adho
Adho,(adv.) [Vedic adhaḥ; compar. adharaḥ = Lat. inferus,Goth. undar,E. under,Ind. * n̊dher-; superl. adhamaḥ = Lat. infimus] below,usually combd. or contrasted with uddhaṁ “above” and tiriyaṁ “across”,describing the 3 dimensions. -- uddhaṁ and adho above and below,marking zenith & nadir. Thus with uddhaṁ and the 4 bearings (disā) and intermediate points (anudisā) at S.I,122; III,124; A.IV,167; with uddhaṁ & tiriyaṁ at Sn.150,537,1055,1068. Expld. at KhA 248 by heṭṭhā and in detail (dogmatically & speculatively) at Nd2 155. For further ref. see uddhaṁ. The compn. form of adho before vowels is adh°.
--akkhaka beneath the collar-bone Vin.IV,213. --agga with the points downward (of the upper row of teeth) J v.156 (+ uddh° expld. by uparima-danta C.). --kata turned down,or upside down J.I,20; VI,298. --gata gone by,past. Adv. °ṁ since (cp. uddhaṁ adv. later or after) J.VI,187 (ito māsaṁ adhogataṁ since one month ago). --gala (so read for T. udho°) down the throat PvA.104. --mukha head forward,face downward,bent over,upturned Vin.II,78; M.I,132,234:Vv 161 (= heṭṭhā mukha VvA.78). --bhāga the lower part (of the body) M.I,473; DhA.I,148. --virecana action of a purgative (opp. uddha° of an emetic) D.I,12; DA.I,98 (= adho dosānaṁ nīharaṇaṁ); DhsA.404. --sākhaṁ (+ uddhamūlaṁ) branches down (& roots up,i. e. uprooted) DhA.I,75. --sira (adj.) head downward J.IV,194. --siraṁ (adv.) with bowed head (cp. avaṁsiraṁ) J.VI,298 (= siraṁ adhokatvā heṭṭhāmukho C.). --sīsa (adj.) head first,headlong J.I,233; v.472 (°ka). (Page 30)