Grihakritya, Gṛhakṛtya, Griha-kritya: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gṛhakṛtya can be transliterated into English as Grhakrtya or Grihakritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGṛha-kṛtya.—(HRS), an office concerned with domestic affairs of the kingdom as indicated by the Rājataraṅgiṇī. See Ghoshal, H. Rev. Syst., p. 250. Note: gṛha-kṛtya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGṛhakṛtya (गृहकृत्य).—household affairs; सदा प्रहृष्टया भाव्यं गृहकार्येषु दक्षया (sadā prahṛṣṭayā bhāvyaṃ gṛhakāryeṣu dakṣayā) Manusmṛti 5.15.
Derivable forms: gṛhakṛtyam (गृहकृत्यम्).
Gṛhakṛtya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and kṛtya (कृत्य). See also (synonyms): gṛhakārya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhakṛtya (गृहकृत्य).—n. domestic affairs, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 166.
Gṛhakṛtya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and kṛtya (कृत्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhakṛtya (गृहकृत्य).—[neuter] domestic work or affair.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gṛhakṛtya (गृहकृत्य):—[=gṛha-kṛtya] [from gṛha > gṛbh] n. household matters or affairs, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 8, 30; 9, 22; Ṛg-veda i, 48, 5; Sāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘affairs of a royal house’, a kind of tax or duty, [Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 166] (See aṭṭa-pati-bhāgākhya-g); 175; 300.
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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 corpusGṛhakṛtya (ಗೃಹಕೃತ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the work involved in housekeeping, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundering.
2) [noun] the management of domestic affairs or affairs related to one’s family.
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)
Partial matches: Kritya, Griha.
Ends with: Attapatibhagakhyagrihakritya.
Full-text: Attapatibhagakhyagrihakritya, Grihakarya.
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