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2. Niyoga - Wikipedia

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   Niyoga ( Sanskrit: नियोग) was a Hindu practice, primarily followed during the ancient period. It was permitted for the widows or wives who had no child by their spouse to procreate a child with another man. [1] [2] [3] The basic purpose of niyoga is to ensure the continuation of the family lineage and to mitigate the financial and ...

3. Pandit - Wikipedia

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   A Pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डितः, romanized: paṇḍita; Hindi: पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced / ˈ p ʌ n d ɪ t, ˈ p æ n d ɪ t /; abbreviated Pt.) is an individual with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Weapons) in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy ...

4. Tarka Shastra - Wikipedia

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   The meaning of the word tarka also is specific, in that it does not imply a pure logical analysis but a complex activity of discourse guided by strict definitions and goals. Tarka-Sangraha is a foundational text followed as guidelines for logic and discourse ever since it was composed in the second half of 17th century CE.

5. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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   Etymology and nomenclature Historic Sanskrit manuscripts: a religious text (top), and a medical text In Sanskrit, the verbal adjective sáṃskṛta- is a compound word consisting of sáṃ ('together, good, well, perfected') and kṛta - ('made, formed, work'). It connotes a work that has been "well prepared, pure and perfect, polished, sacred". According to Biderman, the perfection ...

6. Sigma male - Wikipedia

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   The symbol for the Greek alphabet letter Sigma, from which the term "Sigma Male" derives its namesake.. Sigma male (or simply Sigma) (/ s ɪ ɡ m ə m ə ɪ l / ⓘ) is a term in internet slang used most often to describe archetype of a male who is a "lone wolf".

7. Bindi (decoration) - Wikipedia

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   Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (Hindi: बिंदी, from Sanskrit बिन्दु bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") known as pottu (Tamil: பொட்டு) and teep (Bengali: টিপ) is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the center of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian ...

8. Panchatantra - Wikipedia

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   Panchatantra: Smart, The Jackal Book 1: The Loss of Friends Translator: Arthur William Ryder The Panchatantra is a series of inter-woven fables, many of which deploy metaphors of anthropomorphized animals with human virtues and vices. Its narrative illustrates, for the benefit of three ignorant princes, the central Hindu principles of nīti. While nīti is hard to translate, it roughly means ...

9. Vatandar - Wikipedia

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   Vatandar. The Vatandar, or Watandar ( Hindi: वतनदार) is an Indian term meaning "landholder". The title was given to landowners, particularly in Maharashtra. [1] The vatandar generally owned a plot of land or vatan/watan worked by the local people, who were dependent on the vatandar for their subsistence. In some cases, vatan land ...