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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for व्रत

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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.

    Source: Apte

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)
    Source: Monier-Williams

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.

    Source: Macdonell

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