Bandhukritya, Bandhukṛtya, Bandhu-kritya, Bamdhukritya: 6 definitions

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Bandhukritya 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.

The Sanskrit term Bandhukṛtya can be transliterated into English as Bandhukrtya or Bandhukritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Bandhukṛtya (बन्धुकृत्य).—

1) the duty of a kinsman; त्वयि तु परिसमाप्तं बन्धुकृत्यं प्रजानाम् (tvayi tu parisamāptaṃ bandhukṛtyaṃ prajānām) Ś.5.8.

2) the business of a friend, a friendly or kind act or service; कच्चित् सौम्य व्यवसितमिदं बन्धुकृत्यं त्वया मे (kaccit saumya vyavasitamidaṃ bandhukṛtyaṃ tvayā me) Meghadūta 116.

Derivable forms: bandhukṛtyam (बन्धुकृत्यम्).

Bandhukṛtya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bandhu and kṛtya (कृत्य).

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

Bandhukṛtya (बन्धुकृत्य).—[neuter] the duty of a kinsman or friend.

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

Bandhukṛtya (बन्धुकृत्य):—[=bandhu-kṛtya] [from bandhu > bandh] n. the duty of a kinsman, friendly service, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bandhukritya in German

context information

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

Baṃdhukṛtya (ಬಂಧುಕೃತ್ಯ):—[noun] the obligation one owes towards his or her relations.

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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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