anadhivara

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

anadhivara

  1. unsurpassed
  2. unrivalled

Declension

Noun

anadhivara m

  1. The Blessed One, i.e. the Buddha

Declension

As the masculine of the adjective above.

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.

References

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