Ratrau, Rātrau: 5 definitions
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Ratrau means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrātrau (रात्रौ).—ad S By night; at or in the night.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrātrau (रात्रौ).—ad By night; at or in the night.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRātrau (रात्रौ).—ind. At night, by night.
See also (synonyms): rātryām.
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Rātrau (रात्रौ).—[rātrau śayanam] A festival on the 11th day of the first half of आषाढ (āṣāḍha), regarded as the night of the gods, beginning with the summer solstice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRātrau (रात्रौ):—[from rātri] ind., at n°, by n°; rātrau śayanam, a festival on the 11th day of the first half of the month Āṣāḍha, regarded as the night of the gods, beginning with the summer solstice, when Viṣṇu reposes for four months on the serpent Śeṣa
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Rātrau (रात्रौ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rāo.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ratraubhava.
Ends with: Madhyaratrau, Pashcattyaratrau.
Full-text (+56): Pashcattyaratrau, Madhyaratrau, Ratraubhava, Suptajana, Pashcattya, Abhila, Ratryam, Rao, Tarabhusha, Yathagriham, Omya, Sajyotis, Nakshatramandala, Gramyarashi, Kaishoraka, Cibuka, Civuka, Ratri, Samprapada, Divashayata.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.14.9 < [Chapter 14 - The Story of the Jālandharīs]
Verse 2.23.28 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 4.23.3 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
5.3. The Celibate Brāhmaṇa < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
5.13. The Unchaste Widow (raṇḍā) < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.176 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.215 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.3.167 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 5.2.4 < [Section 5.2]