Ayacitavrata, Ayācitavrata, Ayacita-vrata: 3 definitions
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Ayacitavrata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ayachitavrata.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryayācitavrata (अयाचितव्रत).—n (S) The vow of subsisting upon the eleemosynary aid that may be obtained without begging.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAyācitavrata (अयाचितव्रत).—subsisting on alms got without begging or solicitation.
Derivable forms: ayācitavratam (अयाचितव्रतम्).
Ayācitavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayācita and vrata (व्रत). See also (synonyms): ayācitavṛtti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ayācitavrata (अयाचितव्रत):—[=a-yācita-vrata] [from a-yācita > a-yācaka] n. the obligation of eating such food only as has been obtained without solicitation
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. keeping the above obligation, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra] (quoted by, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti])
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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Partial matches: Vrata, Ayacita.
Full-text: Ayacitavritti.
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