Manava-Dharmashastra, Mānava-Dharmaśāstra, Manavadharmashastra, Mānavadharmaśāstra: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Mānava-Dharmaśāstra and Mānavadharmaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Manava-Dharmasastra or Manava-Dharmashastra or Manavadharmasastra or Manavadharmashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMānavadharmaśāstra (मानवधर्मशास्त्र):—n. Manu’s Gesetzbuch.
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, Dharmashastra, Manava, Manavadharma.
Full-text (+3901): Tadardhika, Ardhashata, Dushtacetas, Kusodaka, Upasarjana, Churika, Manu, Ambashtha, Anusasana, Cela, Anna, Pracara, Avrit, Dambhika, Pratiloma, Tattvatas, Samutpatti, Datri, Caila, Anadhyaya.
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Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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