A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vesya
This page describes Vesya which is located on page 537 of the third 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 “Vesya” according to 20 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) [by Debabrata Barai]
young men in youth and old men in one s old-age–this is the Veshya-dharma (code of conduct for sex-worker)....
Read full contents: Part 3.13 - Justification of suitability and utility of Kavya (poetry):
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: त्यक्त्वा भार्यां स भिन्नो ऽभूद् धनाढ्यो दुर्मतिः खलः वेश्या-प्रसण्गात् तस्यापि धनार्धं प्रक्शयं गतम् tyaktva bharyam sa bhinno bhud dhanadhyo durmatih khalah veshya-prasangat tasyapi dhanardham prakshayam gatam tyaktva—rejecting; bharyam—his wife; sa—he; bhinnah—broken; abhut— became; dhanadhyah—wealthy; durmatih—evil-minded; khalah—rogue; veshya- prasangat—from attachment to prostitutes; tasya—of him; api——also; dhana—of his wealth; ardham—half...
Read full contents: Verse 6.13.19
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study [by Kalita Nabanita]
Hence, it is considered as adultery if any person cohabits with a kept mistress of another man.114 Apart from these two types of kept mistresses, another type of public woman called veshya is referred to in the Vyavaharadhyaya. They are supposed to offer themselves in lieu of fee or wages....
Read full contents: Chapter 3.6a - Prostitute and Concubine
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