Abhrayanti, Abhrayantī: 4 definitions
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Abhrayanti 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAbhrayantī (अभ्रयन्ती).—A queen of Varṣa-ṛtu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 29.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhrayantī (अभ्रयन्ती).—f.
1) Forming clouds, bringing rainy weather.
2) Name of one of the seven Kṛttikās; Yv. Ts.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhrayantī (अभ्रयन्ती):—[from abhra] f. ([present participle] [from] abhraya [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada]) ‘forming clouds, bringing rainy weather’, Name of one of the seven Kṛttikās, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
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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.
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Full-text: Krittika.
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