Candravrata, Candra-vrata, Cāndravrata: 8 definitions
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Candravrata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Candravrata has 6 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandravrata.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCandravrata (चन्द्रव्रत):—(ca + vrata) n. das Mondgelübde (s. cāndrāyaṇa) [Śabdakalpadruma] nach der [SMṚTI.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCandravrata (चन्द्रव्रत):—n. = cāndrāyaṇa 2).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Vrata, Candra.
Ends with: Rohinicandravrata, Suryacandravrata.
Full-text: Candravratika, Suryacandravrata, Suryacandravratakalpa, Rohinicandravrata.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Other Religion and Rituals < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CX < [Anusasanika Parva]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - The Tīrthas: Svargadvāra, etc. < [Section 8 - Ayodhyā-māhātmya]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 20 - The rules of ablution < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)