Vratadesha, Vratādeśa, Vrata-adesha: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Vratādeśa can be transliterated into English as Vratadesa or Vratadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vratādeśa (व्रतादेश).—investiture of a youth (of any one of the three classes) with the sacred thread.

Derivable forms: vratādeśaḥ (व्रतादेशः).

Vratādeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vrata and ādeśa (आदेश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vratādeśa (व्रतादेश).—m.

(-śaḥ) Investiture of a youth of either of the first three classes with the characteristic cord. E. vrata observance, ādeśa pointing out.

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

Vratādeśa (व्रतादेश).—[masculine] na [neuter] instruction in the performance of vows.

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

1) Vratādeśa (व्रतादेश):—[from vrata] m. direction for undertaking a Vrata, imposition of a vow etc. ([especially] that of a Brahma-cārin), [Rāmāyaṇa; Yājñavalkya]

2) [v.s. ...] investiture with the sacred cord, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Vratādeśa (व्रतादेश):—[vratā+deśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Brāhmanical investiture.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vratadesha in German

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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.

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