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Mleccha

Mleccha (Sanskrit: म्लेच्छ, romanized: mlecchá) is a Sanskrit term referring to those of an incomprehensible speech, foreigners or invaders deemed distinct and separate from the Vedic tribes. In Vedic discourse, the term is used to refer to foreigners (anārya-s) who were considered outside the realms of Vedic dharma.

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Territory

ĀryāvartaPrimitive tribesBuddhistJainSarasvati
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Literature describing the Mleccha

MahabharataMatted locksCowVasishthaMessengers
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Etymology

PaliPrakritSindhiPunjabiKashmiri
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Overview

SanskritRomanizedSanskritVedic dharmaAnārya
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Mleccha

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples149
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
Components1

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related to Bibliography · 63
Mleccha → AD, Aloka, Ancient India, Annals, Asko, Attitudes, Baij Nath Puri, Barbarian, Bhandarkar, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Comparative Studies, Concept Publishing Company, Delhi, Early India, Electronic Journal, February, Franklin, Geographical Names, Gupta Inscriptions, Gurjara-Pratiharas
related to Etymology · 29
Mleccha → Aryan, As, Asko Parpola, Based, BC, Bengali, Brahmins, Brāhmaṇa, Dravidian, Franklin Southworth, However, India, Indo-European, Indus, Iranian, It, Kashmiri, Meluḫḫa, Middle Indo-Aryan, Odia
related to Literature describing the Mleccha · 13
Mleccha → Asuras, Death, In, Mahabharata, Mlecchas, Nandini, Swami Parmeshwaranand, The Mahabharata, They, Vashishta, Vasishtha, Vasistha, Vishvamitra
related to Territory · 12
Mleccha → Aryans, Buddhist, Historians, India, Indian, Instead, Jain, Parasher, Still, Though, Thus, Vedic
related to Language · 10
Mleccha → As, Correct, Early Indo-Aryans, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Aryans, Namely, Sanskrit, Sanskrit-derived, Some, Thus
related to Relations with mlecchas · 9
Mleccha → As, Brahmanical, Early, Further, Historians, Jain, Namely, They, This
related to Cultural behavior · 3
Mleccha → In, Indo-Aryans, The

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mlecchas vedic sanskrit speech term foreigners india āryāvarta early considered outside language barbarian word people indo-aryans foreign area tribes system

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Gandharainstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
Kasmirainstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
Kambojasinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
Khasasinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
therefore both their speechinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
culture had become contaminatedinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
differed from that of Āryāvartainstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
or elseinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
as in the case of southern Indiainstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
they were once Aryas but having forsaken the Vedic rituals were regarded to mleccha statusinstance ofThe tribes of the north were mlecchas either because they were located on the frontiers0.80text
Mleccharelated to BibliographyBaij Nath Puri0.60section
Mleccharelated to BibliographyThe History0.60section

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