The Sanskrit term Bhayakṛt can be transliterated into English as Bhayakrt or Bhayakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Bhayakṛt (भयकृत्) refers to “one who causes fear to mankind”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Either from observing some distant point in the horizon where the sun rises or sets or from observing the ingress or the egress of the end of shadow of a perpendicular rod placed at the centre of a big horizontal circle (the change in the sun’s course can be detected). [...] The Sun when he changes his course from north to south and when in his usual condition will bring on prosperity and increase of crops; but when he undergoes a change either in his usual course or in his usual appearance he causes fear to mankind [i.e., bhayakṛt]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhayakṛt (भयकृत्) refers to “that which brings fear”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly:—“Pūrṇapīṭha is called Sound. Endowed with all the energies, it is yellow and on the path on the left. [...] The cremation ground, which brings fear to the fettered [i.e., paśujana-bhayakṛt], is Ekakoṇa. The gesture there is Kiṃkiṇī. (It possesses) divine authority in the Kaula (tradition), endowed with the most excellent Vaṭuka, (while) the guardian of the field is Pauṇḍara. It is well known (as being) in the left part (of the Triangle) and, divided into sixteen divisions, bow (your) head (to it)”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhayakṛt (भयकृत्).—m. Name of Viṣṇu; भयकृद् भयनाशन (bhayakṛd bhayanāśana) V. Sah.

Bhayakṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhaya and kṛt (कृत्). See also (synonyms): bhayabhayakṛt.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhayakṛt (भयकृत्).—([feminine] ī), & kartṛ [adjective] = [preceding]

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

1) Bhayakṛt (भयकृत्):—[=bhaya-kṛt] [from bhaya] mfn. idem

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhayakrit 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Krit, Bhaya.

Ends with: Abhayakrit, Bhayabhayakrit.

Full-text: Bhayakartar, Bhayabhayakrit, Pashujana.

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