Vidhriti, Vidhṛti: 8 definitions

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Vidhriti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Vidhṛti can be transliterated into English as Vidhrti or Vidhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Vidhṛti (विधृति):—Son of Sagaṇa (son of Vajranābha). He had a son named Hiraṇyanābha. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.3-4)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vidhṛti (विधृति).—Son of Khagaṇa and the father of Hiraṇyanābha. He was a King. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Vidhṛti (विधृति).—The father of Vaidhṛtis, a group of gods.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 1. 29.

1b) A son of Khagaṇa, and father of Hiraṇyanābha.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 3.

1c) A god of Ābhūtaraya group.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 55.

1d) A name of Satyavatī.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 68.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vidhṛti (विधृति).—f. Arrangement, regulation.

Derivable forms: vidhṛtiḥ (विधृतिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vidhṛti (विधृति).—[feminine] division, partition (also concr.).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vidhṛti (विधृति):—[=vi-dhṛti] [from vi-dhṛta > vi-dhṛ] f. (vi-) separation, division, partition, arrangement, regulation, [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] keeping away, [Brāhmaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] anything that separates or divides, a boundary-line, barrier, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of two blades of grass which indicate a boundary-line between Barhis and Prastara, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] Sattra, [???]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] divine being, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] of a king, [ib.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vidhṛti (विधृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vihadi.

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context information

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.

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