Ratra, Rātra: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrātra (रात्र).—f (rātri S) Night. 2 (For rātrakiḍā) A cricket. rātra ōraḍaṇēṃ To ring with the sound of the cricket--the night. rātra vaiṛyācī jāṇēṃ in. con. (To pass a night which one's enemy ought to pass.) To pass the night in extreme pain or misery. maratī rātra jhālī A form of oath or imprecation upon self. See under the phrase bandākhālīṃ basaṇēṃ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrātra (रात्र) [-tri, -त्रि].—f Night. rātra vaiṛyācī jāṇēṃ Pass the night in extreme pain or misery.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ratraka, Ratrakida, Ratrandha, Ratrandivasa, Ratrau.
Ends with (+62): Abhitoratra, Ahoratra, Andhariratra, Anumatipratra, Anuratra, Apararatra, Aparatra, Aratra, Aratranaparatra, Arddharatra, Ardharatra, Ashokatriratra, Atiratra, Avamaratra, Avaratra, Brahmahoratra, Brahmaratra, Caturratra, Chaturratra, Chiraratra.
Full-text (+55): Dasharatra, Maharatra, Saptaratra, Ganaratra, Dviratra, Ahoratra, Apararatra, Ciraratra, Ardharatra, Navaratra, Navaratrapradipa, Pancaratrapakvannavidhana, Navaratraghatasthapanavidhi, Madhyanharata, Kalokhi-ratra, Madhyanarata, Kombaderata, Sarateratra, Pratiratram, Pratiratra.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On the commencement of rainfall < [Chapter 1]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 12 - Bhāgavata and the Bhagavad-gita < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Part 12 - Viṣṇu, Vasudeva and Kṛṣṇa < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Part 3 - Sāṃkhya and Yoga in the Gītā < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Pañcarātra Literature < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]
Part 2 - God and the World < [Chapter XIX - The Philosophy of Yāmunācārya]
Part 19 - Prapatti Doctrine as expounded in Śrīvacana-bhūṣaṇa of Lokācārya < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXVII - The Damanaka Tryodasi Vratas < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Chapter CXXIV - The Siva Ratra Vratam < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]