adhasadhas, ind. (said to come from adh, see adhara), below, down; in the lower region; beneath, under; from under (with acc., gen., and abl.); also applied to the lower region and to the Pudendum Muliebre [cf. Lat. infra]. —Adhas-taram, ind. very far down. —Adha-upāsana, am, n. sexual inter- course. —Adhaḥ-kara, as, m. the lower part of the hand. —Adhaḥ-kāya, as, m. the lower part of the body. —Adhaḥ-kṛta, as, ā, am, put down, cast down. —Adhaḥ-kṛṣṇājinam (°ṇa-aj°), ind. under the black skin. —Adhaḥ-khanana, am, n. undermin- ing. —Adhaḥ-padma, am, n. (in architecture) a cer- tain part of the cupola. —Adhaḥ-pāta, as, m. a down- fall. —Adhaḥ-puṣpī, f. (having flowers looking downwards), N. of two plants, Pimpinella Anisum and Elephantopus Scaber (or Hieracium ?). —Adhaḥ-pravāha, as, m. a downward current. —Adhaḥ-prastara, as, m. seat or bed of turf or grass for person in a state of impurity. —Adhaḥ-prāṅ-śāyin,ī, inī, i, sleeping on the ground, towards the east. —Adhaś-cara, as, m. a thief (‘creeping on the ground’). —Adhaḥ-śaya, as, ā, am, sleeping on the ground. —Adhaḥ-śayya, as, ā, am, having a pecu- liar couch on the ground; (ā), f. act of sleeping on the ground and on a peculiar couch. —Adhaḥ-śiras,ās, ās, as, holding the head downward; head fore- most; (as), n., N. of a hell. —Adhas-tala, am, n. the room below anything. —Adhas-pada, am, n. the place under the feet. —Adhaspadam, ind. under foot. —Adhaḥ-stha, as, ā, am, placed low or below; inferior. —Adhaḥ-sthita, as, ā, am, standing below; situated below. —Adhaḥ-svastika, am, n. the nadir. —Adho-'ṃśuka, am, n. a lower garment. —Adho-'kṣa or adho-akṣa, as, ā, am, Ved. (situated) below the axle or under a car; (am), ind. under the axle. —Adho-'kṣa-ja, as, m. an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa; the sign Śravaṇā. —Adho-gaṇṭā, f. a plant, Achyranthes Aspera. —Adho-gata, as, ā, am, gone down, descended. —Adho-gati, is, f. or adho-gama, as, m. or adho-gamana, am, n. descent, downward move- ment, degradation. —Adho-gati, is, is, i, going down- wards, descending. —Adho-gāmin, ī, inī, i = preced- ing. —Adho-ghaṇṭā, f. a plant, Achyranthes Aspera. —Adho-'ṅga, am, n. the anus, Pudendum Muli- ebre. —Adho-jānu, ind. below the knee. —Adho-jihvikā, f. the uvula. —Adho-dāru, u, n. the under timber. —Adho-diś, k, f. the lower region, the nadir. —Adho-dṛṣṭi, is, f. a downcast look; (is, is, i), having a downcast look. —Adho-deśa, as, m. the lower or lowest part, especially of the body. —Adho-dvāra, am, n. the anus, Pudendum Muliebre. —Adho-nābham, ind. below the navel. —Adho-'para, am, n. the anus. —Adhopahāsa (°dhas-up°),as, m., Ved. sexual intercourse. —Adho-bandhana,am, n. an under girth. —Adho-bhakta, am, n. a dose of medicine to be taken after eating. —Adho-bhava, as, ā, am, lower. —Adho-bhāga, as, m. the lower or lowest part, especially of the body. —Adho-bhāga-doṣa-hara, as, ā, am, curing or strengthen- ing the lower part of the body. —Adho-bhuvana,am, n. the lower world. —Adho-bhūmi, is, f. lower ground; land at the foot of a hill. —Adho-marman,a, n. the anus. —Adho-mukha, as, ā, or ī, am, having the face downwards; headlong; upside down; (as), m. Viṣṇu; (ā), f. a plant, Premna Esculenta; (am), n. a division of hell. —Adho-yantra, am, n. the lower part of an apparatus; a still. —Adho-rakta-pitta, am, n. discharge of blood from the anus and the urethra. —Adho-rāma, as, m., Ved. (a goat) having peculiar white or black marks on the lower part of the body. —Adho-lāmba, as, m. a plummet; the perpendicular; (as), m. the lower world. —Adho-vadana, as, ā, am, the same as adho-mukha.—Adho-varcas, ās, ās, as, powerful in the lower regions. —Adho-vaśa, as, m. the bottom, Pudendum Muliebre. —Adho-vāyu, us, m. vital air passing down- wards; flatulency. —Adho-'vekṣi (adhas + ava +īkṣin), looking down. —Adho-'śra-pitta, see adho-raktapitta. —Adho-'śvam, ind. under the horse.
