Aurabhrika: 11 definitions
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Aurabhrika 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक, “shepherds”) refers to one of the sub-castes that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक).—a. [urabhra-ṭhañ] (-kī f.) Belonging to sheep.
-kaḥ A shepherd; Manusmṛti 3.166.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक).—m. (= Pali orabbhika; not in this meaning in Sanskrit; from urabhra plus -ika), mutton-butcher (some- times perhaps butcher in general): Mahāvyutpatti 3758 = Tib (b)śan pa, butcher: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 280.2; 480.9; Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 246.7; 253.5 (here text °bhraka but v.l. °bhrika, which probably read); Divyāvadāna 10.2; 15.22; Bodhisattvabhūmi 302.9; Kāraṇḍavvūha 42.9 (text noratri°, read naurabhn° = na-aur°); 94.22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Relating to, produced by, &c. sheep. m.
(-kaḥ) A shephered. E. urabhra a sheep, and ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक).—i. e. urabhra + ika, m. A shepherd, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 166.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक).—[masculine] shepherd.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aurabhrika (औरभ्रिक):—[from aurabhra] mfn. relating to sheep, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a shepherd, [Manu-smṛti iii, 166.]
3) [v.s. ...] (also) a sheep butcher, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. i].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAurabhrika (औरभ्रिक):—(kaṃ) a. Of or belonging to a sheep. m. A shepherd.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aurabhrika (औरभ्रिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Urabbhia.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.166 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]