Shadritu, Ṣaḍṛtu, Shash-ritu: 7 definitions
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Shadritu 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍṛtu can be transliterated into English as Sadrtu or Shadritu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṣaḍṛtu (षडृतु).—m pl S The six seasons.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṣaḍṛtu (षडृतु).—m pl The six seasons. vasanta, grīṣma &c.
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 dictionaryṢaḍṛtu (षडृतु).—m. pl. the six seasons (i. e. vasanta, grīṣma, varṣā, śarad, hemanta and śiśira).
Derivable forms: ṣaḍṛtuḥ (षडृतुः).
Ṣaḍṛtu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣ and ṛtu (ऋतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍṛtu (षडृतु).—m. Plur.
(-tavaḥ) The six seasons; also personified as divinities. E. ṣaṣ, and ṛtu a season.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍṛtu (षडृतु):—[=ṣaḍ-ṛtu] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] m. [plural] the six seasons, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍṛtu (षडृतु):—(tavaḥ) 2. m. pl. The six seasons.
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 corpusṢaḍṛtu (ಷಡೃತು):—[noun] (pl.) the six seasons of the year (each of which is of two months period, starting from the beginning of Caitra).
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)
Partial matches: Ritu, Shash, Sat.
Starts with: Shadrituka, Shadritusukta, Shadrituvarnana, Shadrituvinoda.
Full-text: Shadrituvinoda, Shadritusukta, Shadrituvarnana, Shaduritu, Shat-ritu.
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