Cakoravrata, Cakora-vrata: 3 definitions
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Cakoravrata 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakoravrata (चकोरव्रत).—The vow i. e. the habit of a Chakora bird of drinking nectar from the moon; चकोरव्रतमालम्ब्य तत्रैवासन् दिवानिशम् (cakoravratamālambya tatraivāsan divāniśam) Kathāsaritsāgara 76.11.
Derivable forms: cakoravratam (चकोरव्रतम्).
Cakoravrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakora and vrata (व्रत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakoravrata (चकोरव्रत).—[masculine] the practice (lit. vow) of the Cakora (said to feed on moon-beams); vratamālamb follow the practice of the Cakora (i.e. enjoy the sight of a moon-like face).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakoravrata (चकोरव्रत):—[=cakora-vrata] [from cakora] n. ‘habit of a Cakora bird’, enjoying the nectar of a moon-like face, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxxvi, 11.]
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, Cakora.
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