Kricchrakrit, Kṛcchrakṛt, Kricchra-krit: 2 definitions

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Kricchrakrit 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 Kṛcchrakṛt can be transliterated into English as Krcchrakrt or Kricchrakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Krichchhrakrit.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kricchrakrit in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛcchrakṛt (कृच्छ्रकृत्).—a. Undergoing a penance; कृच्छ्रकृद्धर्मकामस्तु महतीं श्रियमाप्नुयात् (kṛcchrakṛddharmakāmastu mahatīṃ śriyamāpnuyāt) Y.3. 327.

Kṛcchrakṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛcchra and kṛt (कृत्).

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

Kṛcchrakṛt (कृच्छ्रकृत्):—[=kṛcchra-kṛt] [from kṛcchra] mfn. undergoing a penance, [Yājñavalkya iii, 328.]

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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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