Mleccha
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title:
Mleccha
text:
Mleccha is a Sanskrit term, referring to those of an incomprehensible speech, foreign or barbarous invaders as distinguished from the Vedic tribes. Within Vedic Brahmanical discourse, the term is used to refer to 'non-Aryans': foreigners who are considered outside the realm of Vedic dharma. The word Mleccha was commonly used for foreign barbarians of whatever race or colour. As a mleccha, any foreigner stood outside the varna system and the ritual ambience. Thus, historically, contact with them
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description:
Pre-modern Sanskrit term referring to outsiders, foreigners, barbarians and invaders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mleccha
date created:
2004-06-02T18:57:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T20:20:36Z
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