Vaidhriti, Vaidhṛti: 6 definitions
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Vaidhriti 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 Vaidhṛti can be transliterated into English as Vaidhrti or Vaidhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVaidhṛti (वैधृति).—Sons of Vidhṛti. These were gods who treasured up the Vedas in their minds.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 1. 29.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaidhṛti (वैधृति).—m S pop. vaidhṛta m f The twenty-seventh of the astronomical yōga. 2 Severe colic.
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 dictionaryVaidhṛti (वैधृति).—f. Name of a particular position of the sun and moon (yoga), considered as very inauspicious and malignant.
See also (synonyms): vaidhṛta.
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Vaidhṛti (वैधृति).—
1) See वैधृतम् (vaidhṛtam).
2) The Yoga star of the 27th lunar mansion.
Derivable forms: vaidhṛtiḥ (वैधृतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaidhṛti (वैधृति):—[from vaidhṛta] f. the above position of the sun and moon, [Saṃskārakaustubha; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) [v.s. ...] the Yoga star of the 27th lunar mansion, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Indra in the 11th Manv-antara (= vaidhṛta), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a class of gods, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVaidhṛti (ವೈಧೃತಿ):—
1) [noun] = ವೈಧೃತ [vaidhrita].
2) [noun] (fig.) an inauspicious, unfortunate event, thing or an ill portent.
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)
Starts with: Vaidhritijananashanti, Vaidhritishanti, Vaidhritivasara, Vaidhritivyatipatasamkrantijananashanti, Vaidhritivyatipatasamkrantijanmadishanti, Vaidhritiyogajananashanti.
Full-text: Vaidhritishanti, Vaidhritijananashanti, Vaidhrita, Vaidhritivyatipatasamkrantijananashanti, Vaidriti, Vaitiruti, Vidhriti, Yoga.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 3.10.31-37 < [Chapter 10 - The Glory of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 8.13.79 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 92 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Appendix 2 - The astronomical definition of Yoga < [Appendices]
Chapter 60 - The Importance of the Intercalary Month < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 22 - Duties of Householders (Gṛhin or Gṛhastha) < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)