Gunadharma, Guṇadharma, Guna-dharma: 4 definitions
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Gunadharma 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇadharma (गुणधर्म).—the virtue or duty incidental to the possession of certain qualities.
Derivable forms: guṇadharmaḥ (गुणधर्मः).
Guṇadharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and dharma (धर्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇadharma (गुणधर्म):—[=guṇa-dharma] [from guṇa] m. the virtue or duty incident to the possession of certain qualities (as clemency is the virtue and duty of royalty etc.), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇadharma (गुणधर्म):—[guṇa-dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. The virtue or office of any quality.
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 corpusGuṇadharma (ಗುಣಧರ್ಮ):—[noun] the essential character of a thing; quality or qualities that make something what it is (including its physical, chemical, biological properties).
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: Dharma, Guna, Tarma.
Ends with: Aparimitagunadharma.
Full-text: Dharma.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Gunadharma, Guṇadharma, Guna-dharma, Guṇa-dharma; (plurals include: Gunadharmas, Guṇadharmas, dharmas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.25 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 2.1a - Dharma: Its Origin and Development < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
4. Transitional aspects of Dharma in Indian Thought < [Chapter 4 - Positioning Kāma among the Puruṣārthas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.25 < [Section VII - Summing up]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - Introduction to Varṇāśrama-dharma (the wholeness of one’s life) < [Chapter 6 - Social Customs and Ethical Codes in Dharmaśāstras]
Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)