Vrithakara, Vṛthākāra, Vritha-akara: 3 definitions

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Vrithakara 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.

The Sanskrit term Vṛthākāra can be transliterated into English as Vrthakara or Vrithakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛthākāra (वृथाकार).—a false form, an empty show; पश्येद्दारान् वृथा- कारान् स भवेद्राजवल्लभः (paśyeddārān vṛthā- kārān sa bhavedrājavallabhaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.58.

Derivable forms: vṛthākāraḥ (वृथाकारः).

Vṛthākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛthā and ākāra (आकार).

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

Vṛthākāra (वृथाकार).—m. a vain, or useless appearance, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 62.

Vṛthākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛthā and ākāra (आकार).

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

Vṛthākāra (वृथाकार):—[from vṛthā > vṛ] (thāk) m. a false form, empty show, [Pañcatantra i, 62] (others ‘one whose form is vain or illusory’).

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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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