Garbharakshana, Garbharakṣaṇa, Garbha-rakshana: 5 definitions
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Garbharakshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Garbharakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Garbharaksana or Garbharakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Garbharakshana refers to one of those ceremonies of the Nambutiris performed after marriage, during pregnancy or during the birth of a child. Garbharakshana secures the unborn child from dangers. It is not considered important, and is not always done. The Nambutiri people form the socio-spiritual aristocracy of Malabar, and, as the traditional landlords of Parasu Rama’s land, they are everywhere held in great reverence.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGarbharakṣaṇa (गर्भरक्षण).—protecting the fœtus.
Derivable forms: garbharakṣaṇam (गर्भरक्षणम्).
Garbharakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms garbha and rakṣaṇa (रक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGarbharakṣaṇa (गर्भरक्षण):—[=garbha-rakṣaṇa] [from garbha] n. ‘protecting the foetus’, Name of a ceremony performed in the fourth month of gestation, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]
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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.
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