Vaktri, Vaktṛ: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaktṛ can be transliterated into English as Vaktr or Vaktri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ) refers to the “reciter (of the Vedas)” and is used to describe Brahmā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as the Gods went to Brahmā: “On hearing it and consulting among themselves the gods came to my Assembly. After duly bowing to me they informed me about the details. On hearing the words of the gods about censuring Śiva, O sage, I the reciter of the Vedas (veda-vaktṛ) spoke to them in an aggrieved tone. [...]”.
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
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ).—a. or m. [उचितं बहु बक्ति, वच्-तृच् (ucitaṃ bahu bakti, vac-tṛc)]
1) Speaking, talking, a speaker.
2) Eloquent, an orator; अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः (apriyasya ca pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ) Rām.; किं करिष्यन्ति वक्तारः श्रोता यत्र न विद्यते (kiṃ kariṣyanti vaktāraḥ śrotā yatra na vidyate); दर्दुरा यत्र वक्तारस्तत्र मौनं हि शोभनम् (dardurā yatra vaktārastatra maunaṃ hi śobhanam) Subhāṣ.
3) A teacher, an expounder.
4) A learned or wise man in general.
5) Honest, sincere.
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ).—mfn. (-ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) 1. Speaking, a speaker. 2. Loquacious, talkative. 3. Speaking well or sensibly, eloquent. 4. Wise, learned. 5. Speaking truly or truth, honest, sincere. m.
(-ktā) 1. An expounder, a teacher. 2. An orator, a speaker. E. vac to speak, tṛc participial aff.
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ).—i. e. vac + tṛ, m., f. trī, and n. 1. One who speaks, Bhāṣāp. 83; a speaker, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 128. 2. Talkative. 3. Eloquent, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 33. 4. Speaking truth. 5. Wise. 6. A teacher.
— Cf. [Latin] auctor (see the vedic significations).
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ).—[adjective] speaking telling; [masculine] speaker, proclaimer of ([genetive], [accusative], or —°); orator, teacher.
1) Vaktṛ (वक्तृ):—[from vac] mfn. one who speaks, a speaker, proclaimer of ([Vedic or Veda] [genitive case]; [Classical] [genitive case] [accusative], or [compound]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] croaking (said of frogs), [Subhāṣitāvali]
3) [v.s. ...] speaking sensibly, eloquent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] learned, wise, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] honest, sincere, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] loquacious, talkative, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. a speaker, orator, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] an expounder, teacher, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
Vaktṛ (वक्तृ):—[(ktā-ktrī-ktṛ) a.] Speaking, eloquent, wise.
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
Vaktṛ (ವಕ್ತೃ):—[adjective] speaking or capable of speaking well; having or characterised by, eloquence, fluency, etc.
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Vaktṛ (ವಕ್ತೃ):—[noun] = ವಕ್ತಾರ [vaktara].
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: Vaktrika, Vaktriprayoktri, Vaktrita, Vaktritva, Vaktritvashakti.
Full-text (+21): Pravaktri, Vaktrita, Adhivaktri, Vaktritva, Satyavaktri, Anuvaktri, Ativaktri, Upavaktri, Apavaktri, Brahmavaktri, Bhavishyadvaktri, Priyavaktri, Upasthitavaktri, Shastravaktri, Spashtavaktri, Avaktri, Sphutavaktri, Adivaktri, Prativaktri, Uttarottaravaktri.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.27 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 4.62 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 3.2 < [Chapter 3 - Suggestiveness Based on a Specialty]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 16.14 < [Chapter 16 - Results of the Nakṣatras]
Verse 17.9 < [Chapter 17 - Disposition of the Zodiac Signs Containing the Moon]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 5 - Association with the Aged < [Book 1 - Concerning Discipline]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3. Harivijaya in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
Mundaka Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)