adhas, adhaḥind. [adhara-asi, adharaśabdasthāne adh ādeśaḥ P. V. 3. 39.] 1 Below, down; patatyadho dhāma visārisarvataḥ Śi. 1. 2; in the lower region, to the infernal regions or hell; vyasanyadho'dhovrajati svaryātyavyasanī mṛtaḥ Ms. 7. 53. (According to the context adhaḥ may have the sense of the nominative, °aṃkuśaḥ &c.; ablative, adho vṛkṣāt patati; or locative, adho gṛhe śete). 2 Beneath, under, used like a preposition with gen.; tarūṇāṃ° Ś. 1. 14; rarely with abl. also; bāhitthaṃ tu tatopyadhaḥ Hemacandra; (when repeated) lower and lower, (pb) down and down; adhodhaḥ paśyataḥkasya mahimā nopacīyate H. 2. 2; yātyadhodho vrajatyuccairnaraḥ svaireva karmabhiḥ H. 2. 48; adhodho gaṃgeyaṃ padamupagatā stokaṃ Bh. 2. 10; from under, just below (with acc.); navānadho'dho bṛhataḥ payodharān Śi. 1. 4. In comp. with nouns adhaḥ has the sense of (a) lower, under, as °bhuvanaṃ, °lokaḥ the lower world; °vāsaḥ or °aṃśukaṃ an under-garment; or (b) the lower part; °kāyaḥ the lower part of the body; adhaḥkṛ means to surpass, eclipse, overcome, vanquish, despise, scorn; tapaḥ śarīraiḥ kaṭhinairupārjitaṃtapasvināṃ dūramadhaścakāra sā Ku. 5. 29; adhaḥ kṛtāśeṣāṃtaḥpureṇa K. 177; °kṛtakusumāyudhaṃ 179; Śi. 1. 35, 3. 52; °kṛtainasaḥ Śi. 16. 8 dispelled. Comp.—akṣaa. situated below the axle or car. (—kṣaṃ) adv. below the car, under the axle. —akṣajaḥ [akṣāt iṃdriyājjāyate iti akṣajaṃpratyakṣajñānaṃ, tadadharaṃ grāhakatvābhāvāt hīnaṃ yatyasaḥ Tv.; adhaḥkṛtaṃ akṣajaṃ iṃdriyajñānaṃ yena Malli.] N. of Viṣṇu; other etymologies of the name are also found: (1) adho nakṣīyate jātu yasmāttasmādadhokṣajaḥ; (2) dyaurakṣaṃpṛthivī cādhastayoryasmādajāyata . madhyevairājarūpeṇa tato 'dhokṣaja iṣyate ..—adhas See above. —upāsanaṃ sexual intercourse. —aṃgaṃ, —dvāraṃ, marma the anus; Pudendum Muliebre. —karaḥ the lower part of the hand (karabha). —karaṇaṃ excelling, defeating, degradation; K. 202; so °kriyā; sahate na janopyadhaḥkriyāṃ Ki. 2. 47 degradation, dishonour. —khananaṃ undermining. —gatiḥf., —gamanaṃ pātaḥ 1 a downward fall or motion, descent; going downwards. 2 degradation, downfall. going to perdition or hell; mūlānāmadhogatiḥ K. 41 (where °ti has both senses); °tiṃ āyāti Pt. 1. 150 sinks, comes down (feels dishonoured); Ms. 3. 17; arakṣitāramattāraṃ nṛpaṃvidyādadhogatiṃ 8. 309 destined to go to hell. —gaṃtṛm. one who digs downwards, a mouse. —gaṃ-ghaṃ-ṭā [adharāt adhastādārabhyaghaṃṭeva tadākāraphalatvāt] a plant Achyranthes Aspera (apāmārga). —caraḥ [adhaḥkhanitvā carati-ac] 1 thief. 