آد आदि ā-di S adj. First, prior, pre-eminent; (in compos.) other, et cetera: s. Beginning, ori- ginal. آدانت ād-ant (for आद्यंत) 1. adj. From the first till the last, from the beginning to the end. 2. s. m. The beginning and the end. आदिपुरुष ādi-purush̤, (The first male) a name of Vish̤ṇu.