Vakrata, Vakratā: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVakratā (वक्रता).—
1) Crookedness.
2) Retrograde motion.
3) Failure, mishap.
4) Perverseness; dishonesty.
See also (synonyms): vakratva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakratā (वक्रता).—f.
(-tā) 1. Crookedness. 2. Wickedness. 3. Craft, cunning. 4. Evasive or indirect speech. E. vakra, tal added; also with tva vaktatvaṃ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vakratā (वक्रता):—[=vakra-tā] [from vakra > vaṅk] f. crookedness, curvedness, tortuousness, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (in [astronomy]) retrograde motion, [Sūryasiddhānta]
3) [v.s. ...] the going crookedly or wrong, failure, mishap, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] ambiguity, perverseness, falseness, [Prasannarāghava]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakratā (वक्रता):—(tā) 1. f. Crookedness; craft.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVakratā (वक्रता):—(nf) curvature/curvedness; crookedness; obliquity.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vakratala, Vakratali, Vakratapa.
Ends with: Yogvakrata.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Vakrata, Vakratā, Vakra-ta, Vakra-tā; (plurals include: Vakratas, Vakratās, tas, tās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3.8 (b): Lexical figurativeness or padapūrvārdha-vakratā < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
3.8 (a): Phonetic figurativeness or varṇvinyāsa-vakratā < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
3.4. Kuntaka’s views on Rasa < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.13 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 10 - Vakroktijīvita of Kuntaka < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
8: Definition of Vakrokti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.27 - Movement without a bend (avigraha) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 2.28 - Movement with bend (vigraha) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 6.22 - The nature of Inauspicious Physique-making Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 1 - Rīti or the style < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 7 - Examination of language from literary perspectives < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 7 - Literary genius of Maṅkhaka < [Chapter II - The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]