Dashavarga, Daśavarga, Dashan-varga: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśavarga can be transliterated into English as Dasavarga or Dashavarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaśavarga (दशवर्ग).—the double five classes of अमात्य, राष्ट्र, दुर्ग, कोश (amātya, rāṣṭra, durga, kośa) and दण्ड (daṇḍa); वेत्ता च दशवर्गस्य स्थानवृद्धिक्षयात्मनः (vettā ca daśavargasya sthānavṛddhikṣayātmanaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.57.18 (com. 'amātyarāṣṭradurgāṇi kośo daṇḍaśca pañcamaḥ' iti prakṛtipañcakaṃ svapakṣe parapakṣe ceti daśako vargaḥ).
Derivable forms: daśavargaḥ (दशवर्गः).
Daśavarga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and varga (वर्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDaśavarga (दशवर्ग).—adj. or subst. (= Pali dasavagga), consisting of a group of ten; a quorum of ten (monks); required according to Pali Vin. i.319.33 (compare 31) normally, ‘in the middle regions,’ for ordination: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.205.11 ff., compare 203.16 ff.; Mahāvastu i.2.15 daśavargena gaṇena upasaṃpadā (q.v.); Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 18b.5 bhikṣūṇāṃ daśavarge maṇḍalake (see s.v. dvādaśavarga); certain sins to be confessed before such a group, Śikṣāsamuccaya 169.1 āpattir daśavarge ṛjukena deśayitavyā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDāsavarga (दासवर्ग).—m. all the servants, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 246.
Dāsavarga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāsa and varga (वर्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśavarga (दशवर्ग):—[=daśa-varga] [from daśa] m. a collection of 10 [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxii]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. forming a collection of 10 [Divyāvadāna i, 325.]
3) Dāsavarga (दासवर्ग):—[=dāsa-varga] [from dāsa > dās] m. the whole collection of slaves or servants, [Manu-smṛti]
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Partial matches: Dasa, Varga, Tacan, Taca.
Ends with: Dvadashavarga.
Full-text: Dvadashavarga, Varga, Rijuka.
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