Dharmashastra, Dharma-shastra, Dharmaśāstra, Dharmaśāstrā: 19 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Dharmaśāstra and Dharmaśāstrā can be transliterated into English as Dharmasastra or Dharmashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDharmaśāstra (धर्मशास्त्र):—(dharma + śā) n. dass. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 251. 253.] śāstraṃ tu vai smṛtiḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 10. 3, 232.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 5.] [Mahābhārata 12, 13080.] [Hitopadeśa I, 15. 11, 10. 19, 20. 22.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 86, 1. 2.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1017.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 20, 21. 22, 3. 236.] sarvasva [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1234.]
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Dharmaśāstra (धर्मशास्त्र):—, sudhānidhi m. Titel eines Werkes [HALL 176.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDharmaśāstra (धर्मशास्त्र):—n. dass. [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] sarvasva n. und sudhānidhi m. Titel von Werken.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Shastra, Dharma, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmashastradipika, Dharmashastrajna, Dharmashastrakarika, Dharmashastranibandha, Dharmashastraruci, Dharmashastrasamgraha, Dharmashastrasamgrahashloka, Dharmashastrasarvasva, Dharmashastrasudhanidhi, Dharmashastravacana.
Ends with: Ashvamedhikadharmashastra, Chalariyadharmashastra, Gautamadharmashastra, Haritadharmashastra, Manava-Dharmashastra, Mulabhidharmashastra, Nagarjuniyadharmashastra, Nagarjunoyadharmashastra, Parasharadharmashastra, Ritudharmashastra, Samskaradidharmashastra, Samyuktabhidharmashastra, Shariradharmashastra, Tattvamritadharmashastra, Vasishthadharmashastra, Yajnavalkyadharmashastra.
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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 1.1a - Meaning of the Term smṛti < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Chapter 1.1d - The Extensive Smṛti Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Chapter 4.2 - Supreme Judicial Mechanism < [Chapter 4 - The Political Aspect Reflected in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
8. Dharma Sutras and Dharma Shastras < [Chapter 1 - Indian Ethics]
2. An analysis of Indian ethics in general reveals certain features < [Chapter 1 - Indian Ethics]
3. Elements of Sadharana Dharma < [Chapter 3 - Constituents of Moral Action: Dharma]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1. Concept of Expiation and the Term Prāyaścitta < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
5.1. Concept of Impurity in Dharmaśāstras and Kerala Tantra < [Chapter 4 - Socio-Cultural aspects of Expiatory Rites]
6.1. Expiatory Rites in Dharmasūtras (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 8 - Nibandhas (digests) < [Chapter 5 - The Dharmaśāstra Literature]
Part 13 - References to Hospitality in Subhāṣita-Ratna-Bhāṇḍāgāra < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Part 1 - Who is an ‘atithi’? < [Chapter 9 - Atithi-saparyā in Dharmaśāstra Literature]
Karmic Astrology—a Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 2.2.10 - Horā period of Jyotiḥśāstra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 4.2 - Jyotiḥśāstra in the Vedāṅga Period < [Chapter 3 - Development of Jyotiḥśāstra and Karman in the Literature]
Part 2.3 - The Extended Areas of Jyotiḥśāstra < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Dharma-śāstra in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]
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