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Dharaņīsūta

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Jit Majumdar


  1. son of the earth
  2. living being; a (male) human (fem: dharaņīsūtā):
  3. daughter of the earth
  4. a female human
  5. another name for Sītā, who was found by King Janaka while ploughing the field in a furrow.