adhivinnā

Dictionary meanings for adhivinnā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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adhivinnā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[vid-kta] A superseded wife, one whose husband has mar- ried again; according to Hindu Śāstras a wife may be superseded for any one of these 8 defects: su- rāpī vyādhitā dhūrtā vaṃdhyārthadhnyapriyaṃvadā. strīpra- sūścādhivettavyā puruṣadveṣiṇī tathā Y. 1. 73, 74; Ms. 9. 80-83.

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