Adyaprabhriti, Adyaprabhṛti, Adya-prabhriti: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adyaprabhṛti can be transliterated into English as Adyaprabhrti or Adyaprabhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति) refers to “(starting) from today”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Pārvatī after revealing his form: “Where will you go, leaving me? You are not to be discarded again by me. I am delighted. Tell me what boon shall I grant you. There is nothing that cannot be given to you. From today (adyaprabhṛti) I am your slave bought by you by performing penance. I have been bought by your beauty. Even a moment appears like a Yuga. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति) means “from today on”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Nāgas requested the Bhagavān for help], “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. All our hearts are tormented. O Bhagavān, we are ruined, we are burning. O Bhagavān, from today on (adyaprabhṛti) we will make a vow with concord in the presence of the Bhagavān. We will protect all leaves, flowers, fruits, foliage and crops. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति).—ad S From to-day. See under prabhṛti.
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 dictionaryAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति).—ind. from to-day, this day forward, henceforth; अद्यप्रभृत्यवनताङ्गि तवास्मि दासः (adyaprabhṛtyavanatāṅgi tavāsmi dāsaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.86.
Adyaprabhṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adya and prabhṛti (प्रभृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति).—adv. from to-day,
Adyaprabhṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adya and prabhṛti (प्रभृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति):—[=a-dya-prabhṛti] [from a-dya] ind. from and after to-day.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdyaprabhṛti (अद्यप्रभृति):—[bahuvrihi compound] ind. From to-day. E. adya and prabhṛti.
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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.
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