Adishvara, Ādīśvara, Adi-ishvara: 6 definitions
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Adishvara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Ādīśvara can be transliterated into English as Adisvara or Adishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ādīśvar (आदीश्वर्) or Ādīśvarastavana is the name of a work by Siṃhakuśala dealing with classical hymns and stotras from Jain literature.—The Ādīśvara-stavana (in Gujarati) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The author [Siṃhakuśala] and his teacher, Dhanakuśala, probably belonged to the tapāgaccha. They do not seem to be mentioned in Jain gurjar Kavio.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ādīśvara (आदीश्वर):—[from ādi] m. Name of a prince.
Ādīśvara (आदीश्वर):—(ādi + ī) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Colebrooke II, 187.]
Ādīśvara (आदीश्वर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
Ādīśvara (आदीश्वर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āīsara.
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
Adīśvara (ಅದೀಶ್ವರ):—[noun] (Jain.) Vṛṣabha Dēva, the first spiritual teacher.
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: Ishvara, Ati, Adi.
Starts with: Adishvarastavana.
Full-text (+938): Adishvarastavana, Carvaka, Dhanadatta, Nandigrama, Aishana, Goni, Jrimbhaka, Potana, Svarnajangha, Aisara, Prabhasatirtha, Adishura, Cakrapuri, Dana, Damaganda, Varadamatirtha, Mucuna pruriens, Shakrasamanika, Purna, Venudeva.
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