Adyu: 4 definitions
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Adyu means something in 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.
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Adyu (अद्यु).—a. Ved. Blunt, not sharp or harmful; अद्युं कृणोत शंसं निनित्सोः (adyuṃ kṛṇota śaṃsaṃ ninitsoḥ) Ṛgveda 7.34.12.
Adyu (अद्यु):—[=a-dyu] mfn. not burning or not sharp, [Ṛg-veda vii, 34, 12.]
Adyu (अद्यु):—(3. a + dyu) adj. ohne Schärfe, stumpf: adyuṃ kṛṇota.śaṃsaṃ nini.soḥ [Ṛgveda 7, 34, 12.]
Adyu (अद्यु):—Adj. nicht brennend.
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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Starts with: Adyudatta, Adyudattanipatana, Adyudattatva, Adyuna, Adyupantam, Adyut, Adyuti, Adyutya.
Full-text: Dyu, Amritadyuti, Adyut.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Poetic spirit of the Rigvedic Seers (study) (by Pubali Chakraborty)
Part 1.3 - Description of Karuṇa-Rasa < [Chapter 5 - Treatment of Rasa and Dhvani]
Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures (by Nalini Kanta Bhattasali)
Iconography of Mahisha-Mardini < [Part 2 - Brahmanical Sculptures]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 6 - Introductory—Vedic Literature and Its Cultural Significance < [Section 2 - Vedic Literature]