Vadhanirneka, Vadhanirṇeka, Vadha-nirneka: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVadhanirṇeka (वधनिर्णेक).—atonement for murder; दानेन वर्धानर्णेकम् (dānena vardhānarṇekam) Manusmṛti 11.139.
Derivable forms: vadhanirṇekaḥ (वधनिर्णेकः).
Vadhanirṇeka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vadha and nirṇeka (निर्णेक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVadhanirṇeka (वधनिर्णेक):—[=vadha-nirṇeka] [from vadha > vadh] m. expiation for killing, atonement for murder or manslaughter, [Manu-smṛti xi, 139.]
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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Partial matches: Vadha, Nirneka.
Full-text: Nirneka, Ekaikashas.
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