Grihamedha, Gṛhamedha, Griha-medha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gṛhamedha can be transliterated into English as Grhamedha or Grihamedha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGṛhamedha (गृहमेध).—a.
1) one who performs the domestic rites or sacrifices; गृह- मेधास आ गत मरुतो माप भूतन (gṛha- medhāsa ā gata maruto māpa bhūtana) Ṛgveda 7.59.1.
2) connected with the duties of a householder. (-dhaḥ) 1 a householder.
2) a domestic sacrifice; Bhāgavata 2.6.19.
Gṛhamedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhamedha (गृहमेध).—I. m. a domestic sacrifice. Ii. adj. referring to the duties of a householder, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 22, 11.
Gṛhamedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhamedha (गृहमेध).—1. [masculine] domestic sacrifice.
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Gṛhamedha (गृहमेध).—2. [adjective] performing domestic rites, partaking of or belonging to them; [masculine] house-holder = gṛhastha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gṛhamedha (गृहमेध):—[=gṛha-medha] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. a domestic sacrifice, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā i, 10, 15; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x; Pāṇini 4-2, 32]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. one who performs the domestic sacrifices or is the object of them (as the Maruts), [Ṛg-veda vii, 59, 10; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā i, 10, 1 and 15; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra iii]
3) [v.s. ...] connected with domestic rites or a householder’s duties, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ii f.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a householder’s duties, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of particular winds causing rain, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka i, 9, 5; Ṛg-veda ii, 12, 12; Sāyaṇa]
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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 corpusGṛhamēdha (ಗೃಹಮೇಧ):—[noun] a religious sacrifice or daily ritual a house-holder has to observe.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Griha, Medha.
Full-text: Garhamedha, Grihamedhin, Grihayajna.
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