Adima, Ādima, Ādimā: 14 definitions
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Adima means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuĀdimā (आदिमा) refers to “earth” and is mentioned in a list of 53 synonyms for dharaṇi (“earth”), according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., Ādimā], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryādima : (adj.) first; original; foremost.
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 Dictionaryādima (आदिम).—a S First, primary, primitive.
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 dictionaryĀdima (आदिम).—a. [ādau bhavaḥ ādi-ḍimac] First, primitive, original; आदिमः श्येनशैलादिसंयोगः परिकीर्तितः (ādimaḥ śyenaśailādisaṃyogaḥ parikīrtitaḥ) Bhāṣā. P.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdima (आदिम).—mfn.
(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) First, prior. E. ādi and ḍimac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdima (आदिम).—[ādi + ma], adj., f. mā, First, Bhāṣāp. 20; 115.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdima (आदिम).—[adjective] first.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdima (आदिम):—[from ādi] mf(ā)n. first, prior, primitive, original, [Pāṇini; Patañjali; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdima (आदिम):—[(maḥ-mā-maṃ) a.] First.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ādima (आदिम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āilla, Āilliya.
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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 dictionaryĀdima (आदिम) [Also spelled adim]:—(a) primitive, early; first.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdima (ಆದಿಮ):—
1) [adjective] of or existing in or from the beginning or the earliest times or ages; original.
2) [adjective] primitive a) (biol.) designating or of an organism organ, etc. at the starting point of its evolutionary development or very little evolved from early ancestral types; b) (biol.) earliest formed in the development of an organism organ, structure, etc.; primordial.
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Ādima (ಆದಿಮ):—[noun] he who belongs to the primitive age or early stages.
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 (+10): Adimaddidu, Adimaddu, Adimadhyantalupta, Adimadhyantararahita, Adimadu, Adimaduram, Adimaga, Adimagucu, Adimai, Adimai-kkashu, Adimajjhapariyosana, Adimalabara, Adimalalu, Adimalam, Adimalar, Adimalaya, Adimale, Adimamcike, Adimamde, Adimana.
Ends with: Akhadima, Amladadima, Appadima, Daadima, Dadima, Dimadima, Jadima, Kadima, Kancatadadima, Khadima, Khamdhapadima, Nadima, Padima, Padima, Samsvadima, Svadima, Tadima, Vishadima.
Full-text: Adimatva, Ailliya, Adim, Ailla, Sauvagesia erecta, Sauvagesia rubiginosa, Dharani, Sauvagesia sprengelii.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 5 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Adima < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
Part 4 - Chemists of the Metallic School: Introduction < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.8 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 10 - Names of well-known chemists < [Chapter XXXIV - Paribhasa (definitions)]
Part 8 - Incineration of iron (27-34) < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XLIV - The incarnation of human souls in the world < [Book IV - Sthiti prakarana (sthiti prakarana)]
Chapter XIV - Establishment of brahma < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)