Kretri, Kretṛ: 7 definitions
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Kretri 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 Kretṛ can be transliterated into English as Kretr or Kretri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ).—m. A buyer, purchaser; Y.2.168.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ).—m.
(-tā) A purchaser, a buyer, E. krī to buy, affix tṛc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ).—i. e. krī + tṛ, m. A purchaser, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 253.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ).—[masculine] buyer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ):—[from krī] m. a buyer, purchaser, [Yājñavalkya ii, 168 and 253; Mahābhārata iii, 13711.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKretṛ (क्रेतृ):—(tā) 5. m. A purchaser.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKrētṛ (ಕ್ರೇತೃ):—[noun] a person who acquires or aims to acquire possessions; a purchaser; a buyer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Mamsavikretri, Rasavikretri, Vikretri.
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