Govratin, Go-vratin: 3 definitions
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Govratin 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 dictionaryGovratin (गोव्रतिन्).—a. one who imitates a cow in frugality; ...अत्र गोव्रतिनो विप्राः (atra govratino viprāḥ) ... ॥ यत्रपत्रशयो नित्यं येन केन- चिदाशितः । येन केनचिदाच्छन्नः स गोव्रत इहोच्यते (|| yatrapatraśayo nityaṃ yena kena- cidāśitaḥ | yena kenacidācchannaḥ sa govrata ihocyate) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.99. 13-14.
Govratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vratin (व्रतिन्). See also (synonyms): govrata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovratin (गोव्रतिन्).—m. the name of a sort of anchorite, Mahābhārata 5, 3559 (cf. go-vrata).
Govratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vratin (व्रतिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovratin (गोव्रतिन्):—[=go-vratin] [from go] mfn. idem, [3559; xiii, 3583; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 7.]
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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