Antyajati, Antyajāti, Antya-jati, Amtyajati: 6 definitions

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Antyajati 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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Antyajati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antyajāti (अन्त्यजाति).—a.

1) one belonging to the lowest caste; प्रतिग्रहस्तु क्रियते शूद्रादप्यन्त्यजन्मनः (pratigrahastu kriyate śūdrādapyantyajanmanaḥ) Manusmṛti 1.11.

2) a Śūdra; °तिता (titā) Manusmṛti 12.9.

3) a chāṇḍāla.

Antyajāti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antya and jāti (जाति). See also (synonyms): antyajanman, antyajātīya.

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

Antyajāti (अन्त्यजाति).—[adjective] the same; [abstract] [feminine]

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

Antyajāti (अन्त्यजाति):—[=antya-jāti] [from antya > antika] mfn. of the lowest caste.

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

Antyajāti (अन्त्यजाति):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f.

(-tiḥ-tiḥ) The same as antyaja q. v. (but not the same as antyajanman q. v.). See also antajāti. E. antya and jāti.

[Sanskrit to German]

Antyajati 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Antyajati in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃtyajāti (ಅಂತ್ಯಜಾತಿ):—[noun] the lowest caste.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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