The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

obtain; ˚upeti to receive; ˚upekkhati "to look all along over" = to superintend adhi + pra: adhippattheti to
long for, to desire. Note. The contracted (assimilation -- )form of adhi before vowels is ajjh -- (q. v.).
Adhika
Adhika (adj.) [fr. adhi; cp. Sk. adhika] exceeding, extra- ordinary, superior, Pug 35; VvA 80 (= anadhivara,
visi&&ha); DA i.141, 222; Dpvs v.32 (an˚); DhA iii.238; KhA 193 (= anuttara); Sdhp 337, 447. -- compar.
adhikatara DhA ii.7; iii.176; nt. ˚' as adv. extraordinarily PvA 86 (= adhimatta'). In combn. with numerals
adhika has the meaning of "in addition, with an additional, plus" (cp. !di + !dika, with which it is evidently
confounded, adhika being constructed in the same way as !dika, i. e. preceding the noun -- determination),
e. g. catunahutâdhik!ni dve yojana -- sahass!ni 2000 + 94 (= 294 000) J i.25; sattam!sâdhik!ni sattavass!ni
7 years and 7 months J v.319; paññ!sâdhik!ni pañca vassa -- satani 500 + 50 (= 550) PvA 152. See also
sâdhika.
Adhikata
Adhikata (adj.) [adhi + kata; cp. Sk. adhik%ta] 1. com- missioned with, an overseer, Pv ii.927 (d!ne adhikata
= &hapita PvA 124). -- 2. caused by Miln 67 (kamma˚). 3. affected by something, i. e. confused,
puzzled, in doubt Miln 144 (+ vim!tij!ta).
Adhikara*a
Adhikara*a (nt.) [adhi + kara*a] 1. attendance, super- vision, management of affairs, administration PvA
209. 2. relation, reference, reason, cause, consequence D ii.59 ( -- ˚: in consequence of); S ii.41; v.19.
Esp. acc. ˚' as adv. ( -- ˚) in consequence of, for the sake of, because of, from M i.410 (r(pâdhikara*a'); S
iv.339 (r!ga˚); Miln 281 (mudda˚ for the sake of the royal seal, orig. in attendance on the r. s.).
Kimâdhikara*a' why, on account of what J iv.4 (= ki'k!ra*a') yatvâdhikara*a' (yato + adhi˚) by reason of
what, since, because (used as conj.) D i.70 = A i.113 = ii.16 = D iii.225. -- 3. case, question, cause, subject
of discussion, dispute. There are 4 sorts of a. enumd. at var. passages, viz. viv!da˚ anuv!da˚ !patta˚ kicca˚
"questions of dispute, of censure, of misconduct, of duties" Vin ii.88; iii.164; iv.126, 238; M ii.247.
Often ref.: Vin ii.74; S iv.63 = v.346 (dhamma˚ a question of the Dh.); A i.53 (case), 79; ii.239 (v(pasanta);
v.71, 72; Pug 20, 55; DhA iv.2 (˚ssa uppamassa v(pasama), adhikara*a' karoti to raise a dispute M i.122 ˚'
v(pasameti to settle a question or difficulty Vin ii.261. -- k!raka one who causes dispute discussions or
dissent Vin iv.230 (f. ˚ik!); A iii.252. -- samatha the settlings of questions that have arisen. There are seven
rules for settling cases enumd. at D iii.254; M ii.247; A i.99; iv.144.
Adhikara*ika
Adhikara*ika [fr. adhikara*a] one who has to do with the settling of disputes or questions, a judge A v.164,
167.
Adhikara*"
Adhikara*" (f.) [to adhikara*a 1, orig. meaning "serving, that which serves, i. e. instrument"] a smith's anvil
J iii.285; D!vs iii.16 sq.; DhsA 263.
Adhik!ra
Adhik!ra [cp. Sk. adhik!ra] attendance, service, adminis- tration, supervision, management, help Vin i.55; J
i.56;
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