Dashaha, Daśāha: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Dashaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Daśāha can be transliterated into English as Dasaha or Dashaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydaśāha (दशाह).—m (S) The ten days of impurity on account of a death. 2 A period of ten days.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśāha (दशाह).—n.
(-haṃ) A period of ten days. E. daśa, and ahan a day.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśāha (दशाह).—[masculine] a period or ceremony of ten days.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśāha (दशाह):—[from daśa] m. 10 days, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a ceremony lasting 10 days, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxiii; Lāṭyāyana x, 10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśāha (दशाह):—[daśā+ha] (haṃ) 1. n. Ten days.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dashahadikarman, Dashahakarman, Dashahala, Dashahara, Dashahara-vrata, Dashaharakatha, Dashaharastotra, Dashahasta, Dashahavishaya.
Ends with: Advadashaha, Anirdashaha, Antardashaha, Ashtadashahan, Badashaha, Bharatadvadashaha, Caturdashahan, Chandomadashaha, Dvadashaha, Ekadashaha, Ghodashaha, Kadashaha, Nirdashaha, Padashaha, Pancadashaha, Samkramadvadashaha, Shedashaha, Shodashahan, Trayodashaha.
Full-text: Antardashaha, Adashaham, Trikakud, Antardashahat, Trayodashaha, Pancadashaha, Ashauca, Chandomadashaha, Anirdasha, Tacakam, Chandoma, Aha, Dasa, Shava.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.34.12 < [Sukta 34]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.75 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
Verse 5.101 < [Section XI - Impurity in the case of persons beyond the pale of Sapiṇḍa relationship]
Verse 5.59 < [Section VII - Impurity due to Death]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
7. Customs (4): Antyeṣṭi Saṃskāra < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]