अधस्

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadʰás (“below”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰés. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬛𐬇 (adə̄), Latin inferus, Old English under (whence English under).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dʱɐ́s/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.d̪ʱɐs̪/

Preposition

अधस् • (adhás)

beneath, under, below
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.129.5:
  तिरश्चीनो विततो रश्मिरेषाम्अधः स्विदासीदुपरि स्विदासीत् ।
  tiraścīno vitato raśmireṣāmadhaḥ svidāsīdupari svidāsīt.
  Their severing line was extended across: what was above it then, and what below it?

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀳𑁄 (aho)
Pali: adho

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