Vajrakita, Vajrakīṭa, Vajra-kita: 5 definitions
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Vajrakita 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 Dictionaryvajrakīṭa (वज्रकीट).—m (S Adamant-reptile.) The Pangolin. Commonly called khavaḷyāmāñjara.
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 dictionaryVajrakīṭa (वज्रकीट).—a kind of insect (boring holes in wood and stone).
Derivable forms: vajrakīṭaḥ (वज्रकीटः).
Vajrakīṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and kīṭa (कीट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajrakīṭa (वज्रकीट):—[=vajra-kīṭa] [from vajra > vaj] m. a kind of insect (which bores holes in wood and stones), Sil. [Scholiast or Commentator] (cf. -daṃṣṭra).
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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 corpusVajrakīṭa (ವಜ್ರಕೀಟ):—[noun] a kind of winged insect which bores holes in wood and stone.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text (+19): Ghuna, Vajradumbi, Vajrakitaka, Padmanabha, Hrishikesha, Purushottama, Kesava, Gadadhara, Hiranya, Yogishvara, Sudarshana, Rajarajeshvara, Dadhivamana, Lakshmijanardana, Varaha, Pradyumna, Madhusudana, Matsya, Lakshminrisimha, Krishna.
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XLVI - Parable of the stony sheath of the soul < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter II - Burning of the seeds of action for prevention of their vegetation < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter XIV - Ascertainment of the thinking principle < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)