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Servant means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Servants were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] People suffering from many kinds of diseases like fever, pain and burning, and lying on their cots and meeting their deaths, to gather their mourning servants, wives and friends
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+2193): Sevaka, Bhritya, Kimkara, Ceta, Parijana, Anucara, Dasa, Praishya, Paricaraka, Mulabhritya, Upasthatri, Sairandhri, Anujivin, Padamulika, Bhritaka, Rajabhritya, Ajnakara, Cakara, Patrabhrit, Shliku.
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Search found 305 books and stories containing Servant; (plurals include: Servants). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.126 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
Verse 3.246 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Verse 8.167 < [Section XXIX - Contracts, when invalid]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.460-465 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 2.19.202-203 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Verse 2.10.163 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.1.32 < [Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories]
Verse 5.17.20 < [Chapter 17 - The Gopis Describe Their Remembrance of Sri Krsna]
Verse 1.6.42 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.25 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.4.88 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 1.5.116 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Chapter 39 - History of Ganga (continued, 3): On Music
Chapter 51 - On the sanctity of Ganga (continued, 2): The story of Kaka Karna
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter XVI - The Miser’s Servant < [Part I]
Chapter XXVIII - The Wife Who Would Not Be Beaten < [Part I]
Chapter CVI - The Speaking Crab < [Part I]
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