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Adhara Adhikuṭṭanā

Adhara (adj.) [Vedic adhara, compar. of adho] the lower J iii.26 to receive; °upekkhati "to look all along over" = to superintend
(adharoṭṭha the l. lip). adhi + pra: adhippattheti to long for, to desire.
Note. The contracted (assimilation — )form of adhi before
Adhi [Vedic adhi; base of demonstr. pron. a° + suffix — dhi, cor-
responding in form to Gr. ε῎ν χα "on this" = here, cp. ο῞χι vowels is ajjh- (q. v.).
where, in meaning equal to adv. of direction Gr. δέ (toward) Adhika (adj.) [fr. adhi; cp. Sk. adhika] exceeding, extraordinary,
= Ohg. zuo, E. to]. superior, Pug 35; VvA 80 (= anadhivara, visiṭṭha); DA i.141,
A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place: (a) as direction 222; Dpvs v.32 (an°); DhA iii.238; KhA 193 (= anuttara);
denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal = up to, Sdhp 337, 447. — compar. adhikatara DhA ii.7; iii.176;
over, toward, to, on (see C 1 a). — (b) as place where (prep. c. nt. °ṁ as adv. extraordinarily PvA 86 (= adhimattaṁ). In
n.
loc. or abs.) = on top of, above, over, in; in addition to. Often comb with numerals adhika has the meaning of "in addition,
simply deictic "here" (e. g.) ajjhatta = adhi + ātman "this self with an additional, plus" (cp. ādi + ādika, with which it is
here" (see C 1 b). evidently confounded, adhika being constructed in the same
B. adhi is freq. as modification pref., i. e. in loose comp n. way as ādika, i. e. preceding the noun — determination), e.
with n. or v. and as first part of a double prefixcpd., like ajjhā° g. catunahutâdhikāni dve yojana — sahassāni 2000 + 94 (=
(adhi + ā), adhippa° (adhi + pra), but never occurs as a fixed 294 000) J i.25; sattamāsâdhikāni sattavassāni 7 years and 7
base, i. e. as 2 nd part of a pref.— cpd., like ā in paccā° (prati months J v.319; paññāsâdhikāni pañca vassa — satani 500 +
+ ā), paryā° (pari + ā) or ava in paryava° (pari + ava) or ud 50 (= 550) PvA 152. See also sâdhika.
in abhyud° (abhi + ud), samud° (sam + ud). As such (i. e.
Adhikata (adj.) [adhi + kata; cp. Sk. adhikṛta] 1. commissioned
modification) it is usually intensifying, meaning "over above, 27
with, an overseer, Pv ii.9 (dāne adhikata = ṭhapita PvA 124).
in addition, quite, par excellence, super" — (adhideva a super
— 2. caused by Miln 67 (kamma°). — 3. affected by some-
— god, cp. ati — deva), but very often has lost this power
thing, i. e. confused, puzzled, in doubt Miln 144 (+ vimāti-
& become meaningless (like E. up in "shut up, fill up, join
jāta).
up etc), esp. in double pref. — cpds. (ajjhāvasati "to dwell
Adhikaraṇa (nt.) [adhi + karaṇa] 1. attendance, supervision,
here — in" = āvasati "to dwell in, to inhabit") (see C 2). — In
ns
the expl of P. Commentators adhi is often (sometimes far — management of affairs, administration PvA 209. — 2. rela-
tion, reference, reason, cause, consequence D ii.59 ( — °: in
fetchedly) interpreted by abhibhū "overpowering" see e. g. C.
consequence of); S ii.41; v.19. Esp. acc. °ṁ as adv. (—°)
on adhiṭṭhāti & adhiṭṭhita; and by virtue of this intens. mean-
in consequence of, for the sake of, because of, from M i.410
ing we find a close relationship between the prefixes ati, adhi
(rūpâdhikaraṇaṁ); S iv.339 (rāga°); Miln 281 (mudda° for the
and abhi, all interchanging dialectically so that P. adhi often
sake of the royal seal, orig. in attendance on the r. s.). Kimâd-
represents Sk. ati or abhi; thus adhi > ati in adhikusala, °kod-
hikaraṇaṁ why, on account of what J iv.4 (= kiṁkāraṇaṁ)
hita, °jeguccha, °brahmā; adhi > abhi in adhippatthita, °pātcti,
yatvâdhikaraṇaṁ (yato + adhi°) by reason of what, since, be-
°ppāya, °ppeta, °bādheti, °bhū, °vāha. Cp. also ati iv.
cause (used as conj.) D i.70 = A i.113 = ii.16 = D iii.225. — 3.
