Ritumati, Ṛtumatī: 7 definitions
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Ritumati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛtumatī can be transliterated into English as Rtumati or Ritumati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛtumatī (ऋतुमती).—f (S) Corruptly ṛtuvatī or ṛtuvantā f A menstruous woman.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṛtumatī (ऋतुमती).—f A menstruous woman.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtumatī (ऋतुमती).—f. (-tī) A woman during menstruation. E. ṛtu, matuṣ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtumatī (ऋतुमती).—i. e. ṛtu + mant + ī, f. 1. A woman in her courses, [Suśruta] 1, 317, 4. 2. A marriageable girl, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 89. 3. A woman in the period approved for sexual intercourse, Mahābhārata 1, 750.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṛtumatī (ऋतुमती):—[=ṛtu-matī] [from ṛtu-mat > ṛtu > ṛ] f. ‘having courses’, a girl at the age of puberty, marriageable girl, [Manu-smṛti ix, 89 ff.; Pañcatantra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a woman during her courses or just after them (during the period favourable for procreation), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa ii, 5, 6; Mahābhārata] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtumatī (ऋतुमती):—[ṛtu-matī] (tī) 3. f. A woman during the period of menstruation.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṚtumati (ಋತುಮತಿ):—[noun] a woman in her menses.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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