Jatidharma, Jātidharma, Jati-dharma: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJātidharma (जातिधर्म).—
1) the duties of a caste.
2) a generic property.
Derivable forms: jātidharmaḥ (जातिधर्मः).
Jātidharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jāti and dharma (धर्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJātidharma (जातिधर्म).—m. the customs of tribes, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 118.
Jātidharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jāti and dharma (धर्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJātidharma (जातिधर्म).—[masculine] law or duty of caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jātidharma (जातिधर्म):—[=jāti-dharma] [from jāti > jāta] m. caste, duty, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] generic or specific property, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJātidharma (जातिधर्म):—[jāti-dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. Duty of caste.
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 corpusJātidharma (ಜಾತಿಧರ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person, which is common to the class, species, etc.; characteristic quality; peculiarity.
2) [noun] a custom or customs, traditions particular to a caste or social class.
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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