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{{short description|List of lineages in Hinduism}} | |||
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste in the [[Hindu]] social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. | In [[Hindu culture]], a [[gotra]] is equivalent to a [[Lineage (anthropology)|lineage]], akin to a family name, but the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, and may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than the lineage. | ||
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the [[Hindu]] social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. | |||
People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry. At weddings, the gotras of the bride and the groom are read aloud to verify that they are not breaking this rule. | People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry. At weddings, the gotras of the bride and the groom are read aloud to verify that they are not breaking this rule. | ||
==Main | == Main Brahmin Gotras == | ||
A list of major Brahmin gotras according to the [[Sutra]]s:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brough |first=John |title=The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara: A Translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Mañjarī of Puruṣottama-Paṇḍita |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1953 |pages=31–37}}</ref>{{Div col|colwidth=20em}} | |||
{{ | * [[Bhrgu|Bhr̥gu]] ([[Jamadagni]]) | ||
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}} | ** [[Bhrgu|Bhārgava]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Chyavana|Cyāvana]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Aurva]] | ||
* [[Angiras | ** [[Jamadagni|Jāmadagnya]] | ||
* | ** [[Vatsa|Vātsa]] | ||
* | * [[Bhrgu|Kevala Bhr̥gu]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Bhrgu|Bhārgava]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Divodasa|Daivodāsa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vainya]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Prthu|Pārtha]] | ||
* | ** [[Shaunaka|Śaunaka]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Gritsamada|Gārtsamada]] | ||
* | * [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Kakshivat|Kākṣīvata]] | ||
* | ** [[Dirghatamas|Dairghatamasa]] | ||
* | ** [[Ushanas|Auśanasa]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Bharadvaja|Bharadvāja]] | ||
* [ | ** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Brihaspati|Bārhaspatya]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Bharadvaja|Bhāradvāja]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Garga (sage)|Gārgya]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Angiras|Kevala Aṅgiras]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Angiras|Āṅgirasa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Ambarisha|Āmbarīṣa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Mandhatri|Māndhātra]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Kutsa|Kautsa]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Kanva|Kāṇva]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Mudgala|Maudgalya]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Sankriti|Sāṁkr̥tya]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Shakti (sage)|Śāktya]] | ||
* [[Atri]] | |||
** [[Atreya|Ātreya]] | |||
* [[Viśvāmitra]] | |||
** [[Vishvamitra|Vaiśvāmitra]] | |||
** [[Devarata|Daivarāta]] | |||
** [[Madhuchhanda|Mādhucchandasa]] | |||
** [[Kaushik|Kauśika]] | |||
** [[Gādhi|Gāthina]] | |||
** [[Indra|Aindra]] | |||
* [[Kaśyapa]] | |||
** [[Kashyapa|Kāśyapa]] | |||
** [[Avatsara|Āvatsāra]] | |||
** [[Asita|Āsita]] | |||
** [[Shandilya|Śāṇḍila]] | |||
** [[Devala|Daivala]] | |||
* [[Vasiṣṭha]] | |||
** [[Vasishtha|Vāsiṣṭha]] | |||
** [[Mitra-Varuna|Maitrāvaruṇa]] | |||
** [[Upamanyu|Aupamanyava]] | |||
** [[Parashara|Pārāśarya]] | |||
** [[Shakti (sage)|Śāktya]] | |||
** [[Sankriti|Sāṁkr̥tya]] | |||
* [[Agastya]] | |||
** [[Agastya|Āgastya]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Indian castes]] | [[Category:Indian castes]] | ||
[[Category:Gotras]] | [[Category:Gotras]] | ||
[[Category:Kinship and descent]] | [[Category:Kinship and descent]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 30 December 2025
In Hindu culture, a gotra is equivalent to a lineage, akin to a family name, but the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, and may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than the lineage.
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes.
People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry. At weddings, the gotras of the bride and the groom are read aloud to verify that they are not breaking this rule.
Main Brahmin Gotras[edit | edit source]
A list of major Brahmin gotras according to the Sutras:[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Brough, John (1953). The Early Brahmanical System of Gotra and Pravara: A Translation of the Gotra-Pravara-Mañjarī of Puruṣottama-Paṇḍita. Cambridge University Press. pp. 31–37.