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Lemma: adhama (adj)
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lowest (MW, Jamison and Brereton (2014))
very low or vile or bad (often ifc) (MW)
vilest (MW)
worst (MW)
Topic
Frequency
war 20
Alchemy 20
Law 11
āpyāyana 11
karman doctrine 11
dharma 10
fable 9
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 9
narrative literature 8
(Im-)purity 7
saṃsāra 7
Kashmirian Shivaism 6
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 6
Agriculture 6
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 6
against enemies, armies, weapons 6
Politics 6
Dharmaśāstra 6
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 5
Witness 5
varṇas, castes 5
botany, plants 5
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut 5
bad behaviour 5
Indra 4
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 4
Bhakti 4
Kāma 4
rebirth, transmigration 4
for protection, safety, and luck 4
Debts and interest 4
King, rājanīti 4
Ordeal 4
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 4
Varuṇa 4
Medicine 3
Brideship and marriage 3
prāyaścitta 3
good behaviour 3
vānaprastha 3
Soma 3
against sins, misdeeds 3
Professions 3
Asceticism, tapas 3
āpaddharma 2
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 2
Kṣatriya 2
Geography 2
healing rituals, against diseases 2
subhāṣita 2
Moral literature 2
Underworld, hell, naraka 2
theft, stealing 2
friendship 2
eating, food, anna 2
Mahābhārata 2
India 2
hathayoga 2
Family 2
vapāhoma 2
marriage, wedding 2
Women 2
dāna, giving 2
gṛhastha, householder 2
paryagnikaraṇa 2
Gaṅgā, Ganges 2
Genealogies 2
Nahuṣa 1
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 1
Pṛthu and the Earth 1
Karṇa (from MBh) 1
āhavanīya 1
ukhya 1
bali 1
mixture of castes, varṇasaṃkara 1
Bali and Indra 1
godāna 1
for love, love charms 1
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra 1
human meat, cannibalism 1
Vasiṣṭha 1
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 1
dvīpa 1
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga 1
amulets 1
Viśve devāḥ 1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa 1
against death, Nirṛti 1
for long life, longevity, old age 1
against rivals 1
jātaka, avadāna 1
against sorcery 1
sacrificial post, yūpa 1
Agni 1
śrāddha 1
Viśvāmitra 1
Buddha's life 1
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 1
Kalki(n) 1
Dāruvana 1
(Non-)vegetarism, meat 1
saṃskāras 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
Criminal law 1
Military science 1
Debt 1
Buddhism 1
saṃnyāsa 1
Cosmogony 1
Sāṃkhya 1
Kāmaśāstra 1
Shivaism, Śiva 1
Lexicography 1
Buddha 1
Family law 1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 1
Kṛṣṇa 1
Noun derivation 1
hunting 1
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā 1
Pārvatī 1
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 1
fever, jvara, takman 1
diseases 1
Palmistry 1
Cosmography 1
Prophesy 1
Giving, dāna 1
Liberation, mokṣa, release 1
penance, prāyaścitta 1
Zoology 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
kṣatradharma 1
nirūḍhapaśubandha 1
Concept Notes Count worst (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" 21 despicable morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" 2 worse (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" 2 bottom at the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price" 2 adhama [word] the word adhama 1 last lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" 1
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