anuveśa

 Anuveśa (अनुवेश) in Sanskrit means "entering after" or "following," and it can also refer to the marriage of a younger brother before the elder brother is married.

Etymology and Composition

The term Anuveśa is a tatpuruṣa compound derived from "anu" (after, 

following) and "viś" (to enter) in Sanskrit, literally meaning "entering after" 

or "subsequent entry"

Wisdom Library

. The masculine form is 

anuveśaḥ (अनुवेशः). It can also be rendered in English transliteration 

as Anuvesa or Anuvesha

Wisdom Library

.

Meanings in Classical Contexts

Following or Entering After: This is the primary meaning, indicating 

one thing comes after or follows another, such as someone entering 

a place after another has done so 

1

.

Marriage Context: In traditional Sanskrit literature, Anuveśa specifically

refers to the marriage of a younger brother before the elder brother

is married (jyeṣṭhātikrameṇa kaniṣṭhasya vivāhaḥ) 

1

. This usage appears in texts like the Mahābhārata (1,7772).

Synonyms: The term is similar in meaning to anupraveśa, which also 

denotes entering after or succession 

2

1. 

   

   2 Sources
2. 
   

Usage Examples

• In the Mahābhārata, the word is used in the sense of entering after 
• another: anuveśaḥ indicates someone following or entering later

  1

  .
• The concept can apply to rituals, social customs, or sequencing 
• events, particularly in classical Hindu texts.
• 

  1 Source
• 
  

In summary, Anuveśa combines the notions of sequence and subsequent 

action, with both literal and culturally contextual meanings in Sanskrit

literature

Wisdom Library+1

.