Dharmasiha, Dharmasīha, Dharma-siha: 1 definition

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Dharmasiha 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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (history)

Dharmasīha (धर्मसीह) (alias or Dharmavardhana) is the author of the Savaiyau (dealing with poetry and riddles), which  is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This short riddle-poem is written in the left margin of 1v, parallel to the margin, and comes after a hymn by Dharmasīha ending at the bottom of the page. Published in Dharmavardhana Granthāvalī p. 122 under the title Samasyā—nisāṇī ghara jānakī savaiyā ekatīsa. The author was a learned and versatile monk who composed a number of short-form sophisticated poems, sometimes making use of varieties popular in folk or oral poetry about the samasyā variety.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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