anuvrajya

 Anuvrajya (अनुव्रज्य / अनुव्रज्या) in Sanskrit refers to "following" or "attending upon someone," especially in the context of accompanying a departing guest or a deceased person's relatives to a cemetery.

Etymology and Formation

The word anuvrajya is a compound derived from anu (अनु, "after" or

"following") and vraj (व्रज, "to go" or "to move"). The feminine form 

anuvrajyā (अनुव्रज्या) is commonly used in texts to denote attendance

or accompaniment

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. It is also closely related to

the noun anuvrajana, which carries a similar meaning.

Grammatical Details

• Anuvrajya (अनुव्रज्य): masculine, neuter, or adjective form meaning
• "to be followed." It is often used in contexts such as funeral rites, 
• indicating someone to be followed by relatives.
• Anuvrajyā (अनुव्रज्या): feminine, indicating the act of following or 
• attending. This is the form most commonly cited in classical texts 
• such as Manusmṛti and Yājñavalkya Smṛti

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Usage in Sanskrit Literature

• In Manusmṛti 3.17, anuvrajyā is used in the context of a departing 
• guest or someone under attendance, highlighting the act of 
• accompanying as part of ritualistic or social duty.
• In Yājñavalkya Smṛti, it is used as an adjective describing a deceased
• person whose body is to be accompanied by relatives to the cemetery

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• The term is also cited in other classical texts like Gautama 
• Dharmaśāstra and Amarakoṣa, maintaining the same semantic
• focus on the act of following or attending

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English Transliteration and Summary Meaning

• Transliteration: anuvrajya / anuvrajyā
• Primary Meaning: following, attending, accompanying
• Contexts: ritualistic attendance (funeral procession), accompanying
• a departing guest, general act of following in a ceremonial or 
• respectful sense

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In short, anuvrajya conveys the notion of following someone 

respectfully or in a ritual context, often used in traditional Sanskrit

literature for ceremonial practices and social etiquette.