2 one who goes downwards. —jānun. the lower part of the knee. (— ind.) below the knee. —jihvikā [alpājihvā jihvikā, adharā jihvikā] the uvula (Mar. paḍajībha). —talaṃ the lower part or surface; śayyā°, khaṭvā°. —diśf. the lower region, the nadir; the southern direction. —dṛṣṭia. casting a downward look; a posture in Yoga; (pb) karaṇānyabahiṣkṛtya sthāṇuvanniścalātmakaḥ .ātmānaṃ hṛdaye dhyāyet nāsāgranyastalocanaḥ .. cf. also Ku. 3. 47. (—ṣṭiḥ) a downward look. —padaṃ [adhovṛtti padaṃ, pādasyādhaḥsthānaṃ vā] the place under the foot, a lower place. —pātaḥ = °gati q. v. above. —puṣpī [adhomukhānipuṣpāṇi yasyāḥ] N. of two plants avākpuṣpī (Pimpinella Anisum) and gojihvā (Elephantopus Scaber). —prastaraḥ a seat of grass for persons in mourning to sit upon. —bhaktaṃ [adharaṃ bhaktaṃ yasmāt] a dose of water, medicine &c. to be taken after meals &c. (bhojanāṃtepīyamānaṃ jalādikaṃ). —bhāgaḥ 1 the lower part (of the body); pūrvabhāgo guruḥpuṃsāmadhobhāgastu yoṣitāṃ Suśr. 2 the lower part of any thing, the region below, down below; °vyavasthitaṃkiṃcitpuramālokitaṃ Pt. 1. situated down below, See pātāla. —bhūḥf. lower ground, land at the foot of a hill. —mukha vadanaa. having the face downwards; °khī tiṣṭhati; °khaiḥ patribhiḥ R. 3. 57. 2 head-long, precipitate, flying downwards. 3 upside down, topsyturvy. (—khaḥ) N. of Viṣṇu. ( —khākhī) N. of a plant gojihvā Premna Esculenta. (—khaṃ) (nakṣatraṃ) 1 flying downwards, having a downward motion; these nakshatras are: mūlāśleṣākṛttikā ca viśākhā bharaṇī tathā . maghā pūrvātrayaṃ caivaadhomukhagaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ .. Jyotiṣa. 2 N. of a hell. —yaṃtraṃ a still. —raktapittaṃ discharge of blood from the anus and urethra. —rāmaa. [adhobhāge rāmaḥ śuklaḥ, dṛṣṭitarpakatvāttasya rāmatvaṃ] having a white colour or white marks on the lower part of the body (said of a goat) —laṃbaḥ 1 a plummet. 2 a perpendicular. 3 the lower world. —varcasa. strong in the lower regions; whose lustre penetrates downwards. —vaśaḥ Pudendum Muliebre. —vāyuḥ [ adhogāmī vāyuḥ śāka. ta.] breaking wind, flatulency. —śaya-yyaa. sleeping on the ground. (—yyā) sleeping on the ground; agnīṃdhanaṃ bhaikṣacaryāmadhaḥśayyāṃgurorhitam . āsamāvartanāt kuryātkṛtopanayano dvijaḥ .. Ms. 2. 108. —śirasa. = mukha. (— n.) N. of a hell. —stha, sthitaa. situated below. —svastikaṃ the nadir.
adhás adv. below, down; adho'dhas deeper and deeper. With kṛ put low, despise; w. pat sink down. As prep. under, below, w. acc. (also adho'dhas), gen., abl., & —°.
adhas adhás, ad. below, on the ground; downwards, to hell; adho' dhaḥ, lower and lower; adhaḥkṛ, put below, surpass; -pat, sink down; prp. with ac. under (motion); with ab., g., or -°, below.
