Talk:Sagotra
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
sagotra (‘of the same gotra or lineage’)
The words gotra and pravara have been used extensively in the smṛtis and dharmaśāstras.
Sagotra means a person belonging to the same gotra. Marriages between persons of the same gotra have been prohibited.
See GOTRA for details.
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- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
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sagotra (‘of the same gotra or lineage’) The words gotra and pravara have been used extensively in the smṛtis and dharmaśāstras. Sagotra means a person belonging to the same gotra. Marriages between persons of the same gotra have been prohibited. See GOTRA for details.