Ashrotriya, Aśrotrīya: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aśrotrīya can be transliterated into English as Asrotriya or Ashrotriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Aśrotrīya (अश्रोत्रीय) is a Sanskrit word referring to “one who has not learnt the Veda”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 4.205)
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A Brahman who has not read the Vedas. E. a neg. śrotriya a learned Brahman.
Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय).—adj. without learned Brāhmaṇas, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 101. Mantriśrotriya, i. e.
Aśrotriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and śrotriya (श्रोत्रिय).
Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय).—[adjective] not knowing the Veda.
1) Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय):—[=a-śrotriya] [from a-śrotṛ] mfn. not versed in the Veda, [Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] performed by Brāhmans who are not versed in the Veda, [Pañcatantra]
Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय):—[a-śrotriya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A Brāhman who has not read the vedas.
Aśrotriya (अश्रोत्रिय):—Adj. mit der heiligen Schrift nicht vertraut.
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: Shrotriya, A.
Full-text: Shrotriyasva, Mantrishrotriya, Shrotriya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.205 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Verse 3.136 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Verse 3.120 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verse 1.109 < [Chapter 5 - Duties of a Householder (Gṛhin)]
Verse 1.111 < [Chapter 5 - Duties of a Householder (Gṛhin)]
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 241 < [Volume 1, Part 3 (1905)]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Arthavada in Manubhasya 3.137 < [Part 3.7 - Arthavada]