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Results for अध्यापनम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अध्यापनम्adhyāpanamTeaching, instructing, lecturing, especially on sacred knowledge; one of the six duties of a Brāhmaṇa.…

    [इ-णिच्-भावे-ल्युट्]

    Teaching, instructing, lecturing, especially on sacred knowledge; one of the six duties of a Brāhmaṇa. According to Indian lawgivers अध्यापन is of three kinds: (1) undertaken for charity, (2) for wages and (3) in consideration of services rendered; Compare Hārīta: अध्यापनं च त्रिविधं धर्मार्थमृक्थ- कारणम् । शुश्रूषाकरणं चेति त्रिविधं परिकीर्तितम् ॥