adhikaraṇa

adhikaraṇa n. (-ṇaṃ)

1 Superiority, supremacy.

2 Title, right.

3 In the Mīmāṃsā philosophy, a case or topic, comprehending five members, the subject, the doubt, the first side or prima facie argument, the answer or conclusion, the application.

4 (In the Vedānta.) A case or question.

5 (In grammar) Location, the sense of the seventh or locative case, defined to imply four kinds.

1 Proximity, as, ‘a village on the Ganges.’

2 Inclusion, as, ‘the gods in heaven.’

3 End or object, as, ‘versed in the Śāstras; and

4 Integral existence, as, ‘the spirit is in all.’

E. adhi over, kṛ to do; and lyuṭ aff.

adhi-karaṇa (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Supremacy;
right, title; Locative case.

adhikaraṇa I. Tatpur. n. (-ṇam) ¹ Superiority, supremacy, govern-

ment. ² Title, right. ³ Town meeting, court of justice. ⁴ Sup-

port, receptacle. ⁵ Substance (dravya, as the recipient of quali-

ties &c.). ⁶ (In grammar.) Comprehension, location, gener-

ally the sense of the seventh or locative case, but occa-

sionally also that of the third or instrumental and of the

sixth or genitive case. ⁷ (In grammar.) Government, re-

gimen; see ekādhikaraṇa, yugapadadhikaraṇa, samānādhikaraṇa.

⁸ (In philosophy.) A case or topic; esp. in the Mīmānsā

and Vedānta; in the former it comprehends usually five

parts or members, the subject (viṣaya), the doubt (saṃśaya),

the first side (or objectionable) argument (pūrvapakṣa), the fol-

lowing (or right) argument (uttarapakṣa) and the conclusion

(siddhānta or rāddhānta). Sometimes, however, the second

part is inherent in the third and the fifth in the fourth.

In both philosophies an adhikaraṇa is a subdivision of a

pāda, which is the division of an adhyāya. E. kṛ with adhi,

kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

II. Bahuvr. m. f. (-ṇaḥ-ṇī). See adhikāra II. E. adhi and

karaṇa; in the fem. with aff. ṅīp.

adhikaraṇa adhikaraṇa, i. e. adhi

-kṛ + ana, n. 1. Substance, substratum,

or site. 2. Court of justice, Daśak. in

Chr. 180, 20. — Comp. Dharma-, n. 1.

administration of justice, Pañc. 97, 1.

2. A court of justice, Pañc. 96, 25.

Rāma-, adj. relating to Rāma, Rām. 2,

15, 29. Samāna-, I. n. generic property.

II. adj. contained in the same subject

or category.

Adhi-karaṇa, am, n. the act of placing at the

head or of subordinating government, supremacy,

magistracy, court of justice; a receptacle, sup-

port; a claim; a topic, subject; (in philosophy) a

substratum; a subject (e. g. ātmā is the adhi-karaṇa

of knowledge); a category; a relation; (in grammar)

regimen, government, comprehension, location, the

sense of the locative case; relationship of words in a

sentence, which agree together, either as adjective and

substantive, or as subject and predicate, or as two sub-

stantives in apposition; (in rhetoric) a topic; a para-

graph or minor section; (as, ī), m. f. one who has to

superintend. —Adhikaraṇa-bhojaka, as, m. a judge.

—Adhikaraṇa-maṇḍapa, as, am, m. n. the hall

of justice. —Adhikaraṇa-siddhānta, as, m. a syl-

logism or conclusion which involves others. —Adhi-

karaṇaitāvattva (°ṇa-et°), am, n. fixed quantity of

a substratum.

adhikaraṇa n. (lit. the putting over, placing at the head, supremacy); substance, something concrete (as the recipient of qualities, actions, etc.); support, receptacle; relation, esp. the relation of the locative (g.), chapter, head (in books); court of justice.

