Adhishthita, aka: Adhiṣṭhita; 3 Definition(s)
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The Sanskrit term Adhiṣṭhita can be transliterated into English as Adhisthita or Adhishthita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-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.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryMarathi 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
Adhiṣṭhita (अधिष्ठित).—p. p. [adhiṣṭhā-kta]
1) (Used actively) (a) Standing, being; दन्तान्तरमधिष्ठितम् (dantāntaramadhiṣṭhitam) Ms.5.141; (oft. with a dropped; jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyaṃ hṛdi sarvasya dhiṣṭhitam Bg.13.17.); वीरलोकमधिष्ठितस्तातः (vīralokamadhiṣṭhitastātaḥ) Mv.5 gone to; राजप्रसाद° (rājaprasāda°) Pt.1 being in or enjoying royal favour. (b) Possessed of, dependent on. (c) Directing, presiding over; धर्माधिकरणाधिष्ठित- पुरुषैः (dharmādhikaraṇādhiṣṭhita- puruṣaiḥ) Pt.1.
2) (Passively) (a) Inhabited or resorted to by, occupied, possessed by; दनुकवन्धाधिष्ठितो दण्डकारण्य- भागः (danukavandhādhiṣṭhito daṇḍakāraṇya- bhāgaḥ) U. 1; लोकेशाधिष्ठितो राजा (lokeśādhiṣṭhito rājā) Ms.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; Śi.13.39; (c) Watched over, guarded, superintended; रक्षापुरुषाधिष्ठिते प्रासादे (rakṣāpuruṣādhiṣṭhite prāsāde) Pt.1; आर्यारुन्धतीवसिष्ठाधिष्ठितेषु रघुकुलकदम्बकेषु (āryārundhatīvasiṣṭhādhiṣṭhiteṣu raghukulakadambakeṣu) U.2; प्रनष्ठाधिगतं द्रव्यं तिष्ठेद्युक्तैरधिष्ठितम् (pranaṣṭhādhigataṃ dravyaṃ tiṣṭhedyuktairadhiṣṭhitam) Ms.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) U.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) Pt.2 with the mouse seated upon him; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया (vilokya vṛddhokṣamadhiṣṭhitaṃ tvayā) Ku.5.7.
Source: DDSA: The practical 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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