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Adhidaivata: 10 definitions

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Adhidaivata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhidaivata in Yoga glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�) refers to “that which pertains to the spiritual� (the presiding deities of the fourteen ٳ and their correspoding elements). It is also known as adhidaiva. The Subālopaniṣad (fifth section) draws correspondences between that which pertains to the body (ٳ), the elements (󾱲ūٲ) and their presiding deities (adhidaivata).

Yoga book cover
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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhidaivata in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

adhidaivata (अधिदैव�).�n A divinity residing as the principle of percipience in a sense, an organ or a faculty of man.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhidaivata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�).—[adhiṣṭhāt� daivam-daivatam vā]

1) The presiding god or deity; अधिदैव� किमुच्यत� (adhidaiva� kimucyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.1. पुरुषश्च�- धिदैवतम् (puruṣaścā- dhidaivatam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.4;7.3; शिवाधिदैवत� ध्यायेत् वह्निप्रत्यधिदैवतम� (śivādhidaivata� dhyāyet vahnipratyadhidaivatam); तमभिनन्दन्ति (tamabhinandanti)...यः अधिदैवतमिव स्तौति (ya� adhidaivatamiva stauti) K.19.

2) The supreme deity or the divine agent operating in material objects.

Derivable forms: adhidaivatam (अधिदैवतम�).

See also (synonyms): adhidaiva.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�).—n. 1. the supreme deity, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 8, 4. 2. a tutelary deity, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 7, 10, v. r.

Adhidaivata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adhi and daivata (दैवत).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�).—[neuter] = adhideva + adhidaiva.

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Ā󾱻岹ٲ (आधिदैव�).—[adjective] referring to the gods.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�):—[=adhi-daivata] [from adhi-daiva] (or daiva) n. a presiding or tutelary deity, the supreme deity, the divine agent operating in material objects

2) Ā󾱻岹ٲ (आधिदैव�):—[from 󾱻岹첹] mfn. idem, [ib.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhidaivata (अधिदैव�):—I. [tatpurusha compound] n.

(-tam) 1) The supreme or tutelary deity.

2) The active principle in creation, the regulating power which resides in water, fire, sky, air, the regions &c. See also 󾱲ūٲ, ٳ. Ii. Avyayībh.

(-tam) Concerning

1) the deity or

2) the active principle in creation. E. adhi and daivata.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhidaivata in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhidaivata (ಅಧಿದೈವ�):—[noun] = ಅಧಿದೇವತೆ [adhidevate].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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