Ahindika, Āhiṇḍika: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀhiṇḍika (आहिण्डिक).—A man of mixed origin, the son of a Niṣāda father and Vaidehī mother; आहिण्डिको निषादेन वैदेह्यामेव जायते (āhiṇḍiko niṣādena vaidehyāmeva jāyate) Manusmṛti 1.37 (according to Kull., he was employed as a watchman on the outside of jails; and hence called āhiṇḍika).
Derivable forms: āhiṇḍikaḥ (आहिण्डिकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhiṇḍika (आहिण्डिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A man of fixed origin, the son of a Nishada father and Vaidehi mother, employed as a watchman on the outside of jails, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhiṇḍika (आहिण्डिक).—m. The son of a Niṣāda by a Vaidehī woman, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 37.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhiṇḍika (आहिण्डिक).—[masculine] a cert. mixed caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhiṇḍika (आहिण्डिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A man of mixed origin; a watchman.
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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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.37 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]