Dashabandha, Daśabandha, Dashan-bandha, Dashabamdha: 7 definitions

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Dashabandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Daśabandha can be transliterated into English as Dasabandha or Dashabandha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Daśabandha.—(SITI), variously explained as (1) one-tenth of the revenue set apart for repairs to the tanks and wells for irrigation purposes; (2) land, the income from which would be equal to the amount thus set apart; (3) the right of collect- ing one-tenth of the produce of lands irrigated from the waters of a tank or well by the person who repairs the water source; also explained as tax equal to one-tenth of the income of the subject (Ray, DHNI, Vol. II, p. 1113). See daśavandha. (SITI) tax or cess levied to keep the source of water supply like the tanks, etc., in good repair. (EI 4), rent-free land or probably land paying only one-tenth of the actual rent. (EI 20), one-tenth share. Cf. daśa-bandhe (LP), ‘at 10 per cent’. Cf. daśavandha (SII 3), a tax. Note: daśabandha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Daśabandha.—(SITI), Sanskrit; tax or cess levied to keep the sources of water supply, like the tank, etc., in good repair. Note: daśabandha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Daśabandha (दशबन्ध).—a tenth part; Manusmṛti 8.17; also °bandhaka Y.2.76.

Derivable forms: daśabandhaḥ (दशबन्धः).

Daśabandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and bandha (बन्ध).

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

Daśabandha (दशबन्ध).—m. a fine amounting to the tenth part, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 107.

Daśabandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and bandha (बन्ध).

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

Daśabandha (दशबन्ध).—[masculine] a tenth [particle]

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

Daśabandha (दशबन्ध):—[=daśa-bandha] [from daśa] m. a 10th part, [Manu-smṛti viii, 107.]

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

Daśabaṃdha (ದಶಬಂಧ):—

1) [noun] one tenth of state’s revenue earmarked for repair and renovate water tanks, wells, canals, etc.

2) [noun] total land of a state earning that much of revenue as land-tax for the state.

3) [noun] the authority of the person, spending that much money for the purpose, to collect as tax one tenth of the produce (or its worth) got from land benefited.

4) [noun] tax paid or to be paid by the owners of the land that got benefited from such irrigation.

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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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