Shrenidharma, Śreṇidharmā, Shreni-dharma: 4 definitions

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Shrenidharma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śreṇidharmā can be transliterated into English as Srenidharma or Shrenidharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śreṇidharmā (श्रेणिधर्मा).—(m. pl.) the customs of trades or guilds; Manusmṛti 8.41.

Derivable forms: śreṇidharmāḥ (श्रेणिधर्माः).

Śreṇidharmā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śreṇi and dharmā (धर्मा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śreṇidharma (श्रेणिधर्म).—m. Plu. The customs of trades or guilds.

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

Śreṇīdharma (श्रेणीधर्म).—[masculine] law of a guild.

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

Śreṇīdharma (श्रेणीधर्म):—[=śreṇī-dharma] [from śreṇī > śreṇi] m. [plural] the customs of trades or guilds, [Manu-smṛti viii, 41.]

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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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