Atithidharma, Atithi-dharma: 7 definitions

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Atithidharma 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»] — Atithidharma in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atithidharma (अतिथिधर्म).—title or claim to hospitality; hospitality due to guests; गृह्यतां °र्मः (gṛhyatāṃ °rmaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; यदि त्वतिथि- धर्मेण क्षत्रियो गृहमाव्रजेत् (yadi tvatithi- dharmeṇa kṣatriyo gṛhamāvrajet) Manusmṛti 3.111 should come as guests

Derivable forms: atithidharmaḥ (अतिथिधर्मः).

Atithidharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms atithi and dharma (धर्म).

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

Atithidharma (अतिथिधर्म).—m. 1. the duty of hospitality, [Pañcatantra] 35, 17. 2. the character of a guest, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 111.

Atithidharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms atithi and dharma (धर्म).

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

Atithidharma (अतिथिधर्म):—[=atithi-dharma] [from atithi] m. rights of hospitality, [Manu-smṛti iii, 111, etc.]

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

Atithidharma (अतिथिधर्म):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-rmaḥ) The proper quality which con-stitutes a claim to hospitality. E. atithi and dharma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Atithidharma 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»] — Atithidharma in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atithidharma (ಅತಿಥಿಧರ್ಮ):—[noun] code for treating guests either prescribed by scriptures or followed traditionally.

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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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