Dharmashastra, Dharma-shastra, 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补, 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤腻: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 and 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤腻 can be transliterated into English as Dharmasastra or Dharmashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤腻 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班ぞ).鈥擜 Vidy膩; Law books to be learnt by a Prince;1 known to S奴ta;2 learnt by K峁涐梗峁嘺 and R膩ma;3 refer to three tanus, Pr膩j膩paty膩, Raudr膩 and Vai峁ａ箛av墨;4 said to be Pur膩tana or ancient.5
- 1) Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 53. 6; 215. 24; 220. 2; 225. 2 and 4. Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 6. 27.
- 2) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 I. 1. 6.
- 3) Ib. X. 45. 34.
- 4) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 33. 31; 35. 88; III. 3. 88; 19. 23.
- 5) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 61. 78; 66. 109; 83. 53.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Education: Systems & Practices顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, 鈥渟ociology鈥�) refers to one of the nine divisions of the 笔补耻谤奴峁测补 classification of 艢腻蝉迟谤补 knowledge; all part of the ancient Indian education system, which aimed at both the inner and the outer dimension of a person.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渃odes of Hindu rites and customs鈥� as mentioned in the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擳he 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 contains a good number of chapters on 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补鈥攖opics which are mainly religious. These topics are 惫补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补-诲丑补谤尘补, the duties of the twice-born, 腻肠腻谤补, 诲腻苍补, 艣谤腻诲诲丑补, 辫谤补腻补艣肠颈迟迟补, 补丑颈峁僺腻 etc.鈥擳he Pur膩峁嘺s accept the authority of the Vedas and all 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补s are also rooted in the Vedas. The 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 admits the authority of the Vedas. They are adored by the people. The Br膩hma峁嘺s perform karma on the basis of the Vedas. It is stated that if some body does any karma surpassing the Vedas, his karma becomes futile.
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补) 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.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Indian Ethics: Individual and Social顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥擳he importance of ethics and ethical values (苍墨迟颈艣腻蝉迟谤补) is highlighted in epics and philosophical texts like, Upani峁ds, R膩m膩ya峁嘺, Dar艣ana-艣腻蝉迟谤补s and Dharma-艣腻蝉迟谤补s. In the 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补s, emphasis is on the social ethics. In these texts the inter-personal and social relations are placed in an ethical framework for guidance. In these texts the ethical problems are discussed in an indirect manner.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣腻蝉迟谤补) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: Hinduism顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 is a genre of Sanskrit texts and refers to the 艣腻蝉迟谤补, or Indic branch of learning, pertaining to Hindu dharma, religious and legal duty. The voluminous textual corpus of 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 is primarily a product of the Br膩hma峁噄cal tradition in India and represents the elaborate scholastic system of an expert tradition. Because of its sophisticated jurisprudence, 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 was taken by early British colonial administrators to be the law of the land for Hindus in India.
: Institute of Sri Ramchandra Consciousness: A Handbook of Hindu Religion: Literature顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�):鈥擳hey are of two categories, the S奴tras and the Sm峁泃is. The S奴tras, as their name indicates, are in the form of aphorisms and the Sm峁泃is are in metrical form. If 艣ruti is what is directly revealed to the 峁氠梗is, the Sm峁泃i is what is recollected by them and recorded afterwards. The 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补s give the code of conduct applicable to each section of society and to the whole society in common. All that is contained in the 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补s is said to be taken from the Vedas which teach fundamental ethical truths and they claim to teach nothing new. If there is any explicit contradiction between what is laid down in the Vedas and what is taught in the 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补s, the former are to be followed in preference to thelatter, as they are absolutely and universally true
