Washerman, Washermen: 1 definition
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Washerman means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Google Books: Medieval Orissa: A Socio-economic StudyWashermen in ancient India (Medieval Orissa) represented one of the occupational groups commonly found in Townships or Urban centers (nagari).—An example (of Township) is provided by the Nagari plates of Anangabhima III, dated A.D. 1230, which describe an assigned township which contained four large houses of the dimension of royal residences and thirty other houses. The occupational groups present in the settlement were [e.g., a washerman (rajaka)]. The range of occupations is large, some of them being rural in character. The context in which the township (or Urban centres—nagari) is assigned suggest that nagaris in such cases were perhaps extended villages, formed out of a cluster of several contiguous villages and thus assuming physical and consequently, economic dimensions much larger than those of an ordinary village settlement.
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Partial matches: The, The, Man, Washerman, Te.
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Search found 111 books and stories containing Washerman, The washerman, Washermen, Washer-men, Washer-man; (plurals include: Washermans, The washermans, Washermens, mens, mans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.396 < [Section XLVIII - Laws relating to Civic Misdemeanours]
Verse 4.40 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Verse 8.47 < [Section XII - Non-payment of debt]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 59 - The Gamarala And The Washerman < [Part II (c) - Stories of the Durayas]
Story 213 - Æwariyakka < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Story 227 - The Gamarala who went to the God-World < [Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 123 - Glory of Śukla Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 23 - Greatness of Śukla Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 92 - The Greatness of Yamahāsya Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 256 < [English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 34 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 143 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
To the Washerman’s Donkey < [April – June, 2003]
To the Washerman’s Donkey < [March-April 1935]
The Rivals < [April – June, 1984]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 56 - Rāma Seeks Bharata’s Advice < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 57 - The Washerman’s Former Birth < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 55 - The Observation of the Spies < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]