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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. व्रतvrataतम् [tam], तम् [व्रज्-घ जस्य तः]
    1. तम् tam, तम् व्रज्-घ जस्य तः
    2. 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).
    3. A vow, promise, resolve; सोऽभूद् भग्नव्रतः शत्रूनुद्धृत्य प्रतिरोपयन् R.17.42; so सत्यव्रत, पुण्यव्रत, दृढव्रत etc.
    4. Object of devotion or faith, devotion; as in पतिव्रताः (पतिर्व्रतं यस्याः सा); यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितॄन् यान्ति पितृव्रताः Bg.9.25.
    5. 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.
    6. Mode of life, course of conduct; अथ तु वेत्सि शुचि व्रतमात्मनः Ś.5.27.
    7. An ordinance, a law, rule.
    8. Sacrifice.
    9. An act, deed, work.
    10. A design, plan.
    11. Mental activity; व्रतमिति च मानसं कर्म उच्यते ŚB. on MS.6.2.2.
    12. Celibacy; व्रतलोपनम् Ms.11.61 (com. ब्रह्मचारिणो मैथुनम्); Mb.12.11.22. (com. व्रतं ब्रह्मचर्याद्युपेतमध्ययनम्).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आचरणम् the observance of a vow.

    • -आदेशः investiture of a youth (of any one of the three classes) with the sacred thread.

    • -उपवासः a fast for a vow.

    • -ग्रहणम् initiation into a vow for a religious performance.

    • -चर्यः a religious student; see ब्रह्मचारिन्.

    • -चर्या observance or practice of a religious vow.

    • -धारणम् the fulfilling of a religious observance.

    • -पारणम्, -णा conclusion of a vow or fast, eating after a fast.

    • -प्रतिष्ठा performance of a religious vow voluntarily undertaken.

    • -भङ्गः

      1. breach of a vow.
      2. breach of a promise.

    • -भिक्षा begging alms as part of the ceremony of investiture with the sacred thread.

    • -रुचि Adjective delighting in religious observances, devout.

    • -लोपनम् breaking a vow.

    • -वैकल्यम् the incompletion of a religious vow.

    • -संग्रहः initiation into a vow.

    • -संपादनम् fulfilling a religious vow.

    • -स्थ Adjective practising any vow.

    • -स्थः a celibate; व्रतस्थमपि दौहित्रं श्राद्धे यत्नेन भोजयेत् Ms.3.234.

    • -स्नात Adjective one who has bathed after completing a religious vow.

    • -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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. व्रतvrata[vra-tá] n. [willed: √vri: perh. old pp.] 1. V.: will, command, law, ordinance; do minion; service, obedience…

    [vra-tá] neuter [willed: √vri: perhaps old perfect passive participle] 1. Veda, Vedic: will, command, law, ordinance; do minion; service, obedience; realm; regular sphere or function; 2. Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: operation, ac tion, doings, conduct, manner, mode of life (with suki=clear conscience); religious rite or service; duty, towards (--˚); religious or ascetic observance taken upon oneself, aus terity, vow, rule, holy work (such as fasting and continence); 3. Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: vow (in general), resolve, to (dative, locative of verbal neuter, --˚): ablative in conse quence of a vow; (á)-m kar, observe a vow, especially practise chastity.

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  2. अननुव्रतananuvrata[án-anuvrata] a. not devoted, dis obedient.

    [án-anuvrata] adjective not devoted, dis obedient.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. व्रतvratan. (ifc. f(आ).; fr. √2. वृ) will, command, law, ordinance, rule RV.
    1. neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).; from √2. वृ) will, command, law, ordinance, rule fg-veda
    2. neuter gender obedience, service ibidem AV. A1s3vGr2.
    3. neuter gender dominion, realm fg-veda
    4. neuter gender sphere of action, function, mode or, manner of life (exempli gratia, 'for example' शुचि-व्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "pure manner of life" S3ak.), conduct, manner, usage, custom fg-veda etc.
    5. neuter gender a religious vow or practice, any pious observance, meritorious act of devotion or austerity, solemn vow, rule, holy practice (as fasting, continence etc.; व्रत्/अं-√चर्, "to observe a vow", especially "to practise chastity") ibidem
    6. neuter gender any vow or firm purpose, resolve to (dative case locative case, or compound; व्रतात् or व्रत-वशात्, "in consequence of a vow"; confer, compare असि-धारा-व्रत and आसिधारं व्रतम्) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    7. neuter gender the practice of always eating the same food (confer, compare मधु-व्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) Lexicographers
    8. neuter gender the feeding only on milk (as a fast or observance according to rule; also the milk itself) VS. Breton Ka1tyS3r.
    9. neuter gender any food (in अ-याचित-व्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied quod vide)
    10. neuter gender Equivalent to महा-व्रत (id est a particular Stotra स्तोत्र, and the day for it) Breton S3rS.;
    11. neuter gender (with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Name of Sa1mans सामन् s A1rshBr. (Lexicographers also "month"; season; year; fire; "Equivalent to Vishn2u विष्णु"; "Name of one of the seven islands of Antara-dvi1pa अन्तर-द्वीप")
    12. masculine gender (of unknown meaning) AV. v, 1, 7 A1pS3r. xiii, 16, 8
    13. masculine gender Name of a son of Manu मनु and Nad2vala1 नड्वला BhP.
    14. masculine gender (plural) Name of a country belonging to Pra1cya प्राच्य Lexicographers
    15. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to वेद-व्रत, one who has taken the vow of learning the Veda वेद Gr2ihya1s. ii, 3 (Scholiast or Commentator)
    16. (in compound)
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  2. अक्लिष्टव्रतakliṣṭavratamfn. unwearied in keeping religious vows.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unwearied in keeping religious vows.

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  3. अङ्कपादव्रतaṅkapādavratan. N. of a chapter in the Bhavishyottara-Pura1n2a भविष्योत्तर-पुराण .

    neuter gender Name of a chapter in the Bhavishyottara-Pura1n2a भविष्योत्तर-पुराण .

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  4. अणुव्रतaṇuvratan. pl. N. of the twelve small duties or vows of the laymen adhering to the Jaina जैन faith.
    1. neuter gender plural Name of the twelve small duties or vows of the laymen adhering to the Jaina जैन faith.
    2. read "five"for"twelve."
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  5. अदब्धव्रतप्रमतिadabdhavratapramati(/अदब्ध-) mfn. of unbroken observances and superior mind (or "of superior mind from having unbroken…

    (/अदब्ध-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of unbroken observances and superior mind (or "of superior mind from having unbroken observances") fg-veda ii, 9, 1.

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  6. अधिव्रतadhivratan. anything accessory to a vow or observance, MaitrS.

    neuter gender anything accessory to a vow or observance, MaitrS.

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  7. अनन्ततृतीयाव्रतanantatṛtīyāvrataN. of the twenty-fourth Adhya1ya अध्याय of the Bhavishyottara-Pura1n2a भविष्योत्तर-पुराण .

    Name of the twenty-fourth Adhya1ya अध्याय of the Bhavishyottara-Pura1n2a भविष्योत्तर-पुराण .

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