adhas, adhaḥind. [adhara-asi, adharaśavdasthāne adh ādeśaḥ P.V.3.39.] 1 Below, down; patatyadho dhāma visāri sarvataḥ Śi.1.2; in lower region, to the infernal regions or hell; vyasanyadho'dho vrajati svaryātyavyasanī mṛtaḥ Ms.7.53. (According to the context adhaḥ may have the sense of the nominative, ˚aṅkuśaḥ &c.; ablative, adho vṛkṣāt patati; or locative, adho gṛhe śete). -2 Beneath, under, used like a preposition with gen.; tarūṇām˚ Ś.1.14; rarely with abl. also; bāhitthaṃ tu tato'pyadhaḥ Hemachandra; (when repeated) lower and lower, down and down; adhodhaḥ paśyataḥ kasya mahimā nopacīyate H.2.2; yātyadhodho- vrajatyuccairnaraḥ svaireva karmabhiḥ H.2.47; adhodho gaṅgeyaṃ padamupagatā stokaṃ Bh.2.10; from under, just below (with acc.); navānadho'dho bṛhataḥ payodharān Śi.1.4. In comp. with nouns adhaḥ has the sense of (a) lower, under, as ˚bhuvanaṃ, ˚lokaḥ the lower world; ˚vāsaḥ or ˚aṃśukam an under-garment; or (b) the lower part; ˚kāyaḥ the lower part of the body; adhaḥkṛ means to surpass, eclipse, overcome, vanquish, despise, scorn; tapaḥ śarīraiḥ kaṭhinairupārjitaṃ tapasvināṃ dūramadhaścakāra sā Ku.5.29; adhaḥkṛtāśeṣāntaḥpureṇa K.177; ˚kṛtakusumāyudhaṃ 179; Śi.1.35; kṣitipratiṣṭho'pi mukhāravindaivardhūjanaśca- ndramadhaścakāra 3.52; ˚kṛtainasaḥ Śi.16.8. dispelled. (c) adhas, adhastāt -Pudendum muliebre. -Comp. -akṣaa. situated below the axle or car. (-kṣam) adv. below the car, under the axle. -akṣajaḥ [akṣāt indriyājvāyate iti akṣajaṃ pratyakṣajñānam, tadadharaṃ grāhakatvābhāvāt hīnaṃ yasya saḥ Tv.; adhaḥkṛtaṃ akṣajam indriyajñānaṃ yena Malli.] N. of Viṣṇu; other etymologies of the name are also found; (1) adho na kṣīyate jātu yasmāttasmādadhokṣajaḥ; (2) dyaurakṣaṃ pṛthivī cādhastayoryasmādajāyata | madhye vairājarūpeṇa tato'dhokṣaja iṣyate ||-adhas See above. -upāsanam sexual intercourse. -aṅgam, -dvāram, -marma the anus; Pudendum Muliebre. -karaḥ the lower part of the hand (karabha). -karaṇam excelling, defeating, degradation; K.202; so ˚kriyā; sahate na janopyadhaḥkriyām Ki.2.47. degradation, dishonour. -khananam undermining. -gatiḥf.,gamanam -pātaḥ 1 a downward fall or motion, descent; going downwards. -2 degradation, downfall, going to perdition or hell; mūlānāmadhogatiḥ K.41 (where ˚ti has both senses); ˚tim āyāti Pt.1.150 sinks, comes down (feels dishonoured); Ms.3.17; arakṣitāramattāraṃ nṛpaṃ vidyāda- dhogatim 8.309 destined to go to hell. -gantṛm. one who digs downwards. a mouse. -ga-gha-ṇṭā [adharāt adhastādā- rabhya ghaṇṭeva tadākāraphalatvāt] a plant Achyranthes Aspera (apāmārga. Mar. āghāḍā). -caraḥ [adhaḥ khanitvā carati-ac] 1 thief. -2 one who goes downwards. -jānun. the lower part of the knee. -ind. below the knee. -jihvikā [alpā jihvā jihvikā, adharā jihvikā] the uvula (Mar. paḍajībha). -talam the lower part or surface; śayyā˚, khaṭvā˚. -diśf. the lower region, the nadir; the southern direction. -dṛṣṭia. casting a downward look, a posture in Yoga; karaṇānyabahiṣkṛtya sthāṇuvanniścalātmakaḥ | ātmānaṃ hṛdaye dhyāyet nāsāgranyastalocanaḥ || iti yogasāre. cf. also Ku.3.47. (-ṣṭiḥ) a downward look. -padaṃ [adhovṛtti padaṃ, pādasyādhaḥsthānaṃ vā] the place under the foot, a lower place. -pātaḥ = ˚gati q. v. above. -puṣpī [adhomukhāni puṣpāṇi yasyāḥ] Names of two plants avāk- puṣpī (Pimpinella Anisum) and gojihvā Elephantopus (Seaber). -prastaraḥ a seat of grass for persons in mourning to sit upon. -bhaktam [adharaṃ bhaktaṃ yasmāt] a dose of water, medicine &c. to be taken after meals &c. (bhojanānte pīyamānaṃ jalādikam). -bhāgaḥ 1 the lower part (of the body); pūrvabhāgo guruḥ puṃsāmadhobhāgastu yoṣitāṃ Suśr. -2 the lower part of any thing, the region below, down below; ˚vyavasthitaṃ kiṃcitpuramālokitaṃ Pt.1. situated down below, See pātāla. -bhūḥf. lower ground, land at the foot of a hill. -mukha, -vadanaa. having the face downwards; ˚khī tiṣṭhati; ˚khaiḥ patribhiḥ R.3.37. -2 head-long, precipitate, flying downwards. -3 upside down, topsyturvy. (-khaḥ) N. of Viṣṇu. (-khā, -khī) N. of a plant gojihvā. (-kham) (nakṣatram) 1 flying downwards, having a downward motion; these nakṣatras are : mūlāśleṣā kṛttikā ca viśākhā bharaṇī tathā | maghā pūrvātrayaṃ caiva adhomukhagaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || Jyotiṣa. -2 N. of a hell. -yantram a still. -raktapittam discharge of blood from the anus and urethra. -rāmaa. [adhobhāge rāmaḥ śuklaḥ, dṛṣṭitarpakatvāt tasya rāmatvam] having a white colour or white marks on the lower part of the body (said of a goat); -lambaḥ 1 a plummet. -2 a perpendicular. -3 the lower world. -varcasa. strong in the lower regions; whose lustre penetrates downwards. -vaśaḥ Pudendum Muliebre. -vāyuḥ [adhogāmī vāyuḥ śāka. ta.] breaking wind, flatulency. -vedaḥ to marry a second wife when the first is alive. -śaya, -yyaa. sleeping on the ground. (-yyā) sleeping on the ground; agnīndhanaṃ bhaikṣacaryāmadhaḥśayyāṃ gurorhitae | āsamāvartanāt kuryātkṛtopanayano dvijaḥ || Ms.2.108. -śirasa.-mukha (n.) N. of a hell. -stha, sthitaa. situated below, -svastikam the nadir.
adhas adv. sous, au-dessous, vers le bas, à terre; adhaḥ kṛ- surpasser; prép. (gén. abl.) sous, au-dessous de; -tāt en bas, vers le bas, en sujétion; prép. (gén.) sons, au-dessous de.
°tala- nt. espace situé sous.
adhaḥ-karaṇa- nt. défaite.
°kāya- m. partie inférieure du corps.
°kriyā- f. dédain.
°khanana- nt. fait d'enterrer.
°pāta- m. chute (aussi fig.).
°śayya- a. couché sur le sol; -ā- f. fait de coucher sur le sol.
°śākha- a. dont les branches pendent vers le bas.
°śāyin- a. qui couche sur le sol.
°śiras- °śīrṣa- a. qui a la tête vers le bas.
°stha- a. situé au-dessous.
adhaś-cara- a. humilié, humble.
°caraṇāvapāta- m. fait de se jeter aux pieds de qq'un.
adho-'kṣa-ja- m. Kṛṣṇa.
°gata- a. v. qui a péri; qui s'incline.
°gati- f. descente, chute; descente aux enfers; a. qui descend; qui mène aux enfers.
°dṛṣṭi- a. qui regarde vers le bas.
°nilaya- m. enfer.
°nīvī- a. f. de qui la ceinture est tombée.
°bhāga- m. espace au-dessous, profondeur; partie inférieure du corps.
°mukha- -ī- a. dont le visage est tourné vers le bas; dirigé vers le bas; -ī-bhū- incliner la tête; °mukha-mukha- a. dont le visage est tourné vers le bas.
°vekṣin- a. qui regarde à terre.
adhopahāsa- m. (sorte de) coït.
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a) unten NIR. 2, 11. H. 1526. àdhaḥ svîdā̀sī3dùparî svidāsī3t ṚV. 10, 129, 5. 119, 11. adha iva hi manuṣyalokaḥ ŚAT. BR. 14, 6, 1, 10. (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 1, 8.) INDR. 5, 10. sa (prajāpatiḥ) striyaṃ sasṛje tāṃ sṛṣṭvādha (so dass das Weib unten ist) upāsta tasmātstriyamadha upāsīta ŚAT. BR. 14, 9, 4, 2. = BṚH. ĀR. UP. 6, 4, 2. auf dem Erdboden: adhaḥ śayīta ŚAT. BR. 1, 1, 1, 11. M. 11, 224. vom pudendum muliebre TRIK. 2, 6, 21. hierher gehört vielleicht adho ramaṇīyam beim Sch. zu P. 5, 3, 39.
