Vedadhipa, Veda-adhipa, Vedādhipa: 2 definitions
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Vedadhipa 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVedādhipa (वेदाधिप).—
1) one who presides over the Veda; ऋग्वेदाधिपतर्जीवो यजुर्वेदाधिपो भृगुः । सामवेदाधिपो भौमः शशिजोऽ- थर्ववेदपः (ṛgvedādhipatarjīvo yajurvedādhipo bhṛguḥ | sāmavedādhipo bhaumaḥ śaśijo'- tharvavedapaḥ) ||
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: vedādhipaḥ (वेदाधिपः).
Vedādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veda and adhipa (अधिप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedādhipa (वेदाधिप):—[from veda] m. ‘one who presides over the Veda’ Name of certain planets (viz. of Jupiter or Bṛhaspati, Venus, Mars, and Mercury, who are supposed to preside respectively over the Ṛg-, Yajur-, Sāma-, and Atharva-veda), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
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Partial matches: Adhipa, Veda, Veta.
Starts with: Vedadhipati.
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