Samkirnayoni, Saṃkīrṇayoni, Samkirna-yoni: 3 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃkīrṇayoni (संकीर्णयोनि).—a. of mixed birth, of a mongrel breed (as a mule); impure through illegal intermarriage; संकीर्णयोनयो ये तु प्रतिलोमानुलोमजाः (saṃkīrṇayonayo ye tu pratilomānulomajāḥ) Manusmṛti 1.25.

Saṃkīrṇayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃkīrṇa and yoni (योनि). See also (synonyms): saṃkīrṇajāti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃkīrṇayoni (संकीर्णयोनि).—[adjective] of mixed origin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃkīrṇayoni (संकीर्णयोनि):—[=saṃ-kīrṇa-yoni] [from saṃ-kīrṇa > saṃ-kṝ] mfn. of mixed birth or caste, impure through illegal intermarriage, [Manu-smṛti x, 25]

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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.

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