adhikaraṇa adhi-karaṇa, n. substratum;
substance, matter; subject, department; section,
paragraph; law-court; that in which
anything happens; sphere of the locative
(gr.); -maṇḍapa, n. law-court; -lekhaka, m.
lawyer's clerk.

adhi-karaṇa n. the act of placing at the head or of subordinating government, supremacy, magistracy, court of justice

a receptacle, support

a claim

a topic, subject

(in philosophy) a substratum

a subject (e.g. ātman is the adhi-karaṇa of knowledge)

a category

a relation

(in Gr.) government

location, the sense of the locative case

relationship of words in a sentence (which agree together, either as adjective and substantive, or as subject and predicate, or as two substantives in apposition)

(in rhetoric) a topic

a paragraph or minor section

adhi-karaṇa mfn. having to superintend.

adhikaraṇa

n. (-ṇaṃ)

1. Superiority, supremacy.

2. Title, right.

3. In the
Mimansa philosophy, a case or topic, comprehending five members,
the subject, the doubt, the first side or prima facie argument, the
answer or conclusion, the application.

4. (In the Vedānta.) A case
or question.

5. (In grammar) Location, the sense of the seventh
or locative case, defined to imply four kinds.

1. Proximity, as, ‘a
village on the Ganges.’

2. Inclusion, as, ‘the gods in heaven.’
3. End or object, as, ‘versed in the Sāstras; and

4. Integral
existence, as, ‘the spirit is in all.’

E. adhi over, kṛ to do; and
lyuṭ aff.

adhikaraṇa adhikaraṇa a. (kṛ) m à m. dont l'acte est au-dessus des autres: qui prévaut, dominant, prééminent, prépondérant.

— S. n. prépotence, prérogative, prééminence, autorité.

adhikaraṇya n. même sens.

adhi-karaṇa- m. rapport, fait de concerner ou chose concernée; affaire (en général); jugement, tribunal; section, sujet (d'un développement) ; domaine (notion exprimée par le loc.).

°maṇḍapa- m. salle de justice.

°lekhaka- ag. scribe du tribunal.

adhikaraṇa (von kar mit adhi) n.

1) Bezug, Beziehung: athātaḥ saṃhitāyā upaniṣadaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ . pañcasvadhikaraṇeṣu . adhilokamadhi'yotiṣamadhividyamadhiprajamadhyātmam TAITT. UP. 1, 3, 1. sa sūtastatra śuśrāva rāmādhikaraṇāḥ (auf Rāma bezügliche) kathāḥ R. 2, 15, 29. tatpuruṣaḥ samānādhikaraṇaḥ karmadhārayaḥ P. 1, 2, 42. Ein Wort, das mit einem andern Worte in Congruenzverhältniss steht, ist mit diesem samānādhikaraṇa 2, 1, 49. 2, 11. 6, 3, 34. 8, 1, 73. ekādhikaraṇe bei einer Beziehung auf eine Einheit 2, 2, 1. jñānādhikaraṇamātmā Z. d. d. m. G. VI, 25, N. 1 (MÜLLER: das Selbst ist ein Gegenstand, welcher das Substrat der Eigenschaft des Wissens ist).

— 2) die Beziehungen des Locativs: ādhāro 'dhikaraṇam P. 1, 4, 45. 2, 2, 13. 3, 36. 64. 68. 3, 4, 76.

— 3) ein einem speciellen Gegenstande gewidmeter Abschnitt, Artikel, Paragraph H. 255. So zerfallen die Sūtra Jaimini's und Bādarāyaṇa's zunächst in Adhyāya's, die Adhyāya's in Pāda's, die Pāda's in Adhikaraṇa's COLEBR. Misc. Ess. I, 297. 329. Verz. d. B. H. No. 606.

— 4) Stoff, Materie P. 2, 4, 13. 15. 5, 3, 43.

— 5) Gericht: svāndoṣānkathayanti nādhikaraṇe MṚCCH. 137, 14. 19. adhikaraṇasya mārgamādeśaya 143, 10; vgl. dharmādhikaraṇa .

