Vaitanika, Vaitānika: 10 definitions
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Vaitanika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaitnik.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVaitānika (वैतानिक).—The name of planets in the Vaivasvata epoch.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 87, 111.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaitanika (वैतनिक).—a. (-kī f.) [वेतनेन जीवति ठक् (vetanena jīvati ṭhak)] Living on wages.
-kaḥ 1 A hired labourer, labourer; P.IV.4. 12.
2) A stipendiary.
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Vaitānika (वैतानिक).—a. (-kī f.) See वैतान (vaitāna); Manusmṛti 6.9; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5. 141.44.
-kam A burnt offering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaitanika (वैतनिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A hireling, a hired labourer. 2. A stipendiary. E. vetana wages, ṭhak aff.
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Vaitānika (वैतानिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Sacrificial, sacred, (as fire.) n.
(-kaṃ) Burntoffering, especially of clarified butter, as presented daily by the Brahmans. E. vitāna the hearth, ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaitanika (वैतनिक).—i. e. vetana + ika, adj., f. kī, sbst. 1. Living on wages. 2. A hireling, a labourer. 3. A stipendiary.
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Vaitānika (वैतानिक).—i. e. vitāna + ika, I. adj. 1. Performed with the three sacred fires, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 9; 7, 78. 2. Sacrificial, sacred, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 31, 11. Ii. n. Burnt offering, especially of clarified butter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaitānika (वैतानिक).—[adjective] relating to the three sacred fires, sacrificial.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaitanika (वैतनिक):—mf(ī)n. ([from] vetana) living on wages, serving for wages
2) m. a hireling, labourer, [Pāṇini 4-4, 12.]
3) Vaitānika (वैतानिक):—[from vaitāna] 1. vaitānika mf(ī)n. = vaitāna (with dvi-ja or vipra, a Brāhman who observes the precepts relative to the three sacred fires), [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] sacrificial, sacred (as fire), [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] n. a burnt-offering ([especially] of clarified butter, as presented daily by the Brāhmans), [Horace H. Wilson]
6) 2. vaitānika mfn. ([from] 1. vi-tāna) See under 2. vaitālika below.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaitanika (वैतनिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A hireling, a labourer; a stipendiary.
2) Vaitānika (वैतानिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) n.] Burnt-offering of ghi, made daily by brāhmaṃs. a. Sacrificial.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVaitanika (वैतनिक) [Also spelled vaitnik]:—(a) salaried, on payment or salary basis.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaitanika (ವೈತನಿಕ):—[adjective] receiving or yielding a salary; salaried.
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Vaitanika (ವೈತನಿಕ):—[noun] a salaried man.
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: Vaitanika-vakila, Vaitanikam.
Ends with: Avaitanika.
Full-text: Vaitanya, Vaitanikam, Vaitnik, Shantijala, Shantyuda, Shantyudaka, Vetanadi, Aupasana, Vaitalika, Paurusheya, Vetana, Vitana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 6.9 < [Section III - Details of the Hermit’s Life]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Śrauta and Gṛhya Karma < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The arrangement of the heavenly luminaries < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Apastamba Grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)