# अधिदैव (adhidaiva)

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अधिदैव (adhidaiva) is a Sanskrit word meaning a presiding or tutelary deity, the supreme deity, on the subject of the deity or the divine agent, the divine agent operating in material objects, the ruling deity or active principle in creation, the collective body of gods and superhuman beings. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Presiding/Supreme Deity or Divine Agent, Ruling Deity & Collective Gods (Noun), Grammatical Classification/Reference.

- **Etymology:** E. अधि, and दैव divine being — E. adhi, and daiva divine being
- **SLP1:** `aDidEva`  **IAST:** adhidaiva  **Devanagari:** अधिदैव
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/adhidaiva/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Presiding/Supreme Deity or Divine Agent (4 definitions)
- 1. A presiding or tutelary deity. 2. The supreme deity.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 21,1] अधि - दैव (adhi-daiva) or - दैवत (-daivata), अम् (am), n. a presiding or tutelary deity, the supreme deity, the divine agent operating in material objects [ ID=4267 ]
- relating to the gods or supreme spirit  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधिदैव (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 010-2 ] अधिदैव (adhidaiva) adhi-daiva, n., -ta, n. id.. [ ID=1035 ]
- the divine agent in material objects  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधिदैव (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 013 ] अधिदैव (adhidaiva) n. the divine agent in material objects. [ ID=888 ]
- the governing deity  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अधिदैव (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 012-2 ] Adhidaiva (“the governing Deity,” see BR., vol. v, p. 971, and Weber, Rāmat. Up., 350): XII, 9175 ( °e niyukto 'smi, sc. Śiva). [ ID=143 ]

### Ruling Deity & Collective Gods (Noun) (2 definitions)
- 1. The ruling deity or active principle in creation. 2. The collective body of gods and superhuman beings.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधि (adhi) दैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 022 ] अधि (adhi) दैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) n. ( - वं (-vaṃ) ) 1 The ruling deity, the active principle in creation: also अधि (adhi) दैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) तं (adhidaivataṃ). 2 The collective body of gods, and superhuman beings. E. अधि (adhi), and दैव (daiva) divine being. [ ID=1033 ]
- 1. The ruling deity or active principle in creation. 2. The collective body of gods and superhuman beings.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधिदैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 019-a ] अधिदैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) n. ( - वं (-vaṃ) ) 1. The ruling deity, the active principle in creation: also अधिदैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) तं (adhidaivataṃ). 2. The collective body of gods, and superhuman beings. E. अधि, (adhi,) and दैव (daiva) divine being. [ ID=1032 ]

### Grammatical Classification/Reference (1 definition)
- relating to the gods or supreme spirit  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधि (adhi) दैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 055-b ] अधि (adhi) दैव (daiva) (adhidaiva) I. Tatpur. n. ( - वम् (-vam) ) and II. Avyayībh. ( - वम् (-vam) ). See the following. E. अधि (adhi) and दैव (daiva). [ ID=1889 ]

### Indeclinable: Concerning the Deity (1 definition)
- on the subject of the deity or the divine agent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 21,1] अधि - दैवम् (adhi-daivam) ind. on the subject of the deity or the divine agent. [ ID=4267.1 ]

### Presiding Deity (Noun) & Indeclinable Usage (1 definition)
- 1. A presiding or tutelary deity. 2. The supreme deity. 3. The divine agent operating in material objects.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अधिदैव (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 0021-b ] अधिदैव (adhidaiva) adhi-daiva or adhi-daivata, am, n, a presiding or tutelary deity; the supreme deity; the Page0021-c+ 67 divine agent operating in material objects. —Adhi- daivam or adhidaivatam, ind. on the subject of the deity or the divine agent. [ ID=1186 ]

### Spiritual Existence of Divine Beings (1 definition)
- Spiritual existence as of gods, demigods, and demons  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अधिदैव (adhidaiva) [Printed book page 018-b ] अधि - दैव (adhi-daiva) ( वं ) ((vaṃ)) 1. n. Spiritual existence, as of gods, demigods, demons, &c. [ ID=851 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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