Adhyanc, Adhyañc: 5 definitions

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Adhyanc 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Adhyanch.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhyañc (अध्यञ्च्).—[adhi-añc-kvin]

1) Tending upwards; superior, eminent; अध्यङ् शस्त्रभृतां रामः (adhyaṅ śastrabhṛtāṃ rāmaḥ) | Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.36.

2) One who obtains or acquires.

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

Adhyañc (अध्यञ्च्):—[=adhy-añc] aṅ, īcī, ak, tending upwards, eminent, superior, [Pāṇini 6-2, 53.]

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

Adhyañc (अध्यञ्च्):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-dhyaṅ-dhīcī-dhyak) Superior, best. E. añc (I. 1.) with adhi, kṛt aff. kvin, in the fem. with aff. ṅīp. For the declension of this word see añc Ii.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhyanc in German

context information

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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