Pratilomaja: 5 definitions
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Pratilomaja 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratilomaja (प्रतिलोमज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Born in the inverse order of the classes, as of a Kshetriya father and Brahman mother, of a Vaisya father and Kshetriya or Brahman mother, &c. E. pratiloma, and ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratilomaja (प्रतिलोमज).—[pratiloma-ja], adj. Born in the inverse order of the castes (cf. pratiloma), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 25.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratilomaja (प्रतिलोमज):—[=prati-loma-ja] [from prati-loma > prati] mfn. born in the inverse order of the classes (as of a Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇī mother, or of a Vaiśya f° and Kṣatriyā m° or B° m°, in which cases the wife is of a higher caste than the husband; cf. [Manu-smṛti x, 16]), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratilomaja (प्रतिलोमज):—[prati-loma-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a Of mixed caste.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratilōmaja (ಪ್ರತಿಲೋಮಜ):—[noun] a male offspring of a woman of higher caste or class from a man of lower caste or class.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prati, Ja, Pratiloma.
Ends with: Vilomapratilomaja.
Full-text: Anulomaja, Pratilomaj, Vilomapratilomaja, Apadhvamsaja, Apasada.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XCVI - Origin of mixed castes < [Agastya Samhita]