Kritavapa, Kṛtavāpa, Krita-vapa: 5 definitions
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Kritavapa 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 Kṛtavāpa can be transliterated into English as Krtavapa or Kritavapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛtavāpa (कृतवाप).—a penitent who has shaven his head and chin; Manusmṛti 11.18.
Derivable forms: kṛtavāpaḥ (कृतवापः).
Kṛtavāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and vāpa (वाप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtavāpa (कृतवाप).—m.
(-paḥ) A penitent who has shaven his head and chin. E. kṛta, and vāpa tonsure.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtavāpa (कृतवाप).—[adjective] who has shaven his hair.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtavāpa (कृतवाप):—[=kṛta-vāpa] [from kṛta > kṛ] m. a penitent who has shaven his head and chin, [Manu-smṛti xi, 108.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtavāpa (कृतवाप):—[kṛta-vāpa] (paḥ) 1. m. A penitent who has shaved his head and chin.
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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Starts with: Kritavapana.
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