As a deity name
Name 953 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 263 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 135 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
धर्माध्यक्ष · noun · masculine
धर्माधिकारी · विष्णु · शिव — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘overseer of justice’, minister of j˚, judge, magistrate
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Dictionary citations
dharmādhyakṣa m. ‘overseer of justice’, minister of j˚, judge, magistrate, Cāṇ.; Rājat.
Alternative readings
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