Vadhopaya, Vadhopāya, Vadha-upaya: 4 definitions
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Vadhopaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVadhopāya (वधोपाय).—a means of killing; हन्या- च्चित्रैर्वधोपायैः (hanyā- ccitrairvadhopāyaiḥ) Manusmṛti 9.248.
Derivable forms: vadhopāyaḥ (वधोपायः).
Vadhopāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vadha and upāya (उपाय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVadhopāya (वधोपाय).—[masculine] [plural] means or kinds of corporal punishment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVadhopāya (वधोपाय):—[from vadha > vadh] m. an instrument or means of putting to death, [Manu-smṛti ix, 248.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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