Maithunya: 6 definitions
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Maithunya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMaithunya (मैथुन्य):—(wie eben) adj. die Begattung zum Zweck habend: gāndharvo vivāhaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 32.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 5, 7.]
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Maithunya (मैथुन्य):—zur Begattung in Beziehung stehend: sukha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 5, 8.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMaithunya (मैथुन्य):—Adj. zur Begattung in Beziehung stehend , sie bezweckend.
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.32 < [Section IV - The Eight Forms of Marriage]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Forms of Marriage < [Chapter 2]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2.1-2 - Definition and Types of Marriage < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]