Vratabhiksha, Vratabhikṣā, Vrata-bhiksha: 5 definitions
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Vratabhiksha 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.
The Sanskrit term Vratabhikṣā can be transliterated into English as Vratabhiksa or Vratabhiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvratabhikṣā (व्रतभिक्षा).—f (S) Soliciting alms as one of the ceremonies accompanying 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVratabhikṣā (व्रतभिक्षा).—begging alms as part of the ceremony of investiture with the sacred thread.
Vratabhikṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vrata and bhikṣā (भिक्षा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVratabhikṣā (व्रतभिक्षा).—f.
(-kṣā) Solicting alms, as one of the ceremonies accompanying investiture with the sacred thread. E. vrata the observance of investiture, bhikṣā begging.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVratabhikṣā (व्रतभिक्षा):—[=vrata-bhikṣā] [from vrata] f. soliciting alms (as one of the ceremonies at investiture with the sacred thread), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVratabhikṣā (व्रतभिक्षा):—[vrata-bhikṣā] (kṣā) 1. f. Soliciting alms at the investiture.
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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