Baidalavratin, Baiḍālavratin, Baidala-vratin: 4 definitions

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Baidalavratin 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)

[«previous next»] — Baidalavratin in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Padma-purana

Baiḍālavratin (बैडालव्रतिन्) (=Vaiḍālavratin) refers to “one who (falsely) leads a chaste life”.—Vaiḍālavrata refers to “a cat-like observance”.—Concealing one’s malice or evil designs under the garb of piety or virtue. Vaiḍālavratin is one who leads a chaste life simply for want of female company and not because he has controlled his senses.—(cf. Baiḍāla, Baiḍālavrata, Baiḍālavratika)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Baidalavratin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Baiḍālavratin (बैडालव्रतिन्).—m. a religious hypocrite, an impostor; बैडालव्रतिकाञ्छठान् (baiḍālavratikāñchaṭhān) ...... वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत् (vāṅmātreṇāpi nārcayet) Manusmṛti 4.3.

Baiḍālavratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms baiḍāla and vratin (व्रतिन्). See also (synonyms): baiḍālavratika.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Baiḍālavratin (बैडालव्रतिन्):—[=baiḍāla-vratin] [from baiḍāla] ([Purāṇa]) mfn. acting like a cat, hypocritical, a religious impostor (= bhaṇḍa-tapasvin).

[Sanskrit to German]

Baidalavratin in German

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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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