Sadrishastri, Sadṛśastrī, Sadrisha-stri: 2 definitions

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Sadrishastri 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.

The Sanskrit term Sadṛśastrī can be transliterated into English as Sadrsastri or Sadrishastri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Sadrishastri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sadṛśastrī (सदृशस्त्री).—a wife of equal caste; सदृशस्त्रीषु जातानां पुत्राणामविशेषतः (sadṛśastrīṣu jātānāṃ putrāṇāmaviśeṣataḥ) Manusmṛti 9.125.

Sadṛśastrī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sadṛśa and strī (स्त्री). See also (synonyms): sadṛkṣastrī, sadṛkstrī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sadṛśastrī (सदृशस्त्री):—[=sadṛśa-strī] [from sadṛśa > sa-dṛkṣa] f. a wife of equal caste, [Manu-smṛti ix, 125.]

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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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