Bakavrata, Baka-vrata: 7 definitions
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Bakavrata 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybakavrata (बकव्रत).—n bakavratī a See bakadhyāna & bakadhyānī.
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 dictionaryBakavrata (बकव्रत).—'crane-like conduct', hypocrisy; ये बकव्रतिनो विप्राः (ye bakavratino viprāḥ) Manusmṛti 4.197; see also 196 (bakavratacara).
Derivable forms: bakavratam (बकव्रतम्).
Bakavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms baka and vrata (व्रत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBakavrata (बकव्रत).—[neuter] the conduct of a heron i.e. hypocrisy; vratacara, vratika, vratin [adjective] = [preceding] adj.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBakavrata (बकव्रत):—[=baka-vrata] [from baka] n. ‘crane-like conduct’, hypocrisy, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBakavrata (बकव्रत):—n. a hypocrite; a double-faced person;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bakavratacara, Bakavratachara.
Ends with: Trayambakavrata.
Full-text: Bakavratacara, Bakamauna, Bakwrat, Bakavratika, Bakavritti.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.16.228 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura]