Jatisamkara, Jātisaṃkara, Jati-samkara: 2 definitions
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Jatisamkara 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 dictionaryJātisaṃkara (जातिसंकर).—admixture of castes; mixed blood.
Derivable forms: jātisaṃkaraḥ (जातिसंकरः).
Jātisaṃkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jāti and saṃkara (संकर).
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 corpusJātisaṃkara (ಜಾತಿಸಂಕರ):—
1) [noun] a violating of the customs of the or caste-system by inter-caste marriages or sexual relations.
2) [noun] a male offspring of parents belonging to different castes or social system.
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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