Churikabandha, Chūrikābandha: 2 definitions
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Churikabandha means something in Marathi. 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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychūrikābandha (छूरिकाबंध).—m S (chūrikā Knife, bandha Fastening.) The ceremony of investing a Shudra with the bill-hook--his badge or characteristic implement. A ceremony correspondent to the muñja or thread-investiture of a Brahman, but it is fallen into desuetude.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishchūrikābandha (छूरिकाबंध).—m The ceremony, now fallen into desuetude, of investing a śūdra with the bill-hook-his characteristic implement.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Starts with: Churikabandhaprayoga.
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