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDharma-艣腻蝉迟谤补.鈥�(BL), scriptures. Note: 诲丑补谤尘补-艣腻蝉迟谤补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥攏 (S) The code or body of Hindu law; the laws and institutes of manu &c. 2 A code of laws gen. 3 The science, system, or law of piety and religion.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥�n The code or body of Hindu law.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥攁 code of laws, jurisprudence; 啶� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班 啶啶む啶むた 啶曕ぞ啶班ぃ啶 (na 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补峁� pa峁環at墨ti k膩ra峁嘺m) H.1.17; Y.1.5. [啶え啷佮ぐ啷嵿く啶 啶掂じ啶苦し啷嵿啷嬥そ啶む啶班た啶� 啶︵啷嵿し啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶膏啶むぅ啶距啷嵿啶苦ぐ啶距 啷� 啶夃ざ啶ㄠぞ 啶掂ぞ啶曕啶い啶苦ぐ啷嵿さ啷嵿く啶距じ 啶嗋お啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿が啷嬥そ 啶� 啶椸啶むぎ啶� 啷� 啶曕ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶え啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶班う啶多啶� 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶 啶ぐ啶距ざ啶班 啷� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶多啶氞啶� 啶多啷嵿啶多啶� 啶灌ぞ啶班啶む 啶侧た啶栢た啶むじ啷嵿い啶ムぞ 啷� 啶忇い啷堗ぐ啷嵿く啶距え啶� 啶啶班ぃ啷�啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班ぞ啶｀た 啶掂 啶啶班ぞ 啷� 啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶啶掂ぞ啶むた啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ啶距え啶� 啶� 啶灌え啷嵿い啶掂啶ぞ啶ㄠた 啶灌啶む啶た啶� (manuryamo vasi峁ａ弓ho'tri岣� dak峁 vi峁ａ箛ustath膩峁単ir膩岣� | u艣an膩 v膩kpatirvy膩sa 膩pastambo' tha gautama岣� || k膩ty膩yano n膩rada艣ca y膩j帽avalkya岣� par膩艣ara岣� | sa峁僾arta艣caiva 艣a峁卥ha艣ca h膩r墨to likhitastath膩 || etairy膩ni pra峁嚹玹膩ni dharma艣膩str膩峁噄 vai pur膩 | t膩nyev膩tipram膩峁嚹乶i na hantavy膩ni hetubhi岣�) ||]
Derivable forms: 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补m (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班ぎ啷�).
顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�). See also (synonyms): 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉补苍补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥攏.
(-蝉迟谤补峁�) 1. The body or code of Hindu law. 2. Any work on the subject. E. dharma virtue, and 艣腻蝉迟谤补 a treatise. 艣i峁ate anena 艣膩sa kara峁噀 峁ａ弓ran . 6 ta0 sa0 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥攏. 1. a book treating of duty, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 19, 8, M. M. 2. the body of law, [M膩nava诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] title, 2, 10.
顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�).鈥擺neuter] a law-book.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁 revision of the V墨ramitrodaya, compiled for Colebrooke in 1800 by B膩la艣arman P膩yagu峁囜笉e and his pupil Manudeva. Io. 37.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�):鈥擺=诲丑补谤尘补-艣腻蝉迟谤补] [from dharma > dhara] n. idem
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�):鈥擺诲丑补谤尘补-艣腻蝉迟谤补] (蝉迟谤补峁�) 1. n. A code of laws.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (嗖о舶喑嵿伯嗖多簿嗖膏硩嗖む硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] any of the sacred texts consisting of laws, customs and ethics of the Hindus.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�):鈥攏. 1. the law-books of Hinduism dealing with morality and the judiciary; religious scriptures; 2. a sacred book; scriptures; holy writings;
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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Partial matches: Shastra, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Dharmashastradipika, Dharmashastragrantha, Dharmashastrajna, Dharmashastrakarika, Dharmashastranibandha, Dharmashastraruci, Dharmashastrasamgraha, Dharmashastrasamgrahashloka, Dharmashastrasarvasva, Dharmashastrasudhanidhi, Dharmashastravacana.
Full-text (+2363): Manava-Dharmashastra, Dharmashastrakarika, Dharmashastravacana, Dharmashastradipika, Dharmashastranibandha, Dharmashastrasarvasva, Dharmashastrasamgraha, Smriti, Dharmajna, Dharmashastragrantha, Anvikshiki, Kalavriddhi, Kusidavriddhi, Bandhanika, Dravyashuddhi, Anangushtha, Mamhama, Maunjya, Ashauca, Kyaku.
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