Kulavrata, Kula-vrata: 7 definitions
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Kulavrata 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.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Google Books: The MalavikagnimitraA kulavrata is a family custom inherited from generation to generation, such as the celebration, for instance, of a festival in honour of any deity on a particular day, annually.
A kulavrata is ovbserved by every member of a family when divided, whereas a common vrata does not descend from father to son and need not be taken up by the members of a divided family.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKulavrata (कुलव्रत).—a family vow; गलितवयसामिक्ष्वाकूणामिदं हि कुलव्रतम् (galitavayasāmikṣvākūṇāmidaṃ hi kulavratam) R.3.7; विश्वस्मिन्नधुनाऽन्यः कुलव्रतं पालयिष्यति कः (viśvasminnadhunā'nyaḥ kulavrataṃ pālayiṣyati kaḥ) Bv.1.13.
Derivable forms: kulavrataḥ (कुलव्रतः), kulavratam (कुलव्रतम्).
Kulavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and vrata (व्रत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulavrata (कुलव्रत).—[neuter] family vow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulavrata (कुलव्रत):—[=kula-vrata] [from kula] n. a family vow, traditional custom or manners in a family, [Śakuntalā; Mālavikāgnimitra; Raghuvaṃśa iii, 70.]
[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 corpusKulavrata (ಕುಲವ್ರತ):—[noun] = ಕುಲಾಚಾರ [kulacara].
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)
Ends with: Trishashtikulavrata.
Full-text: Kaulavrata, Galitavayas, Baimbika, Bimbshtha, Trishashti, Ikshvaku, Vishva, Hamsa.
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