C. The main applications of adhi are the foll.: 1. pri-
case, question, cause, subject of discussion, dispute. There are
mary meaning (in verbs & verb derivations): either direction d.
4 sorts of a. enum at var. passages, viz. vivāda° anuvāda°
in which or place where, depending on the meaning of the verb
āpatta° kicca° "questions of dispute, of censure, of miscon-
determinate, either lit. or fig. — (a) where to: adhiyita (adhi
duct, of duties" Vin ii.88; iii.164; iv.126, 238; M ii.247. — Of-
+ ita) "gone on to or into" = studied; ajjhesita (adhi + esita)
ten ref.: Vin ii.74; S iv.63 = v.346 (dhamma° a question of the
"wished for"; °kata "put to" i. e. commissioned; °kāra com-
Dh.); A i.53 (case), 79; ii.239 (vūpasanta); v.71, 72; Pug 20,
mission; °gacchati "to go on to & reach it" = obtain; °gama
55; DhA iv.2 (°ssa uppamassa vūpasama), adhikaraṇaṁ karoti
attainment; °gaṇhāti to overtake = surpass, °peta (adhi + pra +
to raise a dispute M i.122 °ṁ vūpasameti to settle a question
ita) "gone in to" = meant, understood; °pāya sense meaning,
or difficulty Vin ii.261.
intention; °bhāsati to speak to = address; °mutta intent upon;
-kāraka one who causes dispute discussions or dissent
°vacana "saying in addition" = attribute, metaphor, cp. Fr. sur
Vin iv.230 (f. °ikā); A iii.252. -samatha the settlings of
— nom; °vāsāna assent, °vāseti to dwell in, give in = consent.
questions that have arisen. There are seven rules for settling
— (b) where: °tiṭṭhati (°ṭṭhāti) to stand by = look after, per-
d.
cases enum at D iii.254; M ii.247; A i.99; iv.144.
form; °ṭṭhāna place where; °vasati to inhabit; °sayana "lying
in", inhabiting. — 2. secondary meaning (as emphatic modi- Adhikaraṇika [fr. adhikaraṇa] one who has to do with the settling
fication): (a) with nouns or adjectives: adhi — jeguccha very of disputes or questions, a judge A v.164, 167.
detestable; °matta "in an extreme measure", °pa supreme lord;
Adhikaraṇī (f.) [to adhikaraṇa 1, orig. meaning "serving, that
°pacca lordship; °paññā higher, additional wisdom; °vara the
which serves, i. e. instrument"] a smith's anvil J iii.285; Dāvs
very best; °sīla thorough character or morality. — (b) with
iii.16 sq.; DhsA 263.
verbs (in double pref. — cpds.); adhi + ava: ajjhogāheti
Adhikāra [cp. Sk. adhikāra] attendance, service, administration,
plunge into; ajjhoṭhapeti to bring down to (its destination);
supervision, management, help Vin i.55; J i.56; vi.251; Miln
°otthata covered completely; °oharati to swallow right down.
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60, 115, 165; PvA 124 (dāna°; cp. Pv ii.9 ); DhA ii.41.
adhi + ā: ajjhappatta having reached (the end); ajjhapīḷita
quite overwhelmed; °āvuttha inhabited; °ārūhati grown up Adhikārika (adj.) (—°) [to adhikāra] serving as, referring to Vin
over; °āsaya desire, wish (cp. Ger. n. Anliegen & v. daran- iii.274 (Bdhgh).
liegen). adhi + upa: ajjhupagacchati to reach, obtain; °upeti Adhikuṭṭanā (f.) [adhi + koṭṭanā or koṭṭana] an executioner's
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