adhama अधम – lowest; worst; least

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adhamá ·a. undermost, lowest, worst of (--°).

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adhama adhama, as, ā, am (see etymology of adhara), lowest, vilest, worst; very low or vile or bad; often used at the close of comp., as in narā- dhama, the vilest or worst of men; (as), an un- blushing paramour; (ā), a low or bad mistress [cf. Lat. infimus].

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adhamá KĀŚ._zu_P. 4,3,8. adháma Uṇ. 5,54. 1〉 adj. f. ā der unterste (Gegens. uttama) AK. 3,4,204. udùtta̱maṃ vàruṇa̱ pāśàma̱smadavā̀dha̱maṃ vi màdhya̱maṃ śràthāya ṚV. 1,24,15. ṚV. 1,25,21. ṚV. 7,104,16. u. s. w. a̱dha̱mā tamā̀ṃsi AV. 9,2,4. AV. 13,1,32. Uebertr. der niedrigste, geringste, der Ordnung, der Qualität, dem Werthe, dem Ansehen, der Gesinnung nach, an Macht u. s. w. AK. 3,2,3. AK. 3,4,146. AK. 3,2,161. TRIK. 3,1,21. H. 1441. H. an. 3,461 (l. garhya st. garha). MED. m. 39. M. 3,21. M. 3,34. M. 4,244. Gegens. uttama M. 6,65. M. 12,3. YĀJÑ. 1,365. MIT. 267,20. R. 5,77,7. PAÑCAT. I, 242. Gegens. agrya M. 12,41. adhiguṇa MEGH. 6. brahmabandhurdvijo 'dhamaḥ H. 855. caṇḍālaścādhamo nṛṇām M. 10,12. M. 10,16. adhamo jātyā 96. adhamayonijā M. 9,23. tasmāddeyo vipulamatibhirnāvakāśo 'dhamānām PAÑCAT. I, 410. adhama (voc.) DRAUP. 5,20. adhamādhama der allerniedrigste PAÑCAT. I, 442. Häufig am Ende von Zusammensetzungen: narādhama der niedrigste unter den Menschen M. 10,26. M. 12,52. DRAUP. 9,7. dvijādhama M. 3,140. M. 3,167. pravrājakādhama VID. 133. Mit comparativer Bedeutung: samottamādhamai (von Gleichen, von Stärkern oder von Schwächern) rājā tvāhūtaḥ M. 7,87. mukhyaḥ syātprathamaḥ kalpo 'nukalpastu tato 'dhamaḥ AK. 2,7,39. — 2〉 m. eine besondere Art Nebenmann (Cicisbeo): upapatibhedaḥ . tasya lakṣaṇaṃ bhayadayālajjāśūnyatvam . kāmakrīḍāviṣaye kartavyākartavyāvicārakatvaṃ ca . iti rasamañjarī . ŚKDR. — 3〉 f. ˚mā eine besondere Art Heroine: svīyādyantargatanāyikābhedaḥ . asyā lakṣaṇaṃ hitakāripriyatame 'hitakāritvam . asyāḥ kriyā adhamā . asyā niṣkāraṇakopatvāccaṇḍīti nāma . iti rasamañjarī . ŚKDR.; vgl. BHARATA beim Sch. zu ŚĀK. 9,6. — In etymologischem Zusammenhange mit adhara und adhas.

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adhamá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 der unterste. — b〉 der niedrigste, am Tiefsten stehende, geringste Chr. 104,31. Chr. 161,16. Chr. 163,11. (auch in der 1ten Bed.) Chr. 163,13. pannagādhama der niedrigste unter Chr. 46,9. kurukulādhama Chr. 59,14. adhamaḥpadīṣṭa sinke auf die tiefste Stufe. víṣvasmāt niedriger als Alles. samottamādhamāḥ Gleiche, Stärkere, Schwächere. — 2〉 m. eine Art Nebenmann. ˚prabhava Adj. (putra) SĀRĀV. bei UTPALA im Eingange zu VARĀH. BṚH. 23 (21). — 3〉 f. ā eine best. Heroine.

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adhama a. [av-ama; avateḥ amaḥ, vasya pakṣe dhaḥ Uṇ. 5. 54] The lowest, vilest, meanest; very bad, or low, or vile (in quality, worth, position &c.) (opp. uttama); adhamamadhyamottamāḥ or uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ &c.; oft. at the end of comp.; nara˚, dvija˚; cāṃḍālaścādhamo nṛṇāṃ Ms. 10. 12 lowest in position; adhama˚ the vilest of the vile, the meanest wretch. — maḥ 1 An unblushing sensualist (bhayadayālajjāśūnyaḥ kāmakrīḍāviṣaye kartavyākartavyāvicārakaḥ Śabda K.); vāpīṃ snātumito gatāsi na punastasyādhamasyāṃtikaṃ K. P. 1. 2 A sort of yoga or conjunction of planets (nṛṇāṃ vittajñānādiṣu adhamatvasūcakaḥ ravicaṃdrayoḥ sthitiviśeṣarūpo yogabhedaḥ Tv.). — mā A bad mistress ( hitakāripriyatame 'hitakāriṇī). [cf. L. infimus]. Comp. — aṃgaṃ [karma.] the foot (opp. uttamāṃga). — ardhaṃ [karma.] the lower half of the body (below the navel). — ardhya a. [adhamārdhe bhavaḥ] connected with the lower part. — ācāra a. [ba.] of the vilest conduct. — (raḥ) (karma˚) the meanest conduct. — ṛṇaḥ, — ṛṇikaḥ [adhamaḥ adhamāvasthāṃ prāptaḥ ṛṇena, tataḥ ṭhan] a debtor (opp. uttamarṇaḥ) (lit. reduced to a low position by his incurring debt). — bhṛtaḥ -bhṛtakaḥ [karma.] a porter, groom, a servant of the lowest class, one of the 3 kinds of servants; uttamastvāyudhīyotra madhyamastu kṛṣīvalaḥ . adhamo bhāravāhī syādityevaṃ triṃvidho bhṛtaḥ ..

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adhamá unterst, niedrigst, geringst (oft —˚).

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adhama adhama sup. de adhas. Le plus bas. Au fig. infime; vil, abject. adhamabhṛtaka m. (bhṛ) portefaix. adhamarṇa a. (ṛṇa) débiteur. adhamāyga n. (ayga) le membre inférieur, le pied.