Ashramadharma, Āśramadharma, Ashrama-dharma: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Āśramadharma can be transliterated into English as Asramadharma or Ashramadharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaĀśramadharma (आश्रमधर्म):—The common Sanskrit terms given to these four stages of life are:
- Brahmacaryāśrama (studentship),
- Gārhasthyāśrama (householder),
- Vānaprasthāśrama (hermit),
- and Sannyāsāśrama (renouncer or wondrering ascetic).
Popularly these orders of life are known as Āśramadharma in Sanskrit literature. To regulate the duties of four castes, the Āśramadharma is prescribed. The derivative meaning of the word Āśrama is āśramyati asmin āśramaḥ—means life laid by heavy work.
According to Manu, these are—
- student’s life (brahmacarya),
- householder (gṛhastha),
- hermit (vānaprastha),
- and wondering ascetic (yati).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀśramadharma (आश्रमधर्म).—
1) the special duties of each order or life.
2) the duties of one leading a hermit's life; य इमामाश्रमधर्मे नियुङ्क्ते (ya imāmāśramadharme niyuṅkte) Ś.1.
Derivable forms: āśramadharmaḥ (आश्रमधर्मः).
Āśramadharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśrama and dharma (धर्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumĀśramadharma (आश्रमधर्म) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 3109.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśramadharma (आश्रमधर्म):—[=ā-śrama-dharma] [from ā-śrama] m. the special duty of each period of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśramadharma (आश्रमधर्म):—[āśrama-dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. Duty of the order or of the hermitage.
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 corpusĀśramadharma (ಆಶ್ರಮಧರ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the special duties particular to each of the four orders, stages in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa.
2) [noun] the duties of one leading hermit’s life.
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: Dharma, Ashrama, Tarma.
Ends with: Varnashramadharma.
Full-text: Varnashrama, Dharma, Bhavishyapurana, Tama, Varnadharma, Ashrama, Aurva.
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - Introduction to the Dharmaśāstra Literature < [Chapter 5 - The Dharmaśāstra Literature]
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