niyoga

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noun

An ancient tradition of the Svayambhuva Manu sect in which a childless woman could appoint a man to help her bear a child.

OriginSanskrit नियोग →
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Meanings

nounniyoga (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ancient tradition of the Svayambhuva Manu sect in which a childless woman could appoint a man to help her bear a child.

Origin

  1. Sanskritनियोग
  2. Englishniyoga

From Sanskrit नियोग (niyoga).

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