niyoga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

niyoga

Etymology

From Sanskrit नियोग (niyoga).

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