the Aged. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) means “presided over”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] At the proper time, he saw his wife Menā about to be delivered of the child, with delight, as one sees the sky enveloped with clouds. The lord of the mountains felt greatly rejoiced on seeing his wife of sound and auspicious in limbs the ‘labour-chamber’ presided over by physicians [i.e., bhiṣaj-adhiṣṭhita]. She felt very brilliant with the mother of the universe in her womb. In the mean time, O sage, Viṣṇu, and other gods as well as the sages came there and eulogised Śivā who was in the womb”.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) refers to “being attended by” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “When star Canopus reappears after its conjunction with the Sun, waters muddled by their contact with the earth will resume their original clearness just in the same way as the minds of the Sādhus naturally recover their original purity after contact with the wicked. The autumn is attended [i.e., adhiṣṭhita] by the Cakravāka on both its sides (i.e., beginning and end); in it is heard the music of the swan; and its opening is marked by the beautiful red sky; in all these respects the season resembles a woman with a rising bosom, sounding jewels and betel-coloured mouth”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) refers to “sustaining”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja together with the twelve koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having descended from the vault of the sky, bowed down at the feet of the Buddha, circumambulated him three times, and addressed himself to the Lord. [...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja then sustained (adhiṣṭhita) the jewel-canopy (ratnacchattra) of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord’s lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—p S Fixed or seated in; inhabiting, occupying, inhering in. 2 Inhabited, tenanted, occupied by. 3 Fixed, established, set up, set.

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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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—p. p. [adhiṣṭhā-kta]

1) (Used actively) (a) Standing, being; दन्तान्तरमधिष्ठितम् (dantāntaramadhiṣṭhitam) Manusmṛti 5.141; (oft. with a dropped; jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyaṃ hṛdi sarvasya dhiṣṭhitam Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 13.17.); वीरलोकमधिष्ठितस्तातः (vīralokamadhiṣṭhitastātaḥ) Mv.5 gone to; राजप्रसाद° (rājaprasāda°) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1 being in or enjoying royal favour. (b) Possessed of, dependent on. (c) Directing, presiding over; धर्माधिकरणाधिष्ठित- पुरुषैः (dharmādhikaraṇādhiṣṭhita- puruṣaiḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

2) (Passively) (a) Inhabited or resorted to by, occupied, possessed by; दनुकवन्धाधिष्ठितो दण्डकारण्य- भागः (danukavandhādhiṣṭhito daṇḍakāraṇya- bhāgaḥ) U. 1; लोकेशाधिष्ठितो राजा (lokeśādhiṣṭhito rājā) Manusmṛti 5.97; अचिराधिष्ठितराज्यः शत्रुः (acirādhiṣṭhitarājyaḥ śatruḥ) M.1.8 an enemy who has newly (not long ago) ascended the throne, a newly established king; अचिर° अधिकारः (acira° adhikāraḥ) Dk. 64 newly established; so ग्रहेण (graheṇa) possessed by; मयूर° (mayūra°) K.97; °पुरोभागाम् (purobhāgām) K.1.13,147,152. (b) Full of, seized with, taken possession of, smitten, affected, overpowered; अनेनाधिष्ठितानां कामिनीनां (anenādhiṣṭhitānāṃ kāminīnāṃ) K.236,161, 194; कामाधिष्ठितचेतसा (kāmādhiṣṭhitacetasā) H.1; Śiśupālavadha 13.39; (c) Watched over, guarded, superintended; रक्षापुरुषाधिष्ठिते प्रासादे (rakṣāpuruṣādhiṣṭhite prāsāde) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; आर्यारुन्धतीवसिष्ठाधिष्ठितेषु रघुकुलकदम्बकेषु (āryārundhatīvasiṣṭhādhiṣṭhiteṣu raghukulakadambakeṣu) Uttararāmacarita 2; प्रनष्ठाधिगतं द्रव्यं तिष्ठेद्युक्तैरधिष्ठितम् (pranaṣṭhādhigataṃ dravyaṃ tiṣṭhedyuktairadhiṣṭhitam) Manusmṛti 8.34. (d) Led, conducted, commanded by, presided over; साङ्ख्यमिव कपिलाधिष्ठितम् (sāṅkhyamiva kapilādhiṣṭhitam) K.4; अनेनाधिष्ठितं भुवनतलम् (anenādhiṣṭhitaṃ bhuvanatalam) 43,44,228; वसिष्ठाधिष्ठिता देव्यो गता राघवमातरः (vasiṣṭhādhiṣṭhitā devyo gatā rāghavamātaraḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.3; तव प्रतापाधिष्ठितेन उपायेन (tava pratāpādhiṣṭhitena upāyena) H.4 aided or supported; ताताधिष्ठितानामपि बलानाम् (tātādhiṣṭhitānāmapi balānām) Ve.3; स्वामिनाधिष्ठितः श्वापि (svāminādhiṣṭhitaḥ śvāpi) H.3.129. (e) Ridden, mounted upon; मूषकाधिष्ठितं तमवलोक्य (mūṣakādhiṣṭhitaṃ tamavalokya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2 with the mouse seated upon him; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया (vilokya vṛddhokṣamadhiṣṭhitaṃ tvayā) Kumārasambhava 5.7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—ppp. of adhitiṣṭhati, q.v.

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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Fixed, determined, established; literally or figuratively, as a house or a practice. 2. Supervised, overlooked. 3. Guarded, surrounded. 4. Appointed. E. adhi, and sthita stationed.

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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—[adjective] standing, sticking; sitting on, being in ([locative] or [accusative]); being above or foremost; placed at the head of, appointed to ([locative] or —°), founded on ([locative]); inhabited, occupied, seized, taken, filled, lead, managed, exercised ([instrumental] or —°).

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

1) Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित):—[=adhi-ṣṭhita] [from adhi-ṣṭhā] mfn. settled

2) [v.s. ...] inhabited

3) [v.s. ...] superintended

4) [v.s. ...] regulated

5) [v.s. ...] appointed

6) [v.s. ...] superintending.

7) [v.s. ...] (in, [Bhagavad-gītā xiii, 17, ]the text has dhi-ṣṭhita, with elision of a).

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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Fixed, determined, estab-lished; literally or figuratively, as a house or a practice.

2) Inhabited, occupied.

3) Supervised, superintended, guarded.

4) Appointed.

5) Superintending, inhabiting, occupying. Used act. or pass., person. or impersonally. E. sthā with adhi, kṛt aff. kta.

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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित):—[adhi-ṣṭhita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) par. Fixed, appointed, placed over.

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

Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahiṭṭhiya.

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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

Adhiṣṭhita (ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಿತ):—

1) [adjective] founded; established; planted firmly.

2) [adjective] having the power to supervise.

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Adhiṣṭhita (ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಿತ):—

1) [noun] that which is established or planted firmly.

2) [noun] he who has the power to supervise; a supervisor.

context information

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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Partial matches: Sthita, Adhi.

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