— Vgl. adhikāra .

adhikaraṇa

1) sarvadeśākṣarābhijñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ . lekhakaḥ kathito rājñaḥ sarvādhikaraṇeṣu vai .. so v. a. für alle Angelegenheiten Spr. 3209. kimadhikaraṇāḥ (adj. comp.) santu ca śucaḥ und worauf soll die Trauer bezogen werden? 2351.

— 5) DAŚAK. in BENF. Chr. 180, 20.

adhikaraṇa n. (am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā)

— 1) Substrat , das worauf Etwas bezogen wird.

— 2) Stoff , Substanz.

— 3) Fach , Zweig , Branche Spr. 6926.

— 4) ein einem speciellen Gegenstande gewidmeter Abschnitt , Artikel , Paragraph.

— 5) Gericht , Gerichtshof.

— 6) in der Gramm. das worauf , worin , woran , wo oder wann Etwas geschieht oder Statt findet , der Begriff des Locativs 224,13. 233,3. 237,23. 238,17.

adhikaraṇa n. Substrat, Stoff; Beziehung, bes Localität (g); Gerichtshof; Abschnitt, Paragraph.

adhikaraṇa n. °Örtlichkeit (?) in karaṇam adhikaraṇam, Kauṭ. 149, 1 "the nature and place of the deed"; besser wohl "Gerichtshof", der die Urkunde ausfertigt; vgl. Viṣṇusmṛti 7, 3.

