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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Vivāhahoma (विवाहहोम) refers to the “fire sacrifices” and represents a group of marriage rites of the Hindu Newars, mentioned in the Daśakarmavidhi: a marriage handbook from Bhaktapur containing both Hindu and Newar marriage ceremonies.—Despite many congruencies between Hindu Parbatiyā and Hindu Newar marriage handbooks, it becomes evident that Newar marriage handbooks mention specific ritual elements that cannot be found in the Brahmanical-Sanskritic texts.—The Vivāhahoma rites are usually performed at the house of the groom.

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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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vivāhahoma (विवाहहोम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Peters. 6, 115.

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

Vivāhahoma (विवाहहोम):—[=vi-vāha-homa] [from vi-vāha > vi-vah] m. = m°-sacrifice

[Sanskrit to German]

Vivahahoma in German

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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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Partial matches: Homa, Vivaha.

Starts with: Vivahahomavidhi.

Full-text (+5): Agharajyahoma, Mahavyahriti, Homasamkalpa, Pancavarunihoma, Mahavyahritihoma, Sampadana, Pancavaruni, Agharajya, Guptahuti, Paristarana, Bhumisampadana, Brahmavarana, Brahmanavarana, Asadana, Patrasadana, Hotrivarana, Rashtrabhrit, Samkhyahuti, Rashtrabhriddhoma, Abhyatanahoma.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vivahahoma, Vivāhahoma, Vivāha-homa, Vivaha-homa; (plurals include: Vivahahomas, Vivāhahomas, homas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)

Part 2 - The sacrement of Marriage < [Chapter 6 - Social Customs and Ethical Codes in Dharmaśāstras]

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