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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Vetanādāna (वेतनादान) refers to “nonpayment of wages”, and is commonly classified as one of the eighteen vyavahārapada, or “law titles” in the ancient Dharmaśāstras. These vyavahārapadas are categories of ‘legal procedures’ and define a major type of crime for which a person may be tried. The term is derived from vyavahāra (“lawsuits” or “case”) which defines the case between the plaintiff and the defendant, which is often related to social and commercial transactions.

Vetanādāna is mentioned in the following sources as one of the eighteen vyavahārapadas: the Manusmṛti (8.4-7) and the Yājñavalkyasmṛti (2.5).

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vetanādāna (वेतनादान).—n.,

Derivable forms: vetanādānam (वेतनादानम्).

Vetanādāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vetana and adāna (अदान). See also (synonyms): vetanānapākarman.

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Vetanadāna (वेतनदान).—hiring.

Derivable forms: vetanadānam (वेतनदानम्).

Vetanadāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vetana and dāna (दान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vetanadāna (वेतनदान).—n.

(-naṃ) Hiring, paying wages. E. vetana and dāna giving.

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Vetanādāna (वेतनादान).—n.

(-naṃ) Non-payment of wages. E. vetana and adāna not giving.

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

Vetanādāna (वेतनादान).—[neuter] non-payment of wages.

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

1) Vetanadāna (वेतनदान):—[=vetana-dāna] [from vetana] n. the paying of wages, hiring, [Pāṇini 1-3, 36 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) Vetanādāna (वेतनादान):—[from vetana] n. non-payment of wages, [Manu-smṛti viii, 218.]

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

1) Vetanadāna (वेतनदान):—[vetana-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Giving wages.

2) Vetanādāna (वेतनादान):—[vetanā+dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Non payment of wages; taking wages.

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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: Vetana, Dana, Adana, Atana, Tana.

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Full-text: Vyavaharavishaya, Vetananapakarman, Vyavaharapada, Vetana.

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