Vrittasara, Vṛttasāra, Vritta-sara: 2 definitions

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Vrittasara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Vṛttasāra can be transliterated into English as Vrttasara or Vrittasara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Vṛttasāra (वृत्तसार) is the name of a work ascribed to Ramāpati Upādhyāya (before 1704 C.E.): the disciple and the son of Yaśodhara and grandson of Śrīharīśa. He tells the magnanimity of his father and grandfather that his grandfather was a famous scholar in Kāśī and he was entrusted with the