Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

adhiṣṭhāna अधिष्ठान – foundation; seat; support

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

foundation; seat; support

Derived from

  1. adhi अधि previx — over; upon; concerning
  2. sthā स्था verbal root — stand; remain; dwell; be situated
  3. ana अन suffix — nominal-forming suffix -ana
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhā́na ·n. standing or dwelling-place; residence, capital; high position, power, dignity.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

Adhi-ṣṭhāna, am, n. standing by, being at hand, approach; standing or resting upon; a basis, base; a wheel (as the basis of a car); a position, site, re- sidence, abode, seat; a settlement, town; government, authority, power, dominion; a precedent, rule; a benediction.

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhā́na (von sthā mit adhi) n. 1〉 Standort, Standpunkt, Platz, Ort, Sitz; in übertr. Bedeutung: Sitz, Gebiet, Element, = adhyāsana AK. 3,4,128. H. an. 4,156. MED. n. 163. = ādhi AK. 3,4,100. pā̱doràsyā adhi̱ṣṭhānàm AV. 12,4,5. AV. 12,4,4. AV. 12,4,23. NIR. 4,15. VS. 7,13. VS. 7,18. kiṃ svìdāsīdadhi̱ṣṭhānàmā̱rambhàṇaṃ kata̱matsvìtka̱thāsī̀t ṚV. 10,81,2. yadbhayātsaṃparityajya svamadhiṣṭhānamṛddhimat . kailāsaṃ parvataśreṣṭhamaṃdhyāste naravāhanaḥ .. R. 3,54,5. nagaraṃ rājādhiṣṭhānam eine Stadt, in der ein König seinen Wohnsitz aufgeschlagen hat, PAÑCAT. 52,21. pare ca niradhiṣṭhānāḥ (ohne festen Standpunkt) sābhiṣṭhānāśca yadvayam R. 5,82,12. kasmiṃścidadhiṣṭhāne (Ort) PAÑCAT. 10,3. PAÑCAT. 43,3. sthāvaraṃ viṣaṃ daśādhiṣṭhānam (in der Wurzel, in den Blättern u. s. w.) SUŚR. 2,251,11. tadasyāmṛtasyāśarīrasyātmano 'dhiṣṭhānam (der Körper) CHĀND. UP. 8,12,1. tryadhiṣṭhānasya (nach KULL. manas, vāc, kāya) dehinaḥ M. 12,4. indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate (des kāma und krodha) BHAG. 3,40. BHAG. 18,14. tadekaṃ (avyaktaṃ) bahūnāṃ kṣetrajñānāmadhiṣṭhānaṃ samudra ivaudakānāṃ bhāvānām SUŚR. 1,310,5. rogādhiṣṭhānabhedādagnikarma caturdhā bhidyate SUŚR. 1,36,9. tasmin (puruṣe) kriyā so 'dhiṣṭhānam SUŚR. 1,4,2. SUŚR. 1,4,6. Vgl. dharmādhiṣṭhāna. — 2〉 hohe Stellung, Herrschaft, Macht (prabhāva) AK. 3,4,128. H. an. 4,156. MED. n. 63. yo me vitarasi prāṇānadhiṣṭhānaṃ ca N. 26,27. samarthastvamimaṃ jetumadhiṣṭhānaparākramaiḥ R. 4,14,30. SĀṂKHYAK. 17 (der Seele über den Körper); GAUḌAPĀDA: yatheha — aśvairyukto rathaḥ sārathinādhiṣṭhitaḥ pravartate tathātmādhiṣṭhānāccharīram. — 3〉 Stadt AK. 3,4,128. H. 972. H. an. 4,156. MED. n. 163. — 4〉 Rad AK. H. an. MED.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

adhiṣṭhāna 1〉 füge noch Unterlage, Grundlage, Basis hinzu. adhiṣṭhānaṃ girerasya bhavānbhavitumarhati (sagt man zum Schildkrötenkönig) MBH. 1,1122. chinnamūle hyadhiṣṭhāne sarve tajjīvino hatāḥ wenn demjenigen, auf dem Alles ruht, die Wurzeln abgeschnitten werden, MBH. 1,5528 = MBH. 12,5256. pāpānāṃ viddhyādhiṣṭhānaṃ lobhameva MBH. 13,13758. KAP. 1,142. KAP. 2,23. KAP. 3,11. — 3〉 eig. Residenz: purāṇādhi˚ RĀJA-TAR. 5,266. — 4〉 svadhiṣṭhāna (ratha) MBH. 5,7101. = sucakra Schol. — 5〉 das Verweilen an einem Platze: ana˚ Abwesenheit Spr. 3535. — 6〉 das Betreten (eines Platzes): bhūmyanadhi˚ (v. l. bhūmyanabhi˚) KĀTY. ŚR. 15,8,29. — 7〉 sarvādhiṣṭhānasanmātra WEBER, RĀMAT. 338 übersetzt unser Freund durch in allen Zuständen alleinig wesenhaft, was schwerlich richtig sein kann. — 8〉 Segen Lot. de la b. l. 363.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhā́na n. — 1〉 Standort, Grundlage, Sitz, Platz Chr. 106,12. — 2〉 Standplatz des Kriegers auf dem Wagen SĀMAV. BR. 3,6,4. — 3〉 Residenz. — 4〉 Anwesenheit HĀSY. — 5〉 Herrschaft, hohe Stellung, Macht. — 6〉 Segen (buddh.).

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

adhiṣṭhāna 1〉 in der Baukunst Grundlage, Fundament RĀM RĀS, Architecture, S. 4 nach AUFRECHT. — 5〉 auch buddh. Macht, mächtiger Wille; vgl. LALIT. 34,4. LALIT. 34,6. LALIT. 34,7. [Nachtrag, Band 5]

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

adhiṣṭhāna (auch Nachtr. 5) auch Schwur, Eid, Betheuerung JĀTAKAM. 7. [Nachtrag, Band 6]

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

adhiṣṭhāna I. 5. 6. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhānaṃ [adhi-sthā-lyuṭ] 1 Standing or being near, being at hand, approach (sannidhi); atrādhiṣṭhānaṃ kuru take a seat here. 2 Resting upon, occupying, inhabiting, dwelling in, locating oneself in; prāṇādhiṣṭhānaṃ dehasya &c. 3 A position, site, basis, seat; tryadhiṣṭhānasya dehinaḥ Ms. 12. 4; iṃdriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate Bg. 3. 40, Bg. 18. 14 the seat (of that desire.) 4 Residence, abode; nagaraṃ rājādhiṣṭhānaṃ Pt. 1.; so dharma˚; a place, locality, town; sarvāvinayādhiṣṭhānatāṃ gacchaṃti K. 106; kasmiṃścidadhiṣṭhāne in a certain place. 5 Authority, power, power of control, presiding over; anadhiṣṭhānaṃ H. 3. 90 loss of position, dismissal from a post (of authority); samarthastvamimaṃ jetumadhiṣṭhānaparākramaiḥ Rām.; yatheha aśvairyukto rathaḥ sārathinā'dhiṣṭhitaḥ pravartate tathā ātmādhiṣṭhānāccharīraṃ Gauḍapāda; mahāśvetā kṛtācca satyādhiṣṭhānāt K. 346 appeal or reference to truth. 6 Government, dominion. 7 A wheel (of a car &c.) 8 A precedent, prescribed rule. 9 A benediction. Comp. — śarīraṃ A body which forms the medium between the subtle and the gross body.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhāna n. Standort, Platz; Residenz.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

adhiṣṭhāna adhiṣṭhāna n. (sthā) lieu où l'on séjourne; arrêt, séjour. Lieu où l'on est le chef: ressort de compétence, ville, province, royaume, domaine; dignité, gouvernement. Le pouvoir directeur de l'agent sur l'instrument. Bd. bénédiction par imposition des mains.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.191-5.207: Kailāsa und Mahāśūnya 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

SS 1 occurrence
SS 1.4–1.6: Mātṛkā and Bhairava 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • SS 1.4 Segment 2

    Attested form: adhiṣṭhānam Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

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