Vyalagraha, Vyālagrāha, Vyala-graha: 7 definitions
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Vyalagraha 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह) refers to “serpent-catchers”. When disputes arise regarding the boundaries of villeges, and in the absence of original inhabitants of neighbouring villages, the King may choose these ‘serpent-catchers’ to act as witnesses. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya, verse 8.260)
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 dictionaryVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह).—m. a snake-catcher; Manusmṛti 8.26; व्यालग्राही यथा व्यालं बलादुद्धरते विलात् (vyālagrāhī yathā vyālaṃ balāduddharate vilāt) Kāśīkhaṇḍam.
Derivable forms: vyālagrāhaḥ (व्यालग्राहः).
Vyālagrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyāla and grāha (ग्राह). See also (synonyms): vyālagrāhin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह).—m.
(-haḥ) A snake-catcher. E. vyāla a snake, grah to seize, aff. aṇ
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह).—(& hin) [masculine] snake-catcher.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह):—[=vyāla-grāha] [from vyāla] m. a snake-catcher, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyālagrāha (व्यालग्राह):—[vyāla-grāha] (haḥ) 1. m. A snake-catcher.
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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: Graha, Vyala.
Full-text: Vyalagrahin.
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