Agredidhishu, Agredidhiṣu, Agre-didhishu, Agredidhiṣū: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Agredidhiṣu and Agredidhiṣū can be transliterated into English as Agredidhisu or Agredidhishu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAgredidhiṣu (अग्रेदिधिषु):—(agre + didhiṣu)
1) m. ein Mann aus einer der drei ersten Kasten, dessen Frau schon früher verheirathet war, während er bis dahin ledig war [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 23.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 525.] (ṣū). —
2) f. didhiṣū eine jüngere verheirathete Schwester, deren ältere Schwester noch ledig ist: agredidhiṣūpatiḥ (am Ende eines Śloka) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 160.] [LOKĀKṢI] bei [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 160] : jyeṣṭhāyāṃ yadyanūḍhāyāṃ kanyāyāmuhyate nujā . sā cāgredidhiṣūrjñeyā pūrvā tu didhiṣūḥ smṛtā .. Derselbe Vers mit der Variante didhiṣurmatā wird in den [Scholiast] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 525.] [MANU] zugeschrieben. [DEVALA im Śabdakalpadruma] : jyeṣṭhāyāṃ vidyamānāyāṃ kanyāyāmuhyete nujā . sā cāgredidhiṣurjñeyā pūrvā ca didhiṣuḥ smṛtā ..
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Agredidhiṣu (अग्रेदिधिषु):—m. [Mahābhārata 12, 1211.] nach dem Schol. ein Vater, der seine jüngere Tochter vor der älteren verheirathet.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAgredidhiṣu (अग्रेदिधिषु):——
1) m. ein Mann , der in erster Ehe mit einer Wittwe verheirathet ist , [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra 15,16] ( ṣū) Angeblich ein Vater , der eine jüngere Tochter vor einer älteren verheirathet. —
2) f. ṣu und sū eine vor der älteren Schwester verheirathete jüngere Schwester.
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Partial matches: Didhishu, Agre.
Full-text: Agradidhishu, Didhishupapati, Edidhishuhpati, Agredadhus, Agredadhishu, Edidhishu.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.160 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Position of Women < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]