Arshavivaha, Ārṣavivāha, Arsha-vivaha: 3 definitions
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Arshavivaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Ārṣavivāha can be transliterated into English as Arsavivaha or Arshavivaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaĀrṣavivāha (आर्षविवाह):—The Ārṣa marriage (vivāha).—When the father gives away his daughter according t o the rule, after receiving from the bridegroom, for the fulfillment of the sacred law, a cow and a bull or two pairs, that marriage is named as the Ārṣa-vivāha.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryārṣavivāha (आर्षविवाह).—m S A form of marriage. The father of the bride receives one or two pair of kine from the bridegroom. See aṣṭauvivāha.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishārṣavivāha (आर्षविवाह).—m A form of marriage.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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