Kritastra, Kṛtāstra, Krita-astra: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtāstra can be transliterated into English as Krtastra or Kritastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र).—a.
1) armed.
2) trained in the science of arms or missiles; पित्रा संवर्धितो नित्यं कृतास्त्रः सांपरा- यिकः (pitrā saṃvardhito nityaṃ kṛtāstraḥ sāṃparā- yikaḥ) R.17.62.
Kṛtāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and astra (अस्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र).—mfn.
(-straḥ-strā-straṃ) Armed. E. kṛta, and astra weapon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र).—adj. conversant with the use of missile weapons, Mahābhārata 3, 228.
Kṛtāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and astra (अस्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र).—[adjective] skilled in arms, [especially] in archery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र):—[from kṛta > kṛ] mfn. one who has exercised himself in throwing arrows or other weapons, skilled in archery, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] armed
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a warrior, [Mahābhārata ii, 127]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtāstra (कृतास्त्र):—[kṛtā+stra] (straḥ-strā-straṃ) a. Armed.
[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 corpusKṛtāstra (ಕೃತಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] a man who has the knowledge or knows the techniques of archery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Krita, Astra.
Starts with: Kritastrata.
Ends with: Akritastra.
Full-text: Kritastrata, Samparayika, Cikirshu, Astra.
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