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Dharmadhikarin, ٳ󲹰󾱰ī, ٳ󲹰󾱰, Dharmadhikari, Dharma-adhikarin, Dharma-adhikari: 15 definitions

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Dharmadhikarin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in Dharmashastra glossary
: Google Books: Hinduism and Law: An Introduction

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�, “chief judge�).—In religious and moral matters—in cases of violation of personal law or religious norms—it was often a kind of religious court (󳾲, 貹ṣa) of more or less learned Brahmins which administered and decided on penances. A chief judge occasionally called �󲹰󾱰� headed it. The 󳾲 and also caste councils (پ) could expel individuals from their caste on grounds of impurity or impose fees and other sanctions.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�) refers to a “temple trustee�, as discussed in the fifth chapter of the ʲܰṣaṃh: a Pāñcarātra text in ten chapters composed of 940 verses dealing with the personnel of a temple, their prerequisites and duties, their different ranks, the privileges and responsibilities of each etc.—Description of the chapter [󲹰󾱰-Ծśⲹ]: The Ṛṣis ask now about the assistants to the Arcakas in their temple routines (1-3). Nārada says at the time when the other personnel of a temple are appointed, an administrative officer [󲹰󾱰첹] should also be appointed. His qualifications are listed (4-14a 18-30a, 58-62) and his duties are outlined (146-17, 306-32, 47-51a, 52-57, 64-70, his privileges explained (33-42, 50b, 63). In certain cases, a Yajamāna may be some the sole trustee for a temple (43). In any event, whoever the trustee or trustees may be, they must meet with the formal approval of the Arcakas (44-46)

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in India history glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Dharm-ādhikārin.�(IE 8-3; EI 33), cf. dharm-ādhikāra (IA 9); an officer in charge of civil and criminal justice as well as charitable and religious institutions; same as Bṛhat-tantra- pati, according to a Kashmirian commentator; usually explained as ‘a judge�; same as Dharmakarm-ādhikārin and Dharm-ādhyakṣa. Cf. the Muslim official designations Şadruş-şudūr, Dādbak, etc., explained as ‘the chief judge and grand almoner, or custo- dian of the king's bequests and charities� (Journ. As. Soc. Pak., Vol. IV, pp. 53-54). Note: 󲹰-󾱰 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰ī (धर्माधिकारी).—m S A public censor. 2 An administrator of the law; a justice or magistrate.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ٳ󲹰󾱰ī (धर्माधिकारी).�m A public censor; an ad- ministrator of the law; a justice or magistrate.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�).�m. a judge, magistrate, any judicial functionary.

ٳ󲹰󾱰 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 󾱰 (अधिकारिन�). See also (synonyms): 󲹰󾱰첹ṇi첹.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�).—m. () A judge. E. 󲹳󾱰, and ṇiԾ aff. dharma� vyavahāre tannirṇayamadhikaroti . adhi + k�-ṇiԾ .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�).—m. a judge, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 101, 2.

ٳ󲹰󾱰 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 󾱰 (अधिकारिन�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�).—[masculine] judge.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�):—[from 󲹰󾱰 > dharma > dhara] mfn. administrator of the l°, chief officer of justice, judge, magistrate, [ʲñٲԳٰ; Rājataraṅgiṇī] (-ܰṣa m. officer of a law-court, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā])

2) [v.s. ...] a judge of morals, censor, preacher, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (धर्माधिकारिन�):—[󲹰+󾱰] (ī) 5. m. A judge.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳ󲹰󾱰 (ಧರ್ಮಾಧಿಕಾರ�):�

1) [noun] an officer who hears and settles legal cases.

2) [noun] the chief of a religious institution.

3) [noun] an officer in a palace for looking after charitable endowments made by the king.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmadhikarin in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰󾱰ī (धर्माधिकारी):—n. � धर्माधिकार [󲹰󾱰]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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