Adhigama: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Adhigama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchAdhigama (अधिगम) refers to “acquiring (spiritual knowledge)”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, while discussing methods for conquering the mind: “Acquiring (adhigama) spiritual knowledge, associating with the wise, abandoning habitual tendencies and stopping the movement of the breath; according to tradition, [all] these methods are effective in conquering the mind. The [mind] is quickly overcome by these [methods of restraint] like the dust of the earth by streams [of water]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha SutraAdhigama (अधिगम, “knowledge”).—What is right faith (samyagdarśana) acquired by knowledge (adhigama)? The right faith that develops due to the teachings by a holy teacher or of holy texts. What is the difference between nisarga and adhigama? Nisarga is self-originated, while the origin of adhigama is dependent on some direct cause (nimitta).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryadhigama : (m.) attainment; knowledge.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAdhigama, (fr. adhigacchati) attainment, acquisition; also fig. knowledge, information, study (the latter mainly in Miln) D.III, 255; S.II, 139; A.II, 148; IV, 22, 332; V, 194; J.I, 406; Nett 91; Miln.133, 215, 358, 362, 388; PvA.207. (Page 28)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryadhigama (अधिगम).—m Apprehension or understanding of; an apprehending or attaining: also attainedness (as of a matter of knowledge). 2 In law. Found treasure.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishadhigama (अधिगम).—m Apprehension. Found treasure.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम).—
1) Acquisition, obtaining, getting, finding &c.; (icchāmi) श्रोतुं च सीताधिगमे प्रयत्नम् (śrotuṃ ca sītādhigame prayatnam) Rām.5. 64.32; दुरधिगमः परभागः (duradhigamaḥ parabhāgaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.34; वंशस्थितेरधिगमात् (vaṃśasthiteradhigamāt) V. 5.15; दाराधिगमनम् (dārādhigamanam) Manusmṛti 1.112 marriage.
2) Mastery, knowledge; असच्छास्त्राधिगमनम् (asacchāstrādhigamanam) Manusmṛti 11.65.
3) Mercantile return, profit; acquiring property; निध्यादेः प्राप्तिः (nidhyādeḥ prāptiḥ) Mit. or धनप्राप्तिः (dhanaprāptiḥ); स्थापयन्ति तु यां वृद्धिं स तत्राधिगमं प्रति (sthāpayanti tu yāṃ vṛddhiṃ sa tatrādhigamaṃ prati) Manusmṛti 8.157.
4) Acceptance.
5) Intercourse.
6) Seeing, looking; अपनेष्यामि संतापं तवाधिगमशासनात् (apaneṣyāmi saṃtāpaṃ tavādhigamaśāsanāt) Rām.5.35.77.
Derivable forms: adhigamaḥ (अधिगमः).
See also (synonyms): adhigamana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम).—m., also (even after consonants) dhigama (q.v.), spiritual realization; attainment of religious goal; used in senses very close to this in Sanskrit ([Boehtlingk and Roth] and [Boehtlingk]), as well as in Pali; seems nearly equivalent to abhisamaya, q.v.: (bhagavantaṃ…) adhigamabuddhir yadyogināṃ yogābhisamayakāle samādhisukhe (so with Tibetan for °mukhe, note in ed., and Suzuki) samāptānām adhigamo bhavati, tasya cādhigamād yogināṃ yogaśabdo nipātyate adhigamaneneti Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 11.17—12.3, of whose (viz. Buddha's) yogins the will to spiritual-realization becomes spiritual- realization when they have attained perfection (samāpta) in the bliss of trance at the time of spiritual-realization (at- tainment, abhisamaya) of yoga; and thru realization (attainment) of him (tasya = bhagavataḥ) on the part of (his) yogins the word yoga is (rightly) applied, by reason of (this) realization (attainment, that comes thru it); yasyāṃ ca rātryāṃ dhigamo, Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 144.10 = 324.5, referring to the night of Buddha's attainment of enlight- enment, compare 142.17; Bodhisattvabhūmi 81.24; Mahāvyutpatti 134; punar bodhisat- tvaḥ adhigamajñāne sāradarśī bhavati, na śruta-cintā- dharmārtha-vijñāna-mātrake Bodhisattvabhūmi 257.16, referring to Mahāvyutpatti 1548 jñāna-pratisaraṇena bhavitavyam, na vijñāna- pratisaraṇena.
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Adhigama (अधिगम) or Adhigamana.—spiritual realization; so Pali (both forms): ye me bhaṇanti varṇaṃ samādhito ca śīlato ca prajñāto ca adhigamanato ca…Mahāvastu i.270.4; for Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 12.3 see s.v. adhigama.
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Adhigama (अधिगम) or Dhigama.—q.v., Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 144.10 = 324.5; see § 4.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. Obtaining, attaining acquiring 2. Going through or over, lit or fig. 3. Overpassing, overflowing: also
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम).—[adhi-gam + a], m. 1. Coming to, attaining, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 50. 2. Accession to, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 45. 3. Gaining, profit, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 157. 4. Reading, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 2. 5. Perception, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम).—[masculine] gamana [neuter] obtaining, acquiring, going through or over, reading, studying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhigama (अधिगम):—[=adhi-gama] [from adhi-gam] m. the act of attaining, acquisition
2) [v.s. ...] acquirement, mastery, study, knowledge
3) [v.s. ...] mercantile return, profit, etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhigama (अधिगम):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-maḥ) 1) Obtaining, attaining, acquiring.
2) Attainment, apprehension, going through or over, lit. or fig.
3) Profit, gain, interest on capital or risk. E. gam with adhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Adhigama (अधिगम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahigama.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAdhigama (ಅಧಿಗಮ):—
1) [noun] act or process of obtaining; acquisition.
2) [noun] mercantile return; profit.
3) [noun] act or process of studying or acquiring knowledge; a study, learning.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Adhigama Sutta, Adhigamajasamyaktva, Adhigamajasamyaktvi, Adhigamaka, Adhigamana, Adhigamaniya, Atikamariccam, Atikamatam.
Ends with: Anadhigama, Brahmadhigama, Duradhigama, Okasadhigama, Samadhigama, Tattvarthadhigama, Vedadhigama, Vedavidyadhigama, Vidyadhigama, Virahadhigama, Visesadhigama.
Full-text (+3): Duradhigama, Ahigama, Adhigamana, Abhigama, Vedadhigama, Dhigama, Samadhigama, Anadhigama, Brahmadhigamika, Nisarga, Okasadhigama, Brahmadhigama, Adhigamya, Visesadhigama, Amatapada, Acquiring, Appicchata, Adhippaya, Pariyatti, Vijnana.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Adhigama, Adhi-gama; (plurals include: Adhigamas, gamas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.157 < [Section XXVII - Limitation of Interest (kusīdavṛddhi)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 1.3 - Attainment of right faith < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Verse 1.7 - Another method of ascertaining knowledge (of seven categories) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 1.29 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Means of release in Jainism and Buddhism < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 1.29 < [First Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.37 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]