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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विधिvidhiDoing, performance, practice, an act or action; ब्रह्मध्यानाभ्यसनविधिना योगनिद्रां गतस्य Bh.3.41; योगविधि…

    [विधा-कि]

    1. Doing, performance, practice, an act or action; ब्रह्मध्यानाभ्यसनविधिना योगनिद्रां गतस्य Bh.3.41; योगविधि R.8.22; अस्याः सर्गविधौ V.1.8; लेखाविधि Māl. 1.35.
    2. Method, manner, way, means, mode; निः- साराल्पफलानि ये त्वविधिना वाञ्छन्ति दण्डोद्यमैः Pt.1.376.
    3. A rule, commandment, any precept which enjoins something for the first time (as distinguished from नियम and परिसंख्या q. quod vide, which see v.); विधिरत्यन्तमप्राप्तौ; चिकीर्षाकृतिसाध्यत्व- हेतुधीविषयो विधिः; वहति विधिहुतं या हविः Ś.1.1.
    4. A sacred precept or rule, ordinance, injunction, law, a sacred command, religious commandment (Opposite of अर्थवाद which means 'an explanatory statement coupled with legends and illustrations'; see अर्थवाद); प्रवृत्तिपरं वाक्यं विधिः, as ज्योतिष्टोमेन स्वर्गकामो यजेत; श्रद्धा वित्तं विधिश्चेति त्रितयं तत् समागतम् Ś.7.29; R.2.16.
    5. Any religious act or ceremony, a rite, ceremony; स चेत् स्वयं कर्मसु धर्मचारिणां त्वमन्तरायो भवसि च्युतो विधिः R.3.45;1.34.
    6. Behaviour, conduct.
    7. Condition; V.4.
    8. Creation, formation; सामग्ऱ्यविधौ Ku.3.28; कल्याणी विधिषु विचित्रता विधातुः Ki.7.7.
    9. The creator.
    10. Fate, destiny, luck; विधौ वामारम्भे मम समुचितैषा परिणतिः Māl.4.4.
    11. The food of elephants.
    12. Time.
    13. A physician.
    14. Name of Viṣṇu.
    15. Use, application.
    16. A means, expedient for; अक्षरं गन्तुमनसो विधिं वक्ष्यामि शीघ्रगम् Mb.12. 236.13.
    17. Any act, action.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्तः The end or the concluding portion of an injunctive text, all the other portion of the प्रयोगविधि (pertaining to an act) except the प्रधान or मुख्य विधि which is called विध्यादि; विध्यन्तो वा प्रकृतिवत्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied MS.7.4.1; सोमेन यजेत इति विध्यादिः । सौमिकमपि ब्राह्मणं विध्यन्तः ŚB. Tbe same. Also see विध्यादि.

    • -आदिः Masculine the beginning of a विधि or injunction; the main or प्रधान injunction; वेदेऽपि दर्शपूर्णमासाभ्यां यजेत इति विध्यादिः । विध्यन्तोऽपि प्रधानविधिवर्जितं कृत्स्नं पौरोडाशिकं ब्राह्मणम् ŚB. on MS.7.4.1.

    • -कर Adjective executing commands; विधिकरीरिमा वीर मुह्यतीरधरसीधुनाप्याययस्व नः Bhāg.1.31.8.-Masculine a servant; सोऽयं ते विधिकर ईश विप्रशप्तस्तस्येदं निधन- मनुग्रहाय विद्मः Bhāg.7.8.57.

    • -घ्नः Adjective disregarding prescribed rites or rules.

    • -ज्ञ Adjective knowing the ritual. (-ज्ञः) a Brāhmaṇa versed in the ritual, a ritualist.

    • -दर्शकः a priest at a sacrifice who sees that everything is done according to the precepts, and corrects any deviation from them.

    • -दृष्ट, -विहित

      1. Adjective prescribed by rule, enjoined by law. देशकः Equivalent to विधिदर्शक above.
      2. a preceptor, teacher.

    • -द्वैधम् diversity of rules, variance of precept or commandment.

    • -पूर्वकम् Indeclinable according to rule.

    • -प्रयोगः application of a rule.

    • -यज्ञः

      1. a sacrifice performed according to rule; Ms.2. 85-86.
      2. a ceremonial act of worship.

    • -योगः

      1. the force or influence of fate.
      2. the observance of a rule; अनेन विधियोगेन कर्तव्यांशप्रकल्पना Ms.8.211.

    • -लोपः transgression of a commandment.

    • -वधूः Feminine an epithet of Sarasvatī.

    • -विपर्ययः misfortune.

    • -विभक्तिः Feminine a potential termination; a termination which lays down an injunction; विधिविभक्तिं हि विधायिकां लिङं मन्यमानाः श्लोकमिमं समामनन्ति ŚB. on MS.4.3.3. The श्लोक referred to here is; कुर्यात् क्रियेत कर्तव्यं भवेत् स्यादिति पञ्चमम् । एतत् स्यात् सर्ववेदेषु नियतं विधिलक्षणम् ॥ This श्लोक speaks of the five forms which the विधिविभक्ति takes in the Vedic literature.

    • -हीन Adjective devoid of rule, unauthorised, irregular.

