Adika, Ādika: 9 definitions
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Adika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAdika (अदिक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.7, I.35) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Adika) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryādika : (adj.) and so on.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀdika, (adj.) (ādi + ka) from the beginning, initial (see adhika); Instr. ādikena in the beginning, at once, at the same time M.I, 395, 479; II, 213; S.II, 224; J.VI, 567. Cp. ādiya3. (Page 99)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdika (आदिक).—a. (At the end of comp.) Beginning with, and so on.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀdika (आदिक).—adj. (= Pali id., see Childers; Mahāvaṃsa 12.21 phalaṃ…ādikaṃ), first, initial: Śikṣāsamuccaya 356.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdika (आदिक).—[-ādi + ka], adj., f. kā, a substitute for ādi as latter part of a compound adj., e. g. [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 143, agni- ṣṭoma-ādikān makhān, the agniṣṭoma and the other sacrifices.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀdika (आदिक):—(ind) etcetera.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdīka (ಆದೀಕ):—[noun] excess of income over expenditure; profit; gain.
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)
Starts with (+9): Adikaccu, Adikaddi, Adikailasamahatmya, Adikal, Adikala, Adikalina, Adikalpa, Adikalyana, Adikamatha, Adikammika, Adikanda, Adikara, Adikarana, Adikaranadandam, Adikarman, Adikarmika, Adikarmin, Adikarnataka, Adikarni, Adikaroti.
Ends with (+201): Abhyushakhadika, Adadika, Adhyayapancapadika, Ahladika, Aikapadika, Anadika, Angadika, Anganadika, Anugadika, Anupadika, Anutttoppadika, Apadika, Apavadika, Apevadika, Aprasadika, Ardhapadika, Asadika, Asebadika, Ashanadika, Ashtapadika.
Full-text (+2): Adi, Yath-otpadyamana-bhaga-bhoga-adika, Kaladika, Yatha-pradiyamana-bhaga-bhoga-hirany-adika, Bhaga-bhoga, Bhagalaga, Sa-guvaka-narikera, Acaryapariksha, Nikara, Adhika, Vihara, Bijakshara, Patalatala, Guvaka-narikel-adikam-laggavayitva, Danadharma, Kshuna, Dakshamoha, Mahapapin, Adiya, Mala.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Adika, Ādika, Ādīka; (plurals include: Adikas, Ādikas, Ādīkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1a - Note on Architecture (vāstu) < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.243 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.72 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.5.126-127 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.48 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 2.5.80 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)