A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Mlecchas
This page describes Mlecchas which is located on page 325 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Mlecchas” according to 56 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
(Shloka 97 Chapter 190, Vana Parva).(9) Karna during his world campaign conquered many mleccha countries. (Shloka 19, Chapter 254, Vana Parva).(10) A place of habitation in Bharata is called Mleccha. (Shloka 57, Chapter 9. Bhishma Parva).(11) Anga, a mleccha warrior was killed in the battle by Bhimasena. (Shloka 17, Chapter 26, Drona Parva).(12) Once the mlecchas attacked Arjuna with arrows. Arjuna killed the hairy soldiers....
Read full contents: Story of Mleccha
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Then Lord Krishna, after giving His blessings to wise Mucukunda, returned to Mathura City, which was surrounded by the mlecchas. The Lord killed the entire mleccha army and forcibly broke the mlecchas power....
Read full contents: Verses 6.2.37-38
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘He shall not converse with Mlecchas, or with unclean or unrighteous persons.’ Devala (55, 58, 75).—‘He who has lived with Mlecchas, for a period extending from five to twenty years—for him the expiation has been prescribed to be two candrayanas.—If in an assembly, one comes into contact with a Mleccha, he shall bathe with his clothes on and go without food for one day. If a Brahmana has lived in the dwelling of a Mleccha for one, two, three or four years (he shall perform an expiatory rite).’...
Read full contents: Verse 4.79
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