— b) hinunter, hinab: àdhaḥ pâśyasvà mopâri ṚV. 8, 33, 19. adhaścordhvaṃ ca prasṛtaṃ brahmaivedam MUṆḌ. UP. 2, 2, 11. vilokya ŚĀK. 32, 20. avalokya 99, 7. adho'vekṣin PAÑCAT. I, 214. adho 'dho paśyataḥ kasya mahimā nopacīyate HIT. II, 2. kṣipta H. 1482. bhraṣṭa N. 20, 1. yāvattanna vrajatyadhaḥ (von der Speise) M. 11, 153. yātyadhaḥ PAÑCAT. II, 74. mukhātpatantyadho viśīryamāṇā daśanāḥ sahasradhā R. 2, 12, 103. zur Hölle TRIK. 1, 2, 1. vyasanyadho 'dho vrajati svaryātyavyasanī mṛtaḥ M. 7, 53. 6, 35. 37. patati hyupayannadhaḥ 11, 172.
— c) von unten her: āgataḥ P. 5, 3, 39, Sch.
— 2) praep. unter, unterhalb (auf die Frage wo oder wohin):
a) mit dem acc.: pṛ̀thìvīràdho âstù viśvā̂ḥ ṚV. 7, 104, 11. wird zur Bezeichnung der Nähe verdoppelt P. 8, 1, 7. adho 'dho lokam Sch. SIDDH. K. zu P. 2, 3, 2. lokānuparyuparyāste 'dho 'dho 'dhyadhi ca mādhavaḥ VOPAD. 5, 7. te dàkṣiṇasya havirdhā̀nasyā̀dho 'dho 'kṣaṃ sarpanti ŚAT. BR. 4, 6, 9, 13. upàryuparyevā̀kṣamadhvaryùḥ somagrahàṃ dhārayatyàdho 'dhò 'kṣaṃ nèṣṭā surāgrahàm 5, 1, 2, 18. KĀTY. ŚR. 9, 2, 16. 14, 2, 7.
— b) mit dem gen. VOP. 5, 23. nachf.: tayoradhaḥ M. 2, 59. ŚĀK. 14. AK. 2, 6, 2, 30. 31. H. 589. 1226. VID. 86. 234. vorangehend: adhastayoḥ AK. 2, 6, 2, 23. H. 590. adho 'sya yat AK. 2, 8, 2, 7.
— c) mit dem abl.: vṛkṣādadhaḥ samupaviṣṭau PAÑCAT. 115, 25. vāhitthaṃ tu tato 'pyadhaḥ H. 1227.
— d) unbestimmt ob mit dem gen. oder abl., wegen Zusammenfallens der Casusendungen: àdhaḥ pàdoḥ ṚV. 10, 166, 2. ye tè panthā̂ àdho dìvaḥ SV. I, 2, 2, 3, 8. àdhastè aśmâno mànyumupā̂syāmasì yo gùruḥ AV. 6, 42, 2. cūtatarordhaḥ UP. 10. tarornimātumicchāmyadhaḥ ŚĀK. 144. ūrdhvaṃ nābheryāni khāni medhyāni sarvaśaḥ . yānyadhastānyamedhyāni M. 5. 132.
— e) am Ende eines comp.: vāhitthādhaḥ pratimānam H. 1227. asikādhastu cibukam 582. tadadhaḥ 611.
— f) verbindet sich mit dem regierten Worte zu einem adj. oder adverb. comp., s. adhaḥkṛṣṇājinam, adhaspada, adhojānu .
— Vgl. adhama und adhara; vielleicht steht adhas auch mit adhi in einem etym. Zusammenhange: wenn dieses als loc. (in der Höhe) gefasst wird, kann jenes als abl. (von der Höhe herab) gedeutet werden.
adhásAdv. unten, auf der Erde; hinab, in die Hölle (opp.ūrdhvam) adho 'dhas tiefer und tiefer. adhaḥkar tief stellen (doppels.).adhaḥ pat niedersinken. Praep. unter, unterbalb, mit Acc., auch doppelt (Fr.wohin?) mit Gen., Abl. u. —° (Fr. wo?)