Vriddhamanu, Vṛddhamanu, Vriddha-manu: 2 definitions
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Vriddhamanu 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 Vṛddhamanu can be transliterated into English as Vrddhamanu or Vriddhamanu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhamanu (वृद्धमनु):—[=vṛddha-manu] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] m. the older Manu or an older recension of Manu’s law-book, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti] (cf. bṛhan-manu).
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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: Vriddha, Manu.
Full-text: Bhata, Malamasa, Sevin, Traividya, Manusmriti, Manava-Dharmashastra, Mangalya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.187 < [Section XXIV - Inheritance]
Verse 5.74 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
Verse 2.54 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 13 - Rules regarding Slaves and Labourers < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Position of the Pañcarātra Literature < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]