अधस्

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) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.d̪ʱɐs̪/

Preposition

अधस् • (adhás)

1. 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