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  2. अभिविधिabhividhiComplete comprehension or inclusion; one of the senses of the particle आ; आङ् मर्यादाभिविध्योः P.II.1.13, the…

    [अभितो विधिर्व्याप्तिः]

    1. Complete comprehension or inclusion; one of the senses of the particle आ; आङ् मर्यादाभिविध्योः ParasmaipadaII.1.13, the limit inceptive as opposed to the limit conclusive and translated by 'from', 'commencing with', 'including'; as in आबालं -आबालेभ्यः - हरिभक्तिः (मर्यादा and अभिविधि are thus distinguished तेन विना मर्यादा, तत्सहितोऽभिविधिः).
    2. Complete pervasion, filling up or occupying completely; अभिविधौ भाव इनुण् ParasmaipadaIII.3.44; also V.4.53 and Sk. thereon.
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  3. अविधिavidhia.Not lawful, contrary to rule.

    Not lawful, contrary to rule.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -धिः

      1. Irregularity, absence of a rule or precept;
      2. Undefinable ब्रह्म; तपस्त्यागोऽविधिरिति Mb.12.19.9. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपूर्वक not according to rule. तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् Bg.9.23;16.17.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. विधिvidhi[vi-dhi] m. [dis-position: √dhâ] in junction, command, precept, ordinance, rule; method, law, order…
    1. [vi-dhi] masculine [dis-position: √dhâ] in junction, command, precept, ordinance, rule; method, law, order; grammatical rule; pro cedure, method, manner, way; means, ex pedient, for (dative, locative, --˚); action, conduct, per formance, business, work (often pleonastic --˚, especially with a verbal noun); rite, ceremony; creation (singular and plural; rare); fate; creator; epithet of Brah man: instrumental vidhinâ, according to rule, duly; anena --, according to this rule, in this man ner; ko~yam vidhih, what manner of thing is that?Equivalent tohow does that come to pass?
    2. [vidh-i] masculine [√1. vidh] payer of homage (Brâhmana, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit, rare).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विधिvidhim. (for 2. see p. 968, col. 1) a worshipper, one who does homage AitBr.
    1. masculine gender (for 2. see page and participle 968, column 1) a worshipper, one who does homage AitBr.
    2. masculine gender (for 1. see page and participle 967, column 2) a rule, formula, injunction, ordinance, statute, precept, law, direction (especially for the performance of a rite as given in the Bra1hman2a ब्राह्मण portion of the Veda वेद, which according to to Sa1y. consists of two parts, 1. Vidhi विधि, "precepts or commandments" exempli gratia, 'for example' यजेत, "he ought to sacrifice", कुर्यात्, "he ought to perform"; 2. Artha-va1da अर्थ-वाद, "explanatory statements" as to the origin of rites and use of the Mantras मन्त्र s, mixed up with legends and illustrations) Gr2S3rS. Mn. MBh. etc. (confer, compare IW. 24)
    3. masculine gender a grammatical rule or precept Pa1n2. 1-1, 57; 72
    4. masculine gender any prescribed act or rite or ceremony Mn. Ka1lid. Pan5cat.
    5. masculine gender use, employment, application Car.
    6. masculine gender method, manner or way of acting, mode of life, conduct, behaviour Mn. MBh. etc.
    7. masculine gender a means, expedient for (dative case locative case, or compound; अध्वविधिना, by means of id est along the road) Hariv. Ka1v. Pur. Hit.
    8. masculine gender any act or action, performance, accomplishment, contrivance, work, business (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' often pleonastically exempli gratia, 'for example' मथन-विधि, the [act of] disturbing) Ya1jn5. S3ak. etc.
    9. masculine gender creation (also plural) Kum. Kir.
    10. masculine gender fate, destiny MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    11. masculine gender the creator Pan5car.
    12. masculine gender Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा S3ak. Naish.
    13. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers
    14. masculine gender of Agni अग्नि at the Pra7yas3citta प्रा*यश्चित्त Gr2ihya1s.
    15. masculine gender a physician Lexicographers time Lexicographers
    16. masculine gender fodder, food for elephants or horses Lexicographers
    17. feminine Name of a goddess catalogue or catalogues
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  2. अभिनवचन्द्रार्घविधिabhinavacandrārghavidhim. "a ceremony performed at the time of the new moon", N. of the 114th chapter in the BhavP. ii.

    masculine gender "a ceremony performed at the time of the new moon", Name of the 114th chapter in the BhavP. ii.

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  3. अभिविधिabhividhim. complete comprehension or inclusion Pa1n2. 2-1, 13

    masculine gender complete comprehension or inclusion Pa1n2. 2-1, 13

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  4. अरुणाम्नायविधिaruṇāmnāyavidhim. N. of part of the Ka1t2h. (cf. अरुणीय-विधि)

    masculine gender Name of part of the Ka1t2h. (confer, compare अरुणीय-विधि)

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  5. अरुणीयविधिaruṇīyavidhim. = अरुणा*म्नाय-विधि above Sa1y. on TA1r.

    masculine gender Equivalent to अरुणा*म्नाय-विधि a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) Sa1y. on TA1r.

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  6. अर्चाविधिarcāvidhim. rules for worship or adoration Ra1matUp.

    masculine gender rules for worship or adoration Ra1matUp.

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