Vrintakaphala, Vṛntākaphala, Vrintaka-phala, Vrimtakaphala: 2 definitions
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Vrintakaphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Vṛntākaphala can be transliterated into English as Vrntakaphala or Vrintakaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Prācyā: Animals and animal products as reflected in Smṛti textsVṛntākaphala (वृन्ताकफल) refers to one “living on egg fruit”.—The Parāśarasmṛti [VI.3] states that a killer of a snake or crocodile attains purity by fasting at day time and eating at night. Elsewhere it states that from sin of killing a snake, lizard or tortoise one attains purity by living on egg fruit (Vṛntākaphala) for entire day [VI.10].
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛṃtākaphala (ವೃಂತಾಕಫಲ):—[noun] = ವೃಂತಾಕ - [vrimtaka -] 2.
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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