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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आधानम्ādhānam1 Placing, putting upon; समिदाधानं, तुलाधानम् &c.
1. 1 Placing, putting upon; समिदाधानं, तुलाधानम् etc.
2. (a) Taking, having. (b) Receiving, recovering. (c) Containing or being in possession of anything or consecrating.
3. Keeping the sacred fire (अग्न्याधान), a ceremony performed with the sacred fire; पुनर्दारक्रियां कुर्यात् पुनराधानमेव च Ms.5.168.
4. Doing, executing, performing; आज्ञापयामास नरेन्द्रसूनुः स्वर्गीयमाधानमदीनसत्त्वः Rām. 6.19.24. (स्वर्गीयमाधानम् Equivalent to प्रेतकृत्यम्)
5. Infusing, putting in, inspiring, imparting; गुणो विशेषाधानहेतुः सिद्धो वस्तुधर्मः S. D.2; निश्चयाधानम् K.262; प्रजानां विनयाधानाद्रक्षणाद् भरणादपि R.1.24 imparting or providing moral instruction.
6. (a) Engendering, producing, कौतुकाधानहेतोः Me.3; गर्भाधान- क्षणपरिचयात् 9. (b) Assigning, attributing, employing.
7. Effort, exertion, application; Mv.3.13.
8. A pledge, deposit; Y.2.238,247. विक्रयाधानवर्ज्यम् Kau. Atmanepada 2.1.
9. A place where anything is deposited, a receptacle, as in पक्वाधानम्, पुरुषाधानम्, अयं मध्यमः प्राणः तस्येद- मेवाधानम् Bṛi. Up.2.2.1.
10. A surety.
11. Enclosure, circuit.
12. A ceremony performed previous to conception; see गर्भाधान.
13. cohabitation (मैथुन) तवापि मृत्युराधानादकृतप्रज्ञ दर्शितः Bhāg.9.9.36.
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