व्रतvratabreach of a vow.
Derived forms and compounds
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-भङ्गः
- breach of a vow.
- breach of a promise.
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-भिक्षा begging alms as part of the ceremony of investiture with the sacred thread.
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-रुचि Adjective delighting in religious observances, devout.
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-लोपनम् breaking a vow.
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-वैकल्यम् the incompletion of a religious vow.
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-संग्रहः initiation into a vow.
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-संपादनम् fulfilling a religious vow.
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-स्थ Adjective practising any vow.
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-स्थः a celibate; व्रतस्थमपि दौहित्रं श्राद्धे यत्नेन भोजयेत् Ms.3.234.
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-स्नात Adjective one who has bathed after completing a religious vow.
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-स्नातकः a Brāhmaṇa who has completed the first stage of his religious life, id est, that is that of a Brahmachārin or religious student; see स्नातक:; Ms.4.31.
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व्रतः vratḥ
- तम् tam, तम् व्रज्-घ जस्य तः
- A religious act of devotion or austerity, vowed observance, a vow in general; अभ्यस्यतीव व्रतमासिधारम् R.13.67;2.4,25; (there are several vratas enjoined in the different Purāṇas; but their number cannot be said to be fixed, as new ones,Exempli gratia, for example सत्यनारांयणव्रत, are being added every day).
- A vow, promise, resolve; सोऽभूद् भग्नव्रतः शत्रूनुद्धृत्य प्रतिरोपयन् R.17.42; so सत्यव्रत, पुण्यव्रत, दृढव्रत etc.
- Object of devotion or faith, devotion; as in पतिव्रताः (पतिर्व्रतं यस्याः सा); यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितॄन् यान्ति पितृव्रताः Bg.9.25.
- A rite, an observance, practice, as in अर्कव्रत quod vide, which see; Śabaraswāmin difines it as पुरुषाणां क्रियार्थानां शरीरधारणार्थो बलकरणार्थश्चायं संस्कारो व्रतं नाम ŚB. on MS.4.3.8.
- Mode of life, course of conduct; अथ तु वेत्सि शुचि व्रतमात्मनः Ś.5.27.
- An ordinance, a law, rule.
- Sacrifice.
- An act, deed, work.
- A design, plan.
- Mental activity; व्रतमिति च मानसं कर्म उच्यते ŚB. on MS.6.2.2.
- Celibacy; व्रतलोपनम् Ms.11.61 (com. ब्रह्मचारिणो मैथुनम्); Mb.12.11.22. (com. व्रतं ब्रह्मचर्याद्युपेतमध्ययनम्).
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-आचरणम् the observance of a vow.
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-आदेशः investiture of a youth (of any one of the three classes) with the sacred thread.
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-उपवासः a fast for a vow.
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-ग्रहणम् initiation into a vow for a religious performance.
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-चर्यः a religious student; see ब्रह्मचारिन्.
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-चर्या observance or practice of a religious vow.
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-धारणम् the fulfilling of a religious observance.
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-पारणम्, -णा conclusion of a vow or fast, eating after a fast.
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-प्रतिष्ठा performance of a religious vow voluntarily undertaken.
