Caturdasharatra, Caturdaśarātra, Caturdasha-ratra: 2 definitions
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Caturdasharatra 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.
The Sanskrit term Caturdaśarātra can be transliterated into English as Caturdasaratra or Caturdasharatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturdasharatra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturdaśarātra (चतुर्दशरात्र):—[=catur-daśa-rātra] [from catur-daśan > catur > catasṛ] m. a Soma sacrifice lasting 14 days, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra xi, 2, 6]
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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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Partial matches: Ratra, Caturdasha.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.72.9 < [Sukta 72]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.1: Types of Somayāga (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]