Kritalakshana, Kṛtalakṣaṇa, Krita-lakshana: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Krtalaksana or Kritalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण).—A son of Mādrī and Vṛṣṇi.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 45. 2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण).—a.
1) stamped, marked.
2) branded; ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिभिस्त्वेतास्त्यक्तव्याः कृत- लक्षणाः (jñātisambandhibhistvetāstyaktavyāḥ kṛta- lakṣaṇāḥ) Manusmṛti 9.239.
3) excellent, amiable.
4) defined, discriminated.
Kṛtalakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and lakṣaṇa (लक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Excellent, amiable, &c. noted for good qualities. 2. Defined, discriminated. 3. Marked, stamped. 4. Branded. E. kṛta made, lakṣaṇa a mark, a sign.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण).—adj. brandished, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 239. Ṛgyajuḥsāmalakṣaṇa, i. e.
Kṛtalakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and lakṣaṇa (लक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण).—[adjective] marked, branded (cf. kṛtāṅka).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण):—[=kṛta-lakṣaṇa] [from kṛta > kṛ] mf(ā)n. marked, stamped, branded, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] (a-k), [Lāṭyāyana]
3) [v.s. ...] noted for good qualities, excellent, amiable
4) [v.s. ...] stigmatized, [Manu-smṛti ix, 239]
5) [v.s. ...] caused by (in [compound]), [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 95, 19]
6) [v.s. ...] relating to (in [compound]), [Mahābhārata xiii, 16, 23; Harivaṃśa 5031]
7) [v.s. ...] caused by, [Rāmāyaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Harivaṃśa 1940.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtalakṣaṇa (कृतलक्षण):—[kṛta-lakṣaṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Excellent; marked; noted; defined.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKṛtalakṣaṇa (ಕೃತಲಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] a virtuous man known for his good deeds.
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)
Partial matches: Krita, Lakshana.
Ends with: Prakritalakshana.
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