adhikaraṇa na0 adhi + kṛ—lyuṭ . ādhāre, vyākaraṇaśāstre
“kartṛkarmavyavahitāmasākṣāddhārayat kriyām . upakurvat
kriyāsiddhau śāstre'dhikaraṇaṃ smṛtamiti” hariparibhāṣite
adhikaraṇasaṃjñake kartṛkarmmadvārā kriyāśraye kārake, yathā
gehesthālyāmannaṃ pacatītyādau gṛhasya kartṛdvārā, sthālyāśca
karmmadvārā, paramparayā pākakriyāśrayatvāt, gṛhādeḥ .
“ādhāro'dhikaraṇamiti” “saptamyadhikaraṇe iti” pā0 .
adhikaraṇaṃ ca yasya guṇāderyo dharmmī sa eva . yathā guṇakarma-
jātīnāṃ dravyam, dravyasya ca saṃyogādisambandhena dravyāntaraṃ,
tatrādhikasyaivādhikaraṇatvaṃ yathā kuṇḍādervadarādīnāmadhi-
karaṇatvam gṛhāderghaṭādīnāṃ, na tu vaiparītye . dravyādiṣu
guṇādereva, samavāyena tādātmyena vā matabhedena adhikara-
ṇatvaṃ natu guṇādīnāṃ dravyādhikaraṇatvamityeva mantavyam .
kriyate nirṇayārthaṃ vicāro'smin . pūrvvottaramīmāṃsāśāstra-
prasiddhe ekārthapratipādake viṣayasaṃśayapūrvvapakṣasiddhānta
nirṇayātmakapañcāṅgabodhakavākyasamudāye nyāye . tathā hi
“viṣayoviśayaścaiva pūrvvapakṣastathottaraṃ nirṇayaśceti” siddhāntaḥ
śāstre'dhikaraṇaṃ smṛtamiti” mīmāṃsā . tatra vicā-
rārhaṃ vākyaṃ viṣayaḥ, tasyārthaviṣaye viśayaḥ idamitthaṃ
na veti vikalpaḥ . tatra sandihyamānayoḥ pakṣayoḥ asatpakṣe
yuktipradarśanavākyaṃ pūrvvapakṣavākyaṃ, pūrvapakṣoktāṃ yuktiṃ khaṇḍa
yitvā satpakṣe yuktipradarśanavākyam siddhāntaḥ . tataścetyādyabhi-
lāpena siddhāntasiddhārthopasaṃhārakaṃ vākyaṃ nirṇāyakavākyamiti
yathā “svādhyāyo'dhyetavya” ityādivākyaṃ vicārārthatvena
viṣayaḥ . atrādhyayanamakṣaragrahaṇamātram? arthagrahaṇaparyyantā-
dhyayanaṃ? veti saṃśayaḥ . tatra akṣaragrahaṇamātramadhyayanamiti
pūrvvapakṣaḥ . arthajñānasahitākṣaragrahaṇamiti siddhāntaḥ . tena
vidhivākyasya sārthavedādhyayanameva phalito'rtha iti nirṇaya
itthaṃ tat pratipādakāvayavapañcātmako nyāyo'trāvasīyate . eva-
manyadapyudāhāryyam . uttaramīmāṃsāyāmapi etāni yathā-
yathaṃ yojyāni viśeṣastvayaṃ vedānte pañcāvayavā anyavidhā
yathoktaṃ mādhavācāryyeṇa . “tatraikaikamadhikaraṇaṃ pañcāvayavaṃ
viṣayaḥ sandehaḥ saṅgatiḥ pūrvvapakṣaḥ siddhāntaśceti pañcāvayavā
iti” saṅgatiśca “śāstre'dhyāye tathā pāde nyāyasaṅgataya-
stridhā . śastrādiviṣaye jñāte tattatsaṅgatirūhyatā” mityanena
saṅgatitraividhyaṃ tenaiva darśitaṃ tadvivaraṇaṃ saṅgatiśabde
vakṣyate . tatra vedāntādhikaraṇaṃ yathā “athāto brahmajijñā-
seti prathamādhikaraṇam “avicāryyaṃ vicāryyaṃ vā brahmā-
dhyāsānirūpaṇāt . asandehāphalatvābhyāṃ na vicāraṃ tada-
rhati . adhyāso'haṃbuddhisiddho'saṅgaṃ brahma śrutīritam
sandehānmuktabhāvācca vicāryyaṃ brahma vedata” iti mādhavaḥ .
vyākhyātañcaitat svenaiva yathā “ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ
śrotavya” ityatra ātmadarśanaṃ phalamuddiśya tatsādhanatvena
śravaṇaṃ vidhīyate . śravaṇaṃ nāma vedāntavākyānāṃ brahmaṇi
tātparyyaṃ nirṇetumanukūlonyāyavicāraḥ tadetadvicāravidhāyakaṃ
vākyaṃ viṣayaḥ . na cāyaṃ viṣayaḥ ślokayorna saṃgṛhītaḥ,
sandehasaṃgraheṇaivārthāt tat saṃgrahapratīteḥ brahmavicārātmaka-
nyāyanirṇayātmakaśāstramanārambhaṇīyamārambhaṇīyaṃ veti sa-
ndehaḥ . pūrvottarapakṣayuktidvayaṃ sarvatra sandehavījamunneyam .
tatrānārabhyamiti tāvatprāptaṃ viṣayaprayojanayorabhāvāt .
saṃdigdhaṃ hi vicāraviṣayobhavati brahma tvasandigdhaṃ tathā hi
tat kiṃ brahmākāreṇa sandihyeta? ātmākāreṇa? vā, nādyaḥ
“satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃbrahmeti” vākyena brahmākārasya niścayāt .
na dvitīyaḥ ahaṃpratyayenātmākārasya niścayāt . adhyāsātma-
viṣayatvena bhrānto'yaṃ pratyaya iti cet na adhyāsānirūpa
ṇāt tamaḥprakāśavadviruddhasvabhāvayorjaḍājaḍayordehātmanoḥ
śuktirajatavadanyonyatādātmyādhyāsona nirūpayituṃ śakyate .
tasmādabhrāntābhyāṃ śrutyahaṃpratyayābhyāṃ niścitasyāsaṃdigdhatvānna
vicārasya viṣayo'sti . nāpi prayojanaṃ paśyāmaḥ .
uktaprakāreṇa brahmātmaniścaye'pi muktyadarśanāt tasmādbrahma na
vicāramarhati ataḥ śāstramanārambhaṇīyamiti pūrvapakṣaḥ .
atrocyate . śāstramārambhaṇīyaṃ viṣayaprayojanasadbhāvāt
śrutyahaṃpratyayayoḥ sandigdhaṃ brahmātmavastu . “ayamātmā brahmeti”
śrutirasaṅgaṃ brahmātmatvenopadiśati . ahaṃ manuṣya ityādyahaṃ-
buddhirdehāditādātmyādhyāsenātmānaṃ gṛhṇāti, adhyāsasya-
durnirūpatvamalaṅkārāya, tasmāt saṃdigdhaṃ vastu viṣayaḥ tanni-
ścayena muktilakṣaṇaṃ prayojanaṃ śrutyā, vidvadanubhavena ca siddham .
tasmādvedāntavākyavicāramukhena brahmaṇo vicārārhatvācchāstra-
mārambhaṇīyamiti siddham iti” . abhedānvayipadārthabodhaka-
tulyavibhaktikaśabde ca . “samānādhikaraṇastatpuruṣaḥ karma-
dhāraya” iti pā0 . samānādhikaraṇaḥ abhedānvayipadārtha-
bodhakatulyavibhaktikapadaghaṭitastatpuruṣaḥ karmadhāraya ityarthaḥ
“tādṛśapadaghaṭitatvenānyapadārthatve samānādhikaraṇabahuvrīhiḥ
pītamambaraṃ yasyeti vākye pītāmbara ityādi . abhedānvayi-
padārthabodhakabhinnapadaghaṭitatve vyadhikaraṇabahuvrīhiriti yathā
padmaṃ nābhau yasyeti vākye padmanābhaḥ . suśrutokteṣu dvātriṃśa-
ttantrayuktiṣu tantrayuktibhede ca tantrayuktiśabde tadvivaraṇam .

