Adrishtartha, Adṛṣṭārtha, Adrishta-artha: 3 definitions
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Adrishtartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Adṛṣṭārtha can be transliterated into English as Adrstartha or Adrishtartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitāAdṛṣṭārtha (अदृष्टार्थ) refers to “unseen aims”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “For only the Court Officiant accomplishes for Kings all seen and unseen aims (adṛṣṭārtha—dṛṣṭādṛṣṭārthasādhakaḥ), especially when this Deity is installed, worshipped and so on. Any defectiveness of his (i.e. of the King) is due to the faults of the Court Officiant, and similarly [every] excellence of the same King in [the performance of] rituals [depends on the Officiant], oh Master of the Earth!”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdṛṣṭārtha (अदृष्टार्थ).—a. [ba.] having a metaphysical or occult meaning, metaphysical; having an object not evident to the senses.
Adṛṣṭārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms adṛṣṭa and artha (अर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdṛṣṭārtha (अदृष्टार्थ):—[from a-dṛṣṭa > a-dṛś] mfn. having an object not evident to the senses (as a science), transcendental.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Adrishta, Artha.
Ends with: Drishtadrishtartha, Paraparadrishtartha, Vyaktadrishtartha.
Full-text: Adrishta, Vidhi, Arthapatti.
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