anadhivara

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀅𑀦𑀥𑀺𑀯𑀭 (Brahmi script)
अनधिवर (Devanagari script)
অনধিৰর (Bengali script)
අනධිවර (Sinhalese script)
အနဓိဝရ or ဢၼꩪိဝရ (Burmese script)
อนธิวร or อะนะธิวะระ (Thai script)
ᩋᨶᨵᩥᩅᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ອນຘິວຣ or ອະນະຘິວະຣະ (Lao script)
អនធិវរ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄚𑄙𑄨𑅇𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

a- +‎ adhi- +‎ vara. Note that a- (“not”) has the effect of making a superlative for adhivara (“excellent”).

Usage notes

The misreading andhivara is frequent. Indeed, in 2019, in the Thai script without implicit vowels, it is commoner on-line than anadhivara itself, though on-line anadhivara is commoner in both the Roman script and the Thai script with implicit vowels.

Adjective

anadhivara

unsurpassed
unrivalled

Declension

Declension table of "anadhivara" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	anadhivaro	anadhivarā
Accusative (second)	anadhivaraṃ	anadhivare
Instrumental (third)	anadhivarena	anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi
Dative (fourth)	anadhivarassa or anadhivarāya or anadhivaratthaṃ	anadhivarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anadhivarasmā or anadhivaramhā or anadhivarā	anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi
Genitive (sixth)	anadhivarassa	anadhivarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anadhivarasmiṃ or anadhivaramhi or anadhivare	anadhivaresu
Vocative (calling)	anadhivara	anadhivarā

Declension table of "anadhivara" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	anadhivaraṃ	anadhivarāni
Accusative (second)	anadhivaraṃ	anadhivarāni
Instrumental (third)	anadhivarena	anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi
Dative (fourth)	anadhivarassa or anadhivarāya or anadhivaratthaṃ	anadhivarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	anadhivarasmā or anadhivaramhā or anadhivarā	anadhivarehi or anadhivarebhi
Genitive (sixth)	anadhivarassa	anadhivarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	anadhivarasmiṃ or anadhivaramhi or anadhivare	anadhivaresu
Vocative (calling)	anadhivara	anadhivarāni

Noun

anadhivara m

The Blessed One, i.e. the Buddha

Declension

As the masculine of the adjective above.

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “adhivara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead