Adhodish, Adhas-dish, Adhodiś: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adhodiś can be transliterated into English as Adhodis or Adhodish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्) refers to the “direction of below”, according to the Viṃśikāvṛtti 7.—Accordingly, “For if an atom has one part in the direction of the east, [and others in the directions of the south, west, north, above] and below (adhodiś-bhāga), given that [the atom] is differentiated into [various] parts according to the directions, how could the atom be one [whereas it] consists of these [different parts]?”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्).—f. the lower region, the nadir; the southern direction.
Adhodiś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhas and diś (दिश्).
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्).—(-dik) (= Sanskrit adho-diś, recorded in commentary on Hemacandra Abhidh., [Boehtlingk and Roth]; also, without citation, in Apte), the nadir; according to Kern, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Preface vi, in Kashgar recension of Saddharmapuṇḍarīka, for Nepalese adhodik.
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्):—[=adho-diś] [from adhas] f. the lower region, the nadir.
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-dik) 1) The lower region.
2) The Nadir. E. adhas and diś.
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्):—(adhas + diś) f. Nadir [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 169,] [Scholiast]
Adhodiś (अधोदिश्):—f. Nadir.
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 (+0): Dish, Adho, Adhas, Ato.
Full-text (+0): Adhas, Dharmarata, Adhara.
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