Vratika: 5 definitions
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Vratika 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVratika (व्रतिक).—a. Observing a vow, practising penance, devout, pious; नायज्वभिर्नाव्रतिकैः (nāyajvabhirnāvratikaiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.43.5; व्रतिनः पापशीलानामसतीनां कुलस्त्रियः (vratinaḥ pāpaśīlānāmasatīnāṃ kulastriyaḥ) (dveṣyāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.416. -m.
1) A religious student; भैक्षेण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैकान्नादी भवेद् व्रती । भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिरुपवाससमा स्मृता (bhaikṣeṇa vartayennityaṃ naikānnādī bhaved vratī | bhaikṣeṇa vratino vṛttirupavāsasamā smṛtā) || Manusmṛti 2.188.
2) An ascetic, a devotee; किं तावद् व्रतिनामुपोढतपसां विघ्नैस्तपो दूषितम् (kiṃ tāvad vratināmupoḍhatapasāṃ vighnaistapo dūṣitam) Ś.5. 9.
3) One who institutes a sacrifice; cf. यजमान (yajamāna).
See also (synonyms): vratin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVratika (व्रतिक).—[-vratika], i. e. vrata + ika in vaka-, adj. Acting like a crane, hypocritic, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 192.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vratika (व्रतिक):—[from vrata] in a-, cāndra-vr etc. (umā-vr [wrong reading] for umā-vrataka, [Harivaṃśa])
2) Vrātika (व्रातिक):—[from vrāta] n. a [particular] observance, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVratika (ವ್ರತಿಕ):—[noun] = ವ್ರತಿ [vrati].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Adityavratika, Ativratika, Avratika, Baidalavratika, Bakavratika, Bidalavratika, Candravratika, Chandravratika, Govratika, Kukkuravratika, Mahavratika, Ratribhuktavratika, Vaidalavratika, Vakavratika.
Full-text: Bidalavratika, Bakavratika, Baidalavratika, Vaidalavratika, Mahavratikavesha, Mahavratika, Baidalavrati, Avratika, Bakavrata, Hastivrata, Adityavratika, Mayuravratin, Candravratika, Vaitalaviratikan, Mrigacarya, Vratin, Shyamashavala.
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