Agredadhus, Agre-dadhus: 1 definition

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Agredadhus 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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[«previous next»] — Agredadhus in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Agredadhus (अग्रेदधुस्):—[=agre-dadhus] [from agre > agra] ([Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]) m. a man who at his first marriage takes a wife that was married before, (agre-didhiṣu or -didhiṣū)

2) [v.s. ...] f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried.

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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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