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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Rajjudāla (रज्जुदाल) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “wood-pecker”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 5.12)

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Rajjudala (रज्जुदल) is the name of a tree (Cordia tnyxa or latifolia) in the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rajjudāla (रज्जुदाल).—[masculine] a kind of tree or = seq.

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

1) Rajjudāla (रज्जुदाल):—[=rajju-dāla] [from rajju] m. (rajju-) Cordia Myxa Latifolia, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] = next, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra; Manu-smṛti]

3) Rājjudāla (राज्जुदाल):—[=rājju-dāla] [from rājju] mf(ī)n. (rājju-) coming from the Rajju-dāla tree, made of its wood, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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Rajjudala in German

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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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Partial matches: Dala, Rajju, Tala.

Starts with: Rajjudalaka.

Full-text: Rajjuvala, Dala.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Rajjudala, Rajju-dala, Rajju-dāla, Rājju-dāla, Rajjudāla, Rājjudāla; (plurals include: Rajjudalas, dalas, dālas, Rajjudālas, Rājjudālas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 5.12 < [Section II - Objectionable Food]

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