Shuklavritti, Śuklavṛtti, Shukla-vritti: 4 definitions
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Shuklavritti 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 Śuklavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Suklavrtti or Shuklavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśuklavṛtti (शुक्लवृत्ति).—f (S A fair or pure employment.) A subsistence or maintenance derived by a Brahman by serving or begging from (esp. by begging from) Brahmans only.
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 dictionaryŚuklavṛtti (शुक्लवृत्ति).—f.
1) a pure mode of life.
2) the maintenance derived by a Brāhmaṇa from other Brāhmaṇas.
Derivable forms: śuklavṛttiḥ (शुक्लवृत्तिः).
Śuklavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śukla and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuklavṛtti (शुक्लवृत्ति):—[=śukla-vṛtti] [from śukla > śukra] f. pure employment or subsistence, maintenance derived by a Brāhman from other Br° only, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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 corpusŚuklavṛtti (ಶುಕ್ಲವೃತ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] the mutual cooperation among brāhmaṇas.
2) [noun] an accepting by a brāhmaṇa of alms only from another brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇas.
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: Vritti, Shukla.
Full-text: Shukalurti, Shuklurti, Shukladeha.
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