Deshadharma, Dēśadharma, Deśadharma, Desha-dharma: 8 definitions
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Deshadharma 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 terms Dēśadharma and Deśadharma can be transliterated into English as Desadharma or Deshadharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēśadharma (देशधर्म).—m (S) A national custom; a local practice, usage, fashion.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDeśadharma (देशधर्म).—a local law or custom, the usage or custom of any country; देश- धर्मान् जातिधर्मान् कुलधर्मांश्च शाश्वतान् (deśa- dharmān jātidharmān kuladharmāṃśca śāśvatān) Manusmṛti 1.118.
Derivable forms: deśadharmaḥ (देशधर्मः).
Deśadharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deśa and dharma (धर्म). See also (synonyms): deśācāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśadharma (देशधर्म).—[masculine] local law or custom.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśadharma (देशधर्म):—[=deśa-dharma] [from deśa] m. law or usage of a c°, [Manu-smṛti i, 118.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśadharma (देशधर्म):—[deśa+dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. Usage of country.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēśadharma (ದೇಶಧರ್ಮ):—[noun] a custom or convention that is particular to a country or region.
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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