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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Adhivāhana, (nt.-adj.) (fr. adhi + vah) carrying, bringing, bearing Sn.79; f. °ī Th.1, 519. (Page 30)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhivāhana (अधिवाहन).—Taking up, carrying over, conveying.

Derivable forms: adhivāhanam (अधिवाहनम्).

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

Adhivāhana (अधिवाहन):—[=adhi-vāhana] m. Name of a man (said to be a son of Aṅga).

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

Adhivāhana (अधिवाहन):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-naḥ) A proper name; acc. to some, a son of Anga. E. adhi and vāhana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhivahana 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.

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Partial matches: Vahana, Adhi.

Ends with: Dadhivahana.

Full-text: Yogakkhema.

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