Agrahara, Agrahāra, Agra-hara: 18 definitions
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Agrahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Agrahāra (अग्रहार) in Sanskrit (or Aggahāra in Prakrit) refers to “land exempt from leasing rights”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Agrahāra (अग्रहार) is another name for Town (grāma), according to the ninth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—Description of the chapter [grāmavinyāsa]:—The rewards of town planning are great; moreover, by planning a town properly one sees to the construction of temples and, consequently, to the worship of God. Towns are called by several names: [e.g., agrahāra] [...] Once a plot for a town is selected certain steps must then be taken: procession to the place, bali-offerings, setting up pegs and strings, etc. (4-9a). Various types of towns are named according to their lay-out of streets. [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsAgrahāra (अग्रहार) (Prakrit aggāhāra) was a village, or consisted of fields which were given to Brāhmaṇas. The agrahāras enjoyed exemption from several taxes and had other administrative immunities.
Source: The Successors Of The Satavahanas In Lower Deccan: Chronology of the ViṣṇukuṇḍinsAgrahāra (अग्रहार) refers to villages or parts of villages given to Brāhmaṇas for their maintenance.—Agrahāras were generally granted to Brāhmaṇas when they returned from the gurukula after finishing studies, in order to help them in settling themselves as gṛhasthas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAgrahara.—(EI 24), a collector of the king's share. See agra. Note: agrahara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Agrahāra.—(IE 8-4; EI 30; CII 4; SII 1; HRS; Chamba), rent- free land given to Brāhmaṇas; a rent-free village; a Brāhmaṇa village; sometimes suffixed to names of localities especially in South India. It was primarily, ‘a rent-free village in the possession of Brāhmaṇas’; but there are occasional references to dev-āgrahāra (rent-free holding in the possession of a deity), vaiśy-āgrahāra (rent-free holding in the possession of the Vaiśyas), etc.; sometimes spelt agrāhāra (CII 3). See mah- āgrahāra, brahmapurī, caturvedi-maṅgala, etc.; also aṅga-bhoga. Note: agrahāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagrahāra (अग्रहार).—m (S) corruptly agrāhāra m Villages or lands assigned to Brahmans for their maintenance.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishagrahāra (अग्रहार).—m Villages or lands assigned to Brahmins for their maintenance.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAgrahara (अग्रहर).—a. [agre hriyate dīyate'sau; hṛ-ac]
1) that which must be given first.
2) = अग्रहारिन् (agrahārin).
Agrahara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and hara (हर).
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Agrahāra (अग्रहार).—
1) a grant of land given by kings (to Brāhmaṇas) for sustenance (agraṃ brāhmaṇabhojanaṃ, tadarthaṃ hriyante rājadhanāt pṛthak kriyante te kṣetrādayaḥ- nīlakaṇṭha; kṣetrotpannaśasyāduddhṛtya brāhmaṇoddeśena sthāpyaṃ dhānyādi, gurukulā- dāvṛttabrahmacāriṇe deyaṃ kṣetrādi, grāmabhedaśca Tv.); अग्रहारांश्च दास्यामि ग्रामं नगरसंमितम् (agrahārāṃśca dāsyāmi grāmaṃ nagarasaṃmitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.64.4. कस्मिंश्चिदग्रहारे (kasmiṃścidagrahāre) Daśakumāracarita 8.9.
2) the first offering in वैश्वदेव (vaiśvadeva) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.234.47.
Derivable forms: agrahāraḥ (अग्रहारः).
Agrahāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and hāra (हार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgrahāra (अग्रहार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. An endowment of lands or villages conferred upon Brahmans. 2. A field of corn. E. agra chief (tribe) hṛ to take, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgrahāra (अग्रहार).—[agra-hāra], m. A grant of land or villages conferred upon Brāhmaṇas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgrahāra (अग्रहार).—[masculine] a piece of land held by Brahmans under special grants.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Agrahāra (अग्रहार):—[=agra-hāra] [from agra] m. royal donation of land to Brāhmans
2) [v.s. ...] land or village thus given, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgrahāra (अग्रहार):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-raḥ) 1) An endowment of land or vil-lages conferred upon Brahmans.
2) A village, or a part of one, occupied by Brahmans and held either rent-free under special grants or at a reduced rate of assessment. The precise nature of the tenure is usually denoted by a term prefixed, as Sarvāgrahāra, free from all (sarva) tax &c. E. agra (alms) and hāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAgrahāra (अग्रहार):—[agra-hāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Endowment of brāhmaṃs in land; field of corn.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Agrāhāra (अग्राहार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aggāhāra.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAgrahāra (ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ):—
1) [noun] a grant of a village or a part of a town to a Brāhmaṇa for his sustenance.
2) [noun] a street or part of a town where Brāhmaṇas live.
3) [noun] a common affix to the names of towns in Karnāṭaka;4) [noun] ಅಗ್ರಹಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರೂ ದುರಾಗ್ರಹ ಬಿಡಲಿಲ್ಲ [agraharakke hodaru duragraha bidalilla] agrahārakke hōdarū durāgraha biḍalilla (prov.) deep-rooted habitual or characteristic disposition usually never change; habits die hard.
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Agrāhāra (ಅಗ್ರಾಹಾರ):—[noun] = ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ - [agrahara -]1.
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)
Starts with: Agrahara-pradey-amsha.
Ends with: Dalavay-agrahara, Dev-agrahara, Gopagrahara, Gunekagrahara, Gunikagrahara, Mahagrahara, Pragrahara, Sarv-agrahara, Vaishy-agrahara, Vijayakshetrabhattagrahara.
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Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Agrahāra (donation of land to the learned Brāhmaṇas) < [Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period]
Centres of learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period]
The Chatuspathi (Catuṣpāṭhī Tol) type of School < [Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
The Salai of Munnur as on Advanced Educational Institutions < [Chapter 2]
The Position and Royal Patronage of the Temple < [Chapter 2]
Temples as an Employer < [Chapter 2]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 1 - The Pallavas of Guntur (A.D. 1100-1300) < [Chapter XII - The Pallavas]
Introduction (Pallava Dynasty) < [Chapter XII - The Pallavas]
Part 13 - Other and later Kandravadis < [Chapter IX - The Kandravadis (A.D. 1130-1280)]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
System of Taxation < [Chapter 5]
Overall Summary and a Brief Discussion on the Findings of the Study < [Chapter 6]
2. Concept of Dāna in Land Grants during Early and Early Medieval Periods < [Chapter 2]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 7 - Nalanda’s Rise of a Multi-functional Nodal Centre < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]
Kingship in early Medieval India (by Sudip Narayan Maitra)
Part 1 - Introduction < [Chapter 2 - Perspectives on State, Kingship and Polity in Early-Medieval India]
Part 5 - The Area of Problem < [Chapter 2 - Perspectives on State, Kingship and Polity in Early-Medieval India]
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