Yodhadharma, Yodha-dharma: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYodhadharma (योधधर्म).—the law of soldiers, a military law; योधधर्मः सनातनः (yodhadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ) Manusmṛti 7.98.
Derivable forms: yodhadharmaḥ (योधधर्मः).
Yodhadharma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yodha and dharma (धर्म).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYodhadharma (योधधर्म).—[masculine] the law for warriors.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYodhadharma (योधधर्म):—[=yodha-dharma] [from yodha] m. the law of soldiers, duty of the Kṣatriya caste, [Manu-smṛti vii, 98.]
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.98 < [Section VIII - Duties in Battle (saṅgrāma)]