Gudhaja, Gūḍhaja, Gudha-ja: 8 definitions
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Gudhaja 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The Vyavaharadhyaya of the YajnavalkyasmritiGūḍhaja (गूढज) refers to one of the twelve types of sons (putra) defined in the Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti verse 2.128-132.—The son secretly born of a married woman in her husband’s house is considered a Gūḍhaja son, meaning son of a concealed birth. According to the Mitākṣarā, in case of such kind of son even if it is not ascertained who the father is, but he must belong to the same varṇa.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGūḍhaja (गूढज).—one of the 12 kinds of sons in Hindu-law; he is a son born secretly of a woman, when her husband is absent, the real father being unknown; गृहे प्रच्छन्न उत्पन्नो गूढजस्तु सुतः स्मृतः (gṛhe pracchanna utpanno gūḍhajastu sutaḥ smṛtaḥ) Y.2.129; Ms.9.159,17.
Derivable forms: gūḍhajaḥ (गूढजः).
Gūḍhaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gūḍha and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): gūḍhotpanna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGūḍhaja (गूढज).—m.
(-jaḥ) The son of a concealed birth; born privately of a woman whose husband is absent, the real father being unknown; this is one of the twelve forms particularized in Hindu law. E. gūḍha hidden, and ja born; also compound with puttra a son, gūḍhajaputtra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGūḍhaja (गूढज).—[adjective] secretly born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGūḍhaja (गूढज):—[=gūḍha-ja] [from gūḍha > guh] mfn. (= gūḍhotpanna) born privately (a son born during the absence of the husband, the real father being unknown; one of the 12 forms particularised in Hindū law, the child belonging to the husband of the disloyal wife), [, ii, 129.]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGūḍhaja (गूढज):—Adj. insgeheim geboren (Sohn).
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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Starts with: Gudhajatru.
Full-text: Gudhotpanna.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.170 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Verse 9.172 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Verse 9.180 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 7 - Distinction Between Sons < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]