Dharmapratirupaka, Dharmapratirūpaka, Dharma-pratirupaka: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmapratirūpaka (धर्मप्रतिरूपक).—a counterfeit of virtue; Manusmṛti 11.9.
Derivable forms: dharmapratirūpakaḥ (धर्मप्रतिरूपकः).
Dharmapratirūpaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and pratirūpaka (प्रतिरूपक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapratirūpaka (धर्मप्रतिरूपक).—[masculine] counterfeit of virtue.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmapratirūpaka (धर्मप्रतिरूपक):—[=dharma-pratirūpaka] [from dharma > dhara] m. counterfeit of virtue, [Manu-smṛti xi, 9.]
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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Partial matches: Dharma, Pratirupaka, Tarma.
Full-text: Vishasvada, Madhvapata.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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