mlecchaḥ

Dictionary meanings for mlecchaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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mlecchaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[mlecch-ghañ] 1 A barbari- an, a non-Aryan (one not speaking the Sanskrit language, or not con- forming to Hindu or Aryan institu- tions), a foreigner in general; grā- hyā mlecchaprasiddhistu virodhādarśane sati J. N. V.; mlecchān mūrchayate, or mleccha- nivahanidhane kalayasi karavālaṃ Gīt. 1.

2 An outcast, a very low man; (Baudhāyana thus defines the word: gomāṃsakhādako yastu viruddhaṃ bahu bhāṣate. sarvā-...

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