Kuladharma, Kula-dharma: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—The moral and ethical codes of conduct, especially with reference to family life. Arjuna told the following about Kuladharmas to Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra.
In the decline of a family, its time-honoured usages perish; with the perishing of such rites impiety overtakes the entire family.
With the growth of impiety even the noble women become unchaste, and if women become corrupt, mixture of castes ensues.
Hell is verily the lot of the family and family-destroyers through caste admixture; for, their ancestors fall deprived of balls of rice and libations.
The ever-lasting caste virtues and the family merits get ruined because of the chaos in the caste system. We have heard that hell is verily the long-lasting abode of the men whose family religious practices have been broken. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 25 and the Gītā).
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म) [=kuladharmatā?] refers to the “family tradition” (of certain ceremonies), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu said to Śiva: “[...] O Śiva, let the rites of your marriage with the daughter of the lord of mountains be performed according to the laws laid down in the Gṛhya Sūtras. The rites followed in your marriage, O Śiva, will become famous and be followed in the world. Please cause the construction of the altar and the Nāndīmukha according to family tradition (kuladharmatā). Thus you will be spreading your glory in the world, O lord”.
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—Transgressors of Kuladharma are unfit for śrāddha purposes.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 14. 41.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—m (S) A religion or a religious practice descended through a race.
kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—m A religious practice descended through a race.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—a duty or custom peculiar to a family or caste.
Derivable forms: kuladharmaḥ (कुलधर्मः).
Kuladharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and dharma (धर्म).
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Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—a family custom, a duty or custom peculiar to a family; उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन (utsannakuladharmāṇāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ janārdana) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.44; Manusmṛti 1.118;8.14.
Derivable forms: kuladharmaḥ (कुलधर्मः).
Kuladharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and dharma (धर्म).
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—m. the customs of families, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 118.
Kuladharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and dharma (धर्म).
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म).—[masculine] practice, observance, or duty of a family.
1) Kuladharma (कुलधर्म):—[=kula-dharma] [from kula] m. practice or observance peculiar to a tribe or family, peculiar duty of caste or race, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Manu-smṛti etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] peculiar practice or duty of the Kaulas.
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म):—[kula-dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. Practice or observance peculiar to a caste.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Kuladharma (ಕುಲಧರ್ಮ):—[noun] a practice, vocation, religious observance, etc. that is handed over from each generation to the next, in a family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kuladharma (कुलधर्म):—n. duties and obligations of a family;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kula, Kola, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Kuladharmapaddhati, Kuladharmata.
Full-text: Kuldharm, Kuladharmapaddhati, Yathakuladharmam, Mayagosavina, Kularnavatantra, Sadacara, Paranandasutra.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 375 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 644 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 435 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Punarvacana in Manubhasya 8.41/42 < [Part 3.17 - Punarvacana]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 46 [Śakti and Kula-Dharma] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 306 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Page 298 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Vishnu Smriti (Study) (by Minu Bhattacharjee)
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
3. Religion during the period of Someshvara III < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]