Adityavrata, Ādityavrata, Aditya-vrata: 5 definitions
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Adityavrata 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: ACHC: Smarta PujaĀdityavrata (आदित्यव्रत) refers to a religious observance (vrata) occurring in the month Śrāvaṇa (July-August).—Ādityavrata for women pūjā of the sun every Sunday.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdityavrata (आदित्यव्रत).—
1) worship of the sun; a व्रत (vrata) or rite.
2) Name of a Sāman.
Derivable forms: ādityavratam (आदित्यव्रतम्).
Ādityavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āditya and vrata (व्रत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ādityavrata (आदित्यव्रत):—[=āditya-vrata] [from āditya > ā-diteya] n. ‘a vow or rite relating to the sun’ [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa iii, 1, 28]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Sāman.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aditya, Vrata.
Ends with: Baladityavrata.
Full-text: Adityavratika.
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Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Khadira-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Chapter 155 - A Kṣatriya Addresses His Wife < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
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