adhikaraṇa (= Pali id., in both senses), nt., (1) mat-

ter of contention or dispute, especially among monks: saṃghe

kalahabhaṇḍanavigrahavivādaṃ adhikaraṇaṃ kaukṛtyaṃ

utpādetsuḥ Mv iii.48.(13--)14; adhikaraṇa na tasya jātu

bhotī Śikṣ 195.10; °ṇa-kuśala MSV i.55.13; adhikaraṇa-

vastu Mvy 9115 = Tib. rtsod paḥi gzhi, ground of dispute;

adhikaraṇa-śamatha Mvy 8630 (= Pali °samatha), the

(7 rules for) quieting of disputes, a part of the Prātimokṣa;

they are listed 8631--7, mostly as in Pali, saṃmukha-

vinayaḥ, smṛti-vinayaḥ, amūḍha-vinayaḥ, yadbhū-

yasikīyaḥ, tatsvabhāvaiṣīyaḥ, tṛṇaprastārakaḥ,

pratijñākārakaḥ, qq.v.; (2) -adhikaraṇaṃ, ifc. adv., by

reason of: yato-adhikaraṇaṃ, conj. (= Pali yatvādhika-

raṇaṃ) Mv iii.52.7, because, lit. by reason of which; also

stem in comp., pramādādhikaraṇahetor MPS 4.7 ff.,

because of negligence (Pali pamādādhikaraṇaṃ, adv.;

elsewhere -adhikaraṇa-hetu, CPD).

adhikaraṇa (IE 8-1, 8-8; EI 28), an office; cf. rājakule ='dhi-

karaṇasya, apparently referring to an office. See adhikaraṇ-āva-

dhāraṇā, ‘official investigation’ (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXI, p. 267).

(EI 24), a court or department.

(EI 30), a law-court.

(SITI), a class of law courts; probably, the chief court.

(EI 30, 31), an administrative office or a board of

administration.

(EI 31), a district.

(SII 2), same as Adhikārin, a magistrate.