Introduction

Adhobhaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

adhobhāga : (m.) the lower part.

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

Adhobhāga refers to: the lower part (of the body) M.I, 473; DhA.I, 148.

Note: adhobhāga is a Pali compound consisting of the words adho and bhāga.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

adhōbhāga (अधोभाग).—m (S) The lower part; the bottom; the fundament.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

adhōbhāga (अधोभाग).—m The lower part, the bottom, the fundament.

context information

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-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhobhāga (अधोभाग).—

1) the lower part (of the body); पूर्वभागो गुरुः पुंसामधोभागस्तु योषितां (pūrvabhāgo guruḥ puṃsāmadhobhāgastu yoṣitāṃ) Suśr.

2) the lower part of any thing, the region below, down below; °व्यवस्थितं किंचित्पुरमालोकितं (vyavasthitaṃ kiṃcitpuramālokitaṃ) Pt.1. situated down below, See पाताल (pātāla).

Derivable forms: adhobhāgaḥ (अधोभागः).

Adhobhāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhas and bhāga (भाग).

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

Adhobhāga (अधोभाग).—m. (gaḥ) The bottom, the lowest part. E. adhas, and bhāga part.

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

Adhobhāga (अधोभाग).—m. 1. the lower part, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 198, 18; [Pañcatantra] 76, 23 (under). 2. the lower part of the body, [Suśruta] 1, 208, 7.

Adhobhāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhas and bhāga (भाग).

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

Adhobhāga (अधोभाग).—[masculine] underpart, bottom, depth.

context information

Sanskrit, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhaga, Adho, Adhas.

Starts with: Adhobhagadoshahara, Adhobhagahara.

Full-text: Adhobhagadoshahara, Adhobhagahara, Purvabhaga.

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