Stripumdharma, Strīpuṃdharma, Stri-pums-dharma, Stri-pumdharma: 6 definitions

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Stripumdharma 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.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म) refers to “concerning husband and wife”, and is commonly classified as one of the eighteen vyavahārapada, or “law titles” in the ancient Dharmaśāstras. These vyavahārapadas are categories of ‘legal procedures’ and define a major type of crime for which a person may be tried. The term is derived from vyavahāra (“lawsuits” or “case”) which defines the case between the plaintiff and the defendant, which is often related to social and commercial transactions.

Strīpuṃdharma is mentioned in the following sources as one of the eighteen vyavahārapadas: the Arthaśāstra (3.16.38) and the Manusmṛti (8.4-7). In the Nāradasmṛti this is known as Strīpuṃsaṃyoga (“relations between husband and wife”).

Source: Shodhganga: Devalasmrti reconstruction and critical study

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the (reconstructed) Devalasmṛti, a lost text dealing with Dharmaśāstra authored by Devala—one of the most famous personalities in the ancient Sanskrit literature renowned as a Vedic Seer and a highly celebrated sage.—The original and complete text of Devalasmṛti, is no longer existing. About 2500 prose and verse quotations, of the reconstructed text were thus collected, from numerous printed and manuscript works on Dharmaśāstra. After minute and repeated study of topics, treated in the collected quotations, they were classified even into the following twenty-two different prakaraṇas (divisions) [e.g., the strīpuṃdharmaḥ], of the three main adhyāyas (chapters).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Stripumdharma in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म).—the law regulating the duties of man and wife.

Derivable forms: strīpuṃdharmaḥ (स्त्रीपुंधर्मः).

Strīpuṃdharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms strī and puṃdharma (पुंधर्म).

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

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म).—[masculine] the laws for man and wife.

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

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म):—[=strī-puṃ-dharma] [from strī] m. the law (or duties) of husband and wife, [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 261]).

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

Strīpuṃdharma (स्त्रीपुंधर्म):—[strī-puṃ-dharma] (rmmaḥ) 1. m. Reciprocal duty of man and wife.

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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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