Krityavat, Kṛtyavat: 2 definitions

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Krityavat 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 Kṛtyavat can be transliterated into English as Krtyavat or Krityavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Kṛtyavat (कृत्यवत्).—a.

1) Having any business.

2) Having any request.

3) Wanting, longing for; यः कृत्यवान्सुवर्णेन सुवर्णं लभते स्म सः (yaḥ kṛtyavānsuvarṇena suvarṇaṃ labhate sma saḥ) Rām.7.92.15.

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

1) Kṛtyavat (कृत्यवत्):—[=kṛtya-vat] [from kṛtya > kṛ] mfn. having any business, engaged in any occupation, [Mahābhārata i, 5153 ff.]

2) [v.s. ...] having any request, [Mahābhārata iii, 270, 6]

3) [v.s. ...] wanting, longing for ([instrumental case]), [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 92, 15]

4) [v.s. ...] having the power to do something ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 75, 66.]

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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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