Dhritavrata, Dhṛtavrata, Dhrita-vrata: 12 definitions
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Dhritavrata has 10 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dhṛtavrata can be transliterated into English as Dhrtavrata or Dhritavrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhṛtavrata (धृतव्रत):—(dhṛta + vrata)
1) adj. f. ā a) dessen Gesetz —, Ordnung feststeht, gewöhnlich Beiw. des Varuṇa und der Āditya [Ṛgveda 1, 15, 6. 25, 6. 8. 10. 44, 15. 8, 25, 2. 8. 27, 3.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 4, 4, 5.] [Ṛgveda 2, 29, 1.] des Indra [6, 19, 5. 8, 86, 11.] des Savitar [4, 53, 4.] des Agni [8, 44, 25.] — b) treu ergeben, anhänglich [Mahābhārata 1, 2569.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 34, 13. 3, 2, 18.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 4, 28. 3, 8, 7.] —
2) m. unter den Beinamen Rudra's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 12, 12.] —
3) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛti [Harivaṃśa 1708.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 446.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 23, 12.]
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Dhṛtavrata (धृतव्रत):—adj. die Gewohnheit habend, mit infin. [Mahābhārata 1, 2334.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhṛtavrata (धृतव्रत):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) dessen Gesetz — , dessen Ordnung feststeht. — b) die Ordnung aufrecht erhaltend [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] — c) fest entschlossen [49,17.] — d) die Gewohnheit habend. — e) treu ergeben , anhänglich. —
2) m. — a) Beiname Rudra's. — b) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛti.
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Partial matches: Dhrita, Vrata.
Full-text: Satyakarman, Satkarman, Satyakarma, Rudra, Dhriti, Dridhavrata, Titikshavamsha, Kshubh, Kala.
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