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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for आद्य

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आद्यādyaa.First, primitive, being at the beginning.

    [आदौ भवः यत्]

    1. First, primitive, being at the beginning.
    2. Being at the head, excellent, unparalleled, pre-eminent, foremost; योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् Bg.8.28;11.31;11.47;15.4. आसीन्महीक्षितामाद्यः प्रणवश्छन्दसामिव R.1.11.
    3. (At the end of comp.) Beginning with, and so on; see आदि.
    4. Immediately preceding; एकादशाद्यम् Śrut.27 immediately before the 11th, id est, that is 1th; so संयुक्ताद्यम् 2.
    5. Eatable (अद्ण्यत्); वयमाद्यस्य दातारः Praṣna Up.2.11; हितं च परिणामे यत्तदाद्यं भूतिमिच्छता Pt.4.22.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -द्याः Masculine (Plural) A class of deities.

    • -द्या

      1. An epithet of Durgā.
      2. The first day (तिथि) of a month.

    • -द्यम्

      1. The beginning.
      2. Grain, food.
      3. A kind of funeral obsequial ceremony (पितृश्राद्धभेद).

    • -कविः 'the first poet,' an epithet of Brahmā or Vālmīki; see आदिकवि.

    • -कालिक Adjective Seeing only the present (वर्तमान- मात्रदर्शिन्); आद्यकालिकया बुद्ध्द्ध्या दूरे श्व इति निर्भयाः Mb.12. 321.14.

    • -बीजम् the primary or material cause of the universe, which, according to the Sāṅkhyas, is प्रधान or the inanimate principle.

    • -माषकः a measure of five guñjas (about. 17 1/2 grains Troy).

    • आद्य ādya see under आदि.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आद्यādya1 (in comp.)
    1. 1 (in compound)
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender ([Pa1n2. 4-3, 54]) being at the beginning, first, primitive Ka1tyS3r. Hit. S3ak. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' (Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedआदि quod vide) Mn. i, 50, 63, etc.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender immediately preceding (exempli gratia, 'for example' एकादशा*द्य, immediately before the eleventh id est the tenth), earlier, older
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender being at the head, unparalleled, unprecedented, excellent AV. xix, 22, 1 MBh.
    6. masculine gender plural a class of deities VP. iii, 1, 27 Hariv.
    7. masculine gender the earth Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender (for 2. आद्य्/अ see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order)
    9. mf(आ)neuter gender (√अद्), to be eaten, edible AV. viii, 2, 19
    10. neuter gender food
    11. neuter gender grain Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. आद्यādya[âd-yã] fp. to be eaten, eatable; n. food.
    1. [âd-yã] future participle passive to be eaten, eatable; neuter food.
    2. [âdya] adjective first: --˚, having as first=etc.
    Source: Macdonell

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