अधी
English meaning: to study, learn
Definition
From adhi- plus i, meaning 'to study, read, recite, learn'. The present adhīte ('studies') is the classic verb for formal study.
Example
“बालकः वेदम् अधीते।”
In English: “The boy studies the Veda.”
Another example: “ब्रह्मचारी गुरुकुले वेदम् अधीते।”
Usage — When, Where & How
The root i with prefix adhi-, 'to study, learn, recite' (Ātmanepada, adhīte); the classic verb for formal study under a teacher, yielding adhyayana ('study') and adhyāya ('chapter'). Scholarly register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the prefix अधि- (adhi) 'over, upon' + root √इ (i) 'to go'; literally 'to go over (a text)', hence to study, read, and learn.
Synonyms
- पठति
- शिक्षते
- अभ्यस्
- आम्नाय्
Antonyms / Opposites
- विस्मृ
- उपेक्ष्
Related Words
Common Collocations
- अधीते
- अध्ययन
- अध्येतुम्
- अधीत्य
- वेदाध्ययन
Word Forms
adhi + √i, class 2 Ā, pres. अधीते (3pl. अधीयते); fut. अध्येष्यते
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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