# अद्वैत (advaita)

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अद्वैत (advaita) is a Sanskrit word meaning having no duplicate, peerless, sole, unique, epithet of Vishnu, non-duality, the identity of the human soul with the supreme soul. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Non-Duality (Philosophical Principle), Adjective: Non-Dual, Unique, Peerless, Name of an Upanishad.

- **Etymology:** E. अ neg. द्वैत duality — E. a neg. dvaita duality
- **SLP1:** `advEta`  **IAST:** advaita  **Devanagari:** अद्वैत
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/advaita/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Non-Duality (Philosophical Principle) (13 definitions)
- non-duality  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अ - द्वैत (a-dvaita) n. non-duality [ ID=3939 ]
- the identity of the human soul with the supreme soul  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > identity of Brahmā or of the Paramātman or supreme soul with the Jīvātman or human soul [ ID=3940 ]
- identity of spirit and matter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > identity of spirit and matter [ ID=3941 ]
- the ultimate truth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the ultimate truth [ ID=3942 ]
- Non-duality or identity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त (ta) ं (taṃ) [ न (na). त (ta).] 1 Non-duality, identity; especially that of Brahma with the universe or with the soul, or of soul and matter; See अद्वय (advaya) also
- The supreme truth or Brahma  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त (ta) ं (taṃ) [ न (na). त (ta).] 2 The supreme or highest truth or Brahma itself
- 1. Non-duality or unity. 2. Without duality, secondless, or single.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 009-3 ] अद्वैत (advaita) a-dvaita, n. non-duality, unity; a. without duality, secondless, single. [ ID=970 ]
- Unity, not duality  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) [Printed book page 021 ] अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) n. ( - तं (-taṃ) ) Unity, not duality. E. अ (a) neg. द्वैत (dvaita) duality. [ ID=961 ]
- Unity  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 017-b ] अ - द्वैत (a-dvaita) ( तं ) ((taṃ)) 1. n. Unity. [ ID=794 ]
- spirit opposed to matter  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 910-b ] अ - द्वैत (a-dvaita) ( तं ) ((taṃ)) 1. n. Spirit opposed to matter. [ ID=44482 ]
- 1. Sameness or identity. 2. The Vedantic doctrine of the identity of Brahman with the universe or the soul. 3. Brahman.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) (II) n. 1. Identity, sameness, अद्वैत (advaita) ं सुखदुःखयोः (advaitaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) Ut. i.; 2. the Vedāntic doctrine of the identity of Brahman (n.) with the universe or with the soul; 3. Brahman (n.). [ ID=858 ]
- Unity, absence of duality  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) [Printed book page 017-b ] अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) n. ( - तं (-taṃ) ) Unity, not duality. E. अ (a) neg. द्वैत (dvaita) duality. [ ID=959 ]
- 1. Unity, not duality. 2. The identity of the divine essence and the human soul. 3. The name of an Upanishad of the Atharvaveda. 4. Without a second, alone.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) [Printed book page 051-a ] अ (a) द्वैत (dvaita) (advaita) I. Tatpur. n. ( - तम् (-tam) ) 1 Unity, not duality. 2 The iden- tity of Brahman (n.) and the Universe or of the divine es- sence and the human soul; the real truth. 3 The name of an Upanishad of the Atharvaveda. E. अ (a) neg. and द्वैत (dvaita). II. Bahuvr. m. f. n. ( - तः - ता - तम् (-tam) (-taḥ-tā-tam) ) Without a second, only, alone; esp. as an epithet of आत्मन् (ātman) and ब्रह्मन् (brahman) (n.) or ब्रह्मलोक (brahmaloka). E. अ (a) priv. and द्वैत (dvaita). [ ID=1756 ]

### Adjective: Non-Dual, Unique, Peerless (8 definitions)
- having no duplicate  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 19,3] अ - द्वैत (a-dvaita) mfn. destitute of duality, having no duplicate, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv, &c. [ ID=3935 ]
- peerless  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > peerless [ ID=3936 ]
- sole, unique  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sole, unique [ ID=3937 ]
- Not dual, uniform, or unchanging.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 0043-c ] अद्वैत (advaita) a. [ न (na). ब (ba).] 1 Not dual; of one or uniform nature, equable, unchanging; ° तं सुखदुःखयोः (°taṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1. 39
- Matchless, peerless, sole, only, unique.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 0043-c ] अद्वैत (advaita) a. [ न (na). ब (ba).] 2 Matchless, peerless, sole, only, unique
- 1. Free from duality. 2. Peerless or unique.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 014-05 ] अद्वैत (advaita) (I) a. (f. ता (tā) ) 1. Destitute of duality; 2. peerless, unique. [ ID=857 ]
- non-duality  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 012 ] अद्वैत (advaita) a. = अद्वय (advaya), n. = अद्वय (advaya) त्व (advayatva). [ ID=827 ]
- 1. Destitute of duality, having no duplicate, peerless, sole, or unique. 2. An epithet of Vishnu. 3. Non-duality or identity, especially of the supreme spirit with the universe, the soul, or matter.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अद्वैत (advaita) [Printed book page 0019-c ] अद्वैत (advaita) a-dvaita, as, ā, am, destitute of duality, having no duplicate; peerless; sole, unique; epithet of Viṣṇu; ( am ), n. non-duality; identity, especially the identity of Brahma with the universe or with the soul, or of spirit and matter; the ultimate truth; title of an Upaniṣad. —Advaitena, ind. solely. —Advaitānanada (°ta-ān°), as, m. = Page0020-a+ 76 advayānanda, q. v. —Advaitopaniṣad (°ta-up°), t, f., N. of an Upaniṣad. [ ID=1096 ]

### Name of an Upanishad (2 definitions)
- title of an Upanishad  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > title of an Upaniṣad [ ID=3943 ]
- Name of an Upanishad  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — त (ta) ं (taṃ) [ न (na). त (ta).] 3 N. of an Upanishad; अद्वैत (ta) ेन (na) (advaitena) solely, without any duplicity

### Related Terms or Figures (2 definitions)
- 1. The joy arising from a knowledge of the identity of the universe and the supreme spirit. 2. Name of an author.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आनंदः (ānaṃdaḥ) ( अद्वय (advaya) ° (°) ) 1 the joy arising from a knowledge of the identity of the universe and the supreme spirit. 2 N. of an author who, according to Colebrooke, flourished at the close of the 15th century
- a Vedantin  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वादिन् (vādin) = अद्वयवादिन् (vādin) (advayavādin) q. v. above; a Vedāntin. [ ID=901 ]

### Adverb: Solely (1 definition)
- solely  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 19,3] अ - द्वैतेन (a-dvaitena) ind. solely. [ ID=3944 ]

### Epithet (e.g., of Viṣṇu) (1 definition)
- epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > epithet of Viṣṇu [ ID=3938 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya 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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