Munivrata, Muni-vrata: 6 definitions

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Munivrata 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Munivrata (मुनिव्रत).—an ascetic vow; keeping silence; मुनिव्रतैस्त्वामतिमात्रकर्शिताम् (munivrataistvāmatimātrakarśitām) Kumārasambhava 5.48; मुनिव्रतमथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिकागृहात् (munivratamatha tyaktvā niścakrāmāmbikāgṛhāt) Bhāgavata 1.53.51.

Derivable forms: munivratam (मुनिव्रतम्).

Munivrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms muni and vrata (व्रत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Munivrata (मुनिव्रत).—[adjective] keeping a Muni's vow (i.e. the vow of silence).

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

Munivrata (मुनिव्रत):—[=muni-vrata] [from muni] mfn. observing a M°s’s vow, keeping perpetual silence, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

[Sanskrit to German]

Munivrata in German

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Munivrata (मुनिव्रत):—n. vow of asceticism;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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