antya ja gamana

 

The Sanskrit compound antya‑ja‑gamana means 

sexual intercourse between a woman of a higher 

caste and a man of the lowest caste.

What the term actually is

The exact spelling “antya ja gamana” does not appear in dictionaries, but the 

results show two established compounds:

• antyajagamana / antya‑ja‑gamana — listed in Sanskrit–English dictionaries 
• as a noun meaning intercourse between a higher‑caste woman and a man 
• of the lowest caste

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• antyagamana / antya‑gamana — defined similarly in Wisdom Library as
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• “intercourse by a woman of the higher caste with a man of the lowest
• caste”

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These are the same compound with minor orthographic variation.

Breakdown of the compound

• antya‑ja (अन्त्यज) — “born among the lowest caste; a Śūdra; a man of one 
• of the lowest tribes”

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• gamana (गमन) — “going, movement,” and in compounds often “approach” 
• or “sexual intercourse”

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Thus antya‑ja‑gamana literally means “approach/union with an antyaja

(lowest‑caste man)”.

Cultural and textual context

The term appears in traditional Sanskrit lexicons and commentarial literature

to describe a prohibited caste‑transgressive sexual relationship. Wisdom 

Library notes its occurrence in Hindu legal and narrative contexts, including 

a citation from the Rājataraṅgiṇī for the related form antyāgamana

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Summary

• Correct Sanskrit form: antyajagamana / antya‑ja‑gamana.
• Meaning: sexual intercourse between a higher‑caste woman and a man 
• of the lowest caste.
• Source: Sanskrit lexicons and traditional literature

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