adhama

adhama mfn. (-maḥ-mā-maṃ)

1 Inferior, low.

2 Vile, despicable.

E. aba to preserve, ama Uṇādi affix, and va changed to dha.

adhama (ma-mā-maṃ) a. Inferior.

adhama I. m. f. n. (-maḥ-mā-mam) ¹ Very low or inferior in

place or degree. ² Vile, despicable. (In the vituperative

sense it stands often as the latter part of a Tatpur. com-

pound; f. i. pāpādhama, narādhama.)

II. m. (-maḥ) (In rhetoric, according to some.) A para-

mour of a low description, one without fear, pity or shame &c.

III. f. (-mā) (In rhetoric, according to some.) A mistress

of a low description, one ungrateful, whimsical, acting

unkindly towards her lover &c. E. av, uṇ. aff. ama, with

v changed to dha; or according to others a Tatpur. com-

posed of a neg. and dhama (from dhmā); but a preferable

etym. is that from adhas, taddh. aff. ma, with elision of

s; or better from adh (the thematic form common to adhama,

adhara, adhas, adhastāt), aff. ama.

adhama adhama (an old superlative,

akin to adhas), adj., f. mā. Extremely

low, Man. 6, 65. In Karmadhāraya

compounds it is generally the latter

part: e. g. Dvija-, m. the meanest of

twice-born men, Man. 3, 140; Nara-,

m. the lowest of mortals, Man. 10,

26; Pāpa-, m. the lowest of the

wicked; Pārthiva-, m. the meanest

of kings; Puruṣa-, m. the vilest of

men; Śaśaka-, m. the vilest of hares.

— Cf. Lat. infimus.

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]. —Adhama-bhṛta or adhama-bhṛtaka,

as, m. a servant of the lowest class, a porter.

—Adhamarṇa (°ma-ṛ°), as, or adhamarṇika,

as, m. one reduced to inferiority by debt, a debtor.

—Adhama-śākha, as or am (?), m. or n. (?), N.

of a region. —Adhamāṅga (°ma-aṅ°), am, n. (the

lowest member), the foot. —Adhamācāra (°ma-āc°),

as, ā, am, guilty of vile conduct. —Adhamārdha

(°ma-ar°), am, n. the lower half, the lower part.

—Adhamārdhya, as, ā, am, connected with or

referring to the lower part.

adhamá [525], a. lowest; worst. [cf. adhas and 474: cf. Lat. infimus, ‘lowest.’]

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 ..

adhamá a. undermost, lowest, worst of (—°).

adhama adha-ma, spv. lowest, worst, vilest (of,
-°); -ceṣṭa, a. acting meanly; -dhī, a. of
mean understanding; -yoni-ja, a. born of a
very low mother.

adhamá mfn. (see ádhara), lowest, vilest, worst, very low or vile or bad (often ifc., as in narādhama, the vilest or worst of men)

adhamá m. an unblushing paramour

adhama [cf. Lat. infimus].

adhama

mfn. (-maḥ-mā-maṃ)

1. Inferior, low.

2. Vile, despicable.

E. ava to
preserve, ama Unādi affix, and va changed to dha.

adhama a. 'one who does not blow.' cf. adhamaḥ kutsite nyūne adhaḥsthādhmānayorapi Nm.

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); adhama- madhyamottamāḥ or uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ &c.; śastrāvapāte garbhasya pātane- cottamo damaḥ | uttamo vādhamo vāpi puruṣastrīpramāpaṇe || Y.2.277. oft. at the end of comp.; nara˚, dvija˚; cāṇḍālaścādhamo nṛṇām 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 punastasyādhamasyāntikam K. P.1. -2 A sort of yoga or conjunction of planets (nṛṇāṃ vittajñānādiṣu adhamatvasūcakaḥ ravicandrayoḥ sthitiviśeṣarūpo yogabhedaḥ Tv.) -mā A bad mistress (hitakāripriyatame'hitakā- riṇī). [cf. L. infimus]. -Comp. -aṅgam [karma.] the foot (opp. uttamāṅga). -ardham [karma.] the lower half of the body (below 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). manye'dhamarṇapratimena bhartre pratyarpito'bhūdaśito dhanaughaḥ | Śiva B.23.70. -bhṛtaḥ, -bhṛtakaḥ [karma.] a porter, groom, a servant of the lowest class, one of the 3 kinds of servants; uttamastvāyudhīyotra maghyamastu kṛṣīvalaḥ | adhamo bhāra- vāhī syādityevaṃ vividho bhṛtaḥ ||

adhama adhama sup. de adhas. Le plus bas.

Au fig. infime; vil. abject.

adhamabhṛlaka m. (bhṛ) portefaix.

adhamarṇa a. (ṛṇa) débiteur.

adhamāyga n. (ayga) le membre inférieur, le pied.

adhama- a. le plus bas (place, rang, valeur , etc.), très bas.

°ceṣṭa- a. qui a la conduite la plus basse.

°dhī- a. d'intelligence très faible.

°yoni-ja a. né d'une mère de très basse souche.

°rṇa- m. débiteur; -ika- id.

adhamādhama- a. le plus bas de tous.

adhamá KĀŚ. zu P. 4, 3, 8. adháma Uṇ. 5, 54.

1) adj. f. ā der unterste (Gegens. uttama) AK. 3, 4, 204. udûttàmaṃ vâruṇà pāśâmàsmadavā̂dhàmaṃ vi mâdhyàmaṃ śrâthāya ṚV. 1, 24, 15. 25, 21. 7, 104, 16. u. s. w. àdhàmā tamā̂ṃsi AV. 9, 2, 4. 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. 4, 146. 161. TRIK. 3, 1, 21. H. 1441. an. 3, 461 (l. garhya st. garha). MED. m. 39. M. 3, 21. 34. 4, 244. Gegens. uttama M. 6, 65. 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. 16. adhamo jātyā 96. adhamayonijā 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. 12, 52. DRAUP. 9, 7. dvijādhama M. 3, 140. 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 .

adhamá, a., Superlativ von adha in der verloren gegangenen Bedeutung „unten” (siehe ádhara, adhás), der unterste, mit dem Gegensatze uttamá ({24,15}; {25,21}), daher 2) der niedrigste, am tiefsten stehende, geringste; mit dem Gen. víśvasya jantós (der ganzen Schöpfung), 3) in gleichem Sinne mit dem Abl. víśvasmāt verbunden. So mit kar, auf die tiefste Stufe erniedrigen ({386,7}; {324,4}), mit pad, auf die tiefste Stufe heruntersinken ({620,16}).

-ás 2) {620,16}.

-ám [m.] 1) pā́śam {24,15}. — 2) {386,7}.

-ā́n 3) dásyūn {324,4}.

-ā́ni 1) {25,21}.

adhamá

— 1) Adj. (f. ā)

— a) der unterste.

— b) der niedrigste , am Tiefsten stehende , geringste 104,31. 161,16. 163,11. (auch in der 1ten Bed.) 13. pannagādhama der niedrigste unter 46,9. kurukulādhama 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.

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

adhama (ut mihi videtur, a stirpe pronominali a s. dhama pro

superl. suff. tama, gr. comp. p. 393.) 1) inferior, infimus

(lat. infimus insertâ nasali, cum f pro dh sicut e. c. in

fumus = dhūma). 2) vilis, abjectus. DR. 5. 20.

adhama;
arvāṇamaṇakamapasadamavamamavadyaṃ nikṛṣṭamapakṛṣṭam .
adhamaṃ celaṃ kāṇḍaṃ kheṭaṃ pāpaṃ ca rephasaṃ prāhuḥ .. 337 ..
2.1.1.337

adhama tri0 ava—ama—dhādeśaḥ . kutsite, hīne ca . “sarvatra
trividhā bhedā uttamādhamamadhyamā” iti . “adhamasamavariṣṭhā
nyarkakendrādisaṃsthe śaśini vinayavittajñānadhīnaipuṇānā-
miti” jyotiṣokte nṝṇāṃ vittajñānādiṣu adhamatvasūcake
ravicandrayoḥ sthitiviśeṣarūpe yogabhede .