kritrima
An Indian legal and cultural term with two distinct meanings: in Hindu law it refers to a specific form of adoption of a son (distinct from other adoption forms), and in the context of incense it refers to artificially produced incense as opposed to natural gathering.
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An Indian legal and cultural term with two distinct meanings: in Hindu law it refers to a specific form of adoption of a son (distinct from other adoption forms), and in the context of incense it refers to artificially produced incense as opposed to natural gathering. Both senses reflect the precise Sanskrit-derived vocabulary of Indian classical texts.
The legal dispute centred on whether the adoption had been conducted as a dattaka or kritrima arrangement.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.
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(India) Artificially produced incense.
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- dattaka59%
From Sanskrit 'dattaka' (given), a traditional Hindu legal form of adoption in which a son is formally given by his birth parents to an adoptive father, transferring all filial rights and obligations. The practice was governed by classical texts and recognised under Anglo-Indian law, with elaborate rituals and legal consequences for inheritance.
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From Sanskrit 'krishti' (ploughing, cultivation), appearing in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and other South Asian languages. The word carries a cultural weight beyond 'farming' — krishi is often invoked in official Indian agricultural policy and in phrases like 'krishi vigyan' (agricultural science), reflecting the deep social prestige of farming in South Asian tradition.
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(India) An Indian form of adoption of a son.