Grihakarya, Gṛhakārya, Griha-karya: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Grihakarya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Gṛhakārya can be transliterated into English as Grhakarya or Grihakarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य).—household affairs; सदा प्रहृष्टया भाव्यं गृहकार्येषु दक्षया (sadā prahṛṣṭayā bhāvyaṃ gṛhakāryeṣu dakṣayā) Manusmṛti 5.15.
Derivable forms: gṛhakāryam (गृहकार्यम्).
Gṛhakārya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and kārya (कार्य). See also (synonyms): gṛhakṛtya.
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य) or Gṛhakāryya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Household affairs. E. gṛha, and kārya business; also gṛhakarmma, &c.
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य).—[neuter] domestic work or affair.
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य):—[=gṛha-kārya] [from gṛha > gṛbh] n. a domestic affair, [Manu-smṛti v, 150; Daśakumāra-carita xi, 207.]
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य):—[gṛha-kārya] (ryyaṃ) 1. n. House-keeping.
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य):—(gṛha + kārya) n. ein häusliches Geschäft: gṛhakāryeṣu dakṣā [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 150.]
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य):—n. ein häusliches Geschäft [Daśarūpa (1925).116,10.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Gṛhakārya (गृहकार्य):—n. homework (given to students);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Griha, Karya.
Starts with (+0): Grihakaryadarshi.
Full-text (+0): Grihakaryya, Grihakritya.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Grihakarya, Gṛhakārya, Griha-karya, Gṛha-kārya, Grhakarya, Grha-karya, Grihakaarya; (plurals include: Grihakaryas, Gṛhakāryas, karyas, kāryas, Grhakaryas, Grihakaaryas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 565 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 251 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 868 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Canons of Orissan Architecture (by R. Chatterjee)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]