Dharmishtha, Dharmiṣṭha: 12 definitions
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Dharmishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dharmiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Dharmistha or Dharmishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dharmishth.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ) refers to “virtuous ones”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu thought to himself: “There is no doubt in this that the virtuous ones (dharmiṣṭha) cannot be destroyed by black magic. O good gods, these Asuras and the other residents of the three cities are virtuous. Hence they have become invincible. Not in any other manner. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ).—a Virtuous, pious; observant of religious rites and moral works.
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
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ).—a. (Superl. of dharmin) Very pious.
-ṣṭhaḥ An epithet of Viṣṇu.
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Very pious or virtuous. E. dharma, and iṣṭhan aff.
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ).—superl. of dharmavant, f. ṭhā. 1. Performing all duties, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 40. 2. Very virtuous, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 16, 15. 3. Completely harmonising with law, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 26, 1.
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ).—([superlative]) perfectly virtuous, just, or lawful; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ):—[from dhara] mfn. (superl.) very virtuous or righteous, completely lawful or legal, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ):—[(ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a.] Pious.
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ):—(superl. zu dharmin) adj. f. ā seine Pflichten vollkommen erfüllend, überaus gerecht, gewissenhaft, tugendhaft; von Personen [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 10,80.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.3,40.] [Mahābhārata.2,2691.] [Harivaṃśa 7013.] [Rāmāyaṇa.1,34,4. 40. 39,3. 52,11. 60,2.2,21,23.3,63,19.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.9,16,15.] [ŚUK. 40,7.] [KATHĀRṆ.] in [Oxforder Handschriften 154,b, Nalopākhyāna 1.] a [Mahābhārata 15, 349.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 15, 22.] dharmiṣṭhatā f. nom. abstr. [Mahābhārata 1, 2987.] dem Gesetze vollkommen entsprechend, mit dem Gesetze —, mit der Tugend in Einklang stehend, gesetzmässig, gesetzlich: yajñaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 33, 6.] vartman [2, 26, 1.] kathāḥ [Mahābhārata 15, 779.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 53, 11.] vacana, vākya [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 69, 15. 5, 86, 2.] gāthāḥ [91, 7.] adharmiṣṭhaṃ karma [Mahābhārata 1, 4579.]
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Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ):—, tā f. [Spr. 2179.]
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ):—Adj. (f. ā) —
1) seine Pflichten vollkommen erfüllend , überaus gerecht , — gewissenhaft , — tugendhaft. Nom.abstr. tā f. —
2) dem Gesetze vollkommen entsprechend , mit dem Gesetze — , mit der Tugend ganz in Einklang stehend , gesetzmässig , gesetzlich.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Dharmiṣṭha (धर्मिष्ठ) [Also spelled dharmishth]:—(a) extremely devout/religious/virtuous; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dharmiṣṭha (ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] a man who strictly follows the religious codes or lives a righteous life.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dharmishthata.
Full-text: Adharmishtha, Dharmishthata, Sudharmishtha, Dharmishth, Tarumishtar, Tarmishti, Tanmittan, Udaya, Danta.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.4.65 < [Chapter 4 - Description of Questions About the Lord’s Appearance]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 168 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 145 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 153 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.40 < [Section IV - The Eight Forms of Marriage]
Vishnu Smriti (Study) (by Minu Bhattacharjee)
1. Dharma—What it is < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]