Vrataya: 1 definition
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Vrataya 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVrataya (व्रतय):—[from vrata] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] vratayati, to drink the (hot) Vrata-milk (also with payas etc.), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to eat or drink after a fast, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-āraṇyaka, [Scholiast or Commentator]], ([wrong reading] avrajayat) ;
—to observe a vow, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary];
—to fast or practise any abstinence in consequence of a vow, [ib.];
—to avoid certain kinds of food (as Śūdra food), [Pāṇini 3-5, 21 [Scholiast or Commentator]];
—to eat together, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Starts with: Vratayaga, Vratayama, Vratayati.
Ends with: Upavrataya.
Full-text: Upavrataya.
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