Atithidharmin, Atithi-dharmin: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atithidharmin (अतिथिधर्मिन्).—a. entitled to hospitality as a guest वैश्यशूद्रावपि प्राप्तौ कुटुम्बेऽतिथिधर्मिणौ । भोजयेत्सह भृत्यैस्तानानृशंस्यं प्रयोजयन् (vaiśyaśūdrāvapi prāptau kuṭumbe'tithidharmiṇau | bhojayetsaha bhṛtyaistānānṛśaṃsyaṃ prayojayan) || Manusmṛti 3.112.

Atithidharmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms atithi and dharmin (धर्मिन्).

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

Atithidharmin (अतिथिधर्मिन्).—i. e. atithi-dharma + in, adj. Having the character of a guest, as guest, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 112.

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

Atithidharmin (अतिथिधर्मिन्):—[=atithi-dharmin] [from atithi] mfn. entitled to hospitality, [Manu-smṛti iii, 112.]

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

Atithidharmin (अतिथिधर्मिन्):—m. f. n.

(-rmī-rṇinī-mi) One who has the proper qualities which constitute a claim to hospitality. E. The preceding, taddh. aff. ini.

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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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