Shraddhajadya, Śraddhājāḍya, Shraddha-jadya: 4 definitions
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Shraddhajadya 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 term Śraddhājāḍya can be transliterated into English as Sraddhajadya or Shraddhajadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśraddhājāḍya (श्रद्धाजाड्य).—n (S) Pertinacious adherence to one's belief (in spite of evidence adduced to show its absurdity); blind and dogged maintenance of one's faith.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚraddhājāḍya (श्रद्धाजाड्य).—blind faith.
Derivable forms: śraddhājāḍyam (श्रद्धाजाड्यम्).
Śraddhājāḍya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śraddhā and jāḍya (जाड्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚraddhājāḍya (श्रद्धाजाड्य).—n.
(-ḍyaṃ) Obstinate adherence to one’s faith.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚraddhājāḍya (श्रद्धाजाड्य):—[=śraddhā-jāḍya] [from śraddhā > śrad] n. blind or obstinate adherence to one’s f°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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