Kritirata, Kṛtirāta: 5 definitions
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Kritirata 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 Kṛtirāta can be transliterated into English as Krtirata or Kritirata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaKṛtirāta (कृतिरात):—Son of Mahādhṛti (son of Viśruta). He had a son named Mahāromā. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.17)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṛtirāta (कृतिरात).—A son of Mahādhṛti and father of Mahāroman.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 13. 17.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛtirāta (कृतिरात):—[=kṛti-rāta] [from kṛti > kṛ] m. Name of a prince, [Rāmāyaṇa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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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Full-text: Kritiroman, Kirtirata, Maharoma, Mahadhriti, Svarnaroma, Maharoman, Kurujit, Agnisambhava.
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