Vadhuvara, Vadhūvara, Vadhu-vara: 4 definitions
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Vadhuvara 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Vadhūvara (वधूवर) refers to the “bride and the groom”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 7.20.—Accordingly: “There lord Bhoja’s venerable chaplain, who was like fire, offered clarified butter and other things to the fire, and having made the same [fire] witness to the marriage he wed the bride and the groom (vadhūvara)”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)Vadhuvara (वधुवर) refers to the “bride-groom”.—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Vadhuvara-guṇaparīkṣa refers to “examining the suitability of a girl or a bride-groom”.—The smṛtis contain several views about the suitability of these eight to various varnas. All are agreed that the first four, Brāhma, Daiva, Ārṣa and Prajāpatya, are the approved forms (praśasta or dhārmya). Most say that each preceding one out of the first four is superior to each succeeding one and that thus Brāhma is the best. Almost all are agreed that Paiśāca is the worst.—[Cf. Manu III.2326]
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVadhūvara (वधूवर).—a newly married couple.
Derivable forms: vadhūvaram (वधूवरम्).
Vadhūvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vadhū and vara (वर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vadhūvara (वधूवर):—[=vadhū-vara] [from vadhū] n. sg. or m. [plural] bride and bridegroom, a newly-married couple, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] brides and bridegroom, [ib.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vadhu, Vara, Vatu.
Starts with: Vatuvarar.
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Full-text: Kumudinivadhuvara, Vadhuvarem, Ovara, Ohara, Nishkramana, Pariksha, Gunapariksha, Vadhu.
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