Dharmabhagini, aka: Dharmabhaginī, Dharma-bhagini, Dharmabhāginī; 1 Definition(s)



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Dharmabhaginī (धर्मभगिनी).—

1) a lawful sister.

2) a daughter of the spiritual preceptor.

3) a spiritual sister, any one regarded as a sister or discharging the same religious duties एतस्मिन्विहारे मम धर्मभगिनी तिष्ठति (etasminvihāre mama dharmabhaginī tiṣṭhati) Mk.8.46/47.

Dharmabhaginī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and bhaginī (भगिनी).

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Dharmabhāginī (धर्मभागिनी).—a virtuous wife.

Dharmabhāginī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and bhāginī (भागिनी).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary
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