Adhyasta: 7 definitions
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Adhyasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhyasta (अध्यस्त).—a S Supposed or apprehended erroneously; taken up and believed through misperception: as a snake is adhyasta when perceived and believed of that which actually is a piece of rope. 2 Contemplated or considered intently.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishadhyasta (अध्यस्त).—a Supposed or apprehended er- roneously Contemplated or consi- dered intently.
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 dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhyasta (अध्यस्त).—p. p. [as-kta]
1) Placed upon or over
2) Attributed, wrongly ascribed or supposed; as शुक्तौ रजतमध्यस्तम्, ब्रह्मणि जगदध्यस्तम् (śuktau rajatamadhyastam, brahmaṇi jagadadhyastam) &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhyasta (अध्यस्त):—[=adhy-asta] [from adhy-as] mfn. placed over
2) [v.s. ...] disguised
3) [v.s. ...] supposed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhyasta (अध्यस्त):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-staḥ-stā-stam) 1) Placed over.
2) Sub-stituted, supposed erroneously, misconceived: as a snake when that so perceived is actually a piece of rope. E. as with adhi, kṛt aff. kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhyasta (अध्यस्त):—[adhya+sta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) par. Placed over.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAdhyasta (ಅಧ್ಯಸ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] placed upon or over; superimposed.
2) [adjective] attributed; (wrongly) ascribed or supposed.
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Adhyasta (ಅಧ್ಯಸ್ತ):—
1) [noun] that which is placed over; that with which one is superimposed.
2) [noun] when one is likened to the other, the later one (i.e. wrongly, mistakenly superimposed).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashta.
Starts with: Adhyastam.
Ends with: Avadhvasta, Badhyasta, Madhyasta.
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