Vratabandha: 4 definitions
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Vratabandha 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 Dictionaryvratabandha (व्रतबंध).—m S The rite of investing a Brahman with the sacrificial thread.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvratabandha (व्रतबंध).—m The thread-investiture.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVratabandha (व्रतबन्ध) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a treatise on the ceremonies performed at the time of investiture with the sacrificial thread. Oudh. Xx, 180.
—by Rāmācārya. Oudh. Xx, 174.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVratabandha (व्रतबन्ध):—n. (Hinduism) a religious ceremony in which a male member of the three first castes (Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya) is offered to wear a sacred thread;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vratabandhanirnaya, Vratabandhapaddhati.
Ends with: Parayanavratabandha.
Full-text: Bartamana, Maunjibandhana, Mounjibandhan, Bartaman, Seuli, Vratabandh, Rama acarya, Dauvarika.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Vratabandha; (plurals include: Vratabandhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
The Upanayana Saṃskāra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 157 - Pollution and Purification
Chapter 24 - Mode of constructing the sacrificial pit and the oblations unto fire
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 174 - Birth of Pippalāda < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Vamana Legend—In the Vedas, Epics and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]