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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Nagaryanna (नगर्यन्न) is a Sanskrit word referring to either 1) “food given by the lord of a city” (even though he may not be a king), or 2) “food belonging to a whole town”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 4.213)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nagaryanna (नगर्यन्न).—[neuter] food given by the lord of a town.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nagaryanna (नगर्यन्न):—[=nagary-anna] [from nagarin > nagara] n. food given by the lord of a town, [Manu-smṛti iv, 213.]

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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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Partial matches: Anna, Nagari, Nakari.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Nagaryanna, Nagari-anna, Nagary-anna; (plurals include: Nagaryannas, annas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 4.213 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]

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