Adhivaktri, Adhivaktṛ: 4 definitions
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Adhivaktri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Adhivaktṛ can be transliterated into English as Adhivaktr or Adhivaktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhivaktṛ (अधिवक्तृ).—m.
1) One who advocates a particular cause (pakṣapātena vaktṛ), an advocate.
2) An orator.
3) A comforter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhivaktṛ (अधिवक्तृ).—[masculine] intercessor, protector.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhivaktṛ (अधिवक्तृ):—[=adhi-vaktṛ] [from adhi-vac] m. an advocate, protector, comforter, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhivaktṛ (अधिवक्तृ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-ktā) I. A partisan, an advocate. E. vac with adhi, kṛt aff. tṛc. Ii. One who speaks in a superior manner, very eloquent. E. adhi and vaktṛ.
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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