anadhivara
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀦𑀥𑀺𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- अनधिवर (Devanagari script)
- অনধিৱর (Bengali script)
- අනධිවර (Sinhalese script)
- အနဓိဝရ (Burmese script)
- อนธิวร or อะนะธิวะระ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨶᨵᩥᩅᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ອນຘິວຣ or ອະນະຘິວະຣະ (Lao script)
- អនធិវរ (Khmer script)
Etymology
a- + adhi- + vara. Note that a- (“not”) has the effect of making a superlative for adhivara (“excellent”).
Usage notes
The misreading andhivara is frequent. Indeed, in 2019, in the Thai script without implicit vowels, it is commoner on-line than anadhivara itself, though on-line anadhivara is commoner in both the Roman script and the Thai script with implicit vowels.
Adjective
anadhivara
- unsurpassed
- unrivalled
Declension
Declension table of "anadhivara" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | anadhivaro | anadhivarā |
| Accusative (second) | anadhivaraṃ | anadhivare |
| Instrumental (third) | anadhivarena | anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | anadhivarassa or anadhivarāya or anadhivaratthaṃ | anadhivarānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | anadhivarasmā or anadhivaramhā or anadhivarā | anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | anadhivarassa | anadhivarānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | anadhivarasmiṃ or anadhivaramhi or anadhivare | anadhivaresu |
| Vocative (calling) | anadhivara | anadhivarā |
Declension table of "anadhivara" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | anadhivaraṃ | anadhivarāni |
| Accusative (second) | anadhivaraṃ | anadhivarāni |
| Instrumental (third) | anadhivarena | anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | anadhivarassa or anadhivarāya or anadhivaratthaṃ | anadhivarānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | anadhivarasmā or anadhivaramhā or anadhivarā | anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | anadhivarassa | anadhivarānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | anadhivarasmiṃ or anadhivaramhi or anadhivare | anadhivaresu |
| Vocative (calling) | anadhivara | anadhivarāni |
Noun
anadhivara m
- The Blessed One, i.e. the Buddha
Declension
As the masculine of the adjective above.
References
adhivara in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)