Paishacavivaha, Paiśācavivāha, Paishaca-vivaha, Paishaca-Vivaha, Paiśāca-vivāha: 5 definitions
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Paishacavivaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Paiśācavivāha and Paiśāca-vivāha can be transliterated into English as Paisacavivaha or Paishacavivaha or Paisaca-vivaha or Paishaca-vivaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Paishachavivaha.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaPaiśācavivāha (पैशाचविवाह):—The Paiśāca marriage (vivāha).—Paiśāca type of marriage is that where the suitor secretly seduced the girl while she was asleep or drunk or disordered in intellect. This is the last and the most sinful type of marriage.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPaiśācavivāha (पैशाचविवाह).—One of the eight forms of marriage.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 10. 24.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaiśācavivāha (पैशाचविवाह).—m S A form of marriage. Acquiring and marrying the girl by stealth. See aṣṭau- vivāha.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaiśācavivāha (पैशाचविवाह).—m A form of marriage.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPaiśāca-vivāha (पैशाच-विवाह):—n. a type of marriage done by kidnapping or seducing a girl while she is asleep or unconscious;
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.
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Partial matches: Paishaca, Vivaha.
Full-text: Ashtauvivaha.
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