The Sanskrit term Mahāvyāhṛtihoma can be transliterated into English as Mahavyahrtihoma or Mahavyahritihoma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Mahāvyāhṛtihoma (महाव्याहृतिहोम) refers to one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Mahāvyāhṛtihoma rite is mentioned under the header called Marriage homa (vivāhahoma).

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Partial matches: Mahavyahriti, Homa.

Full-text: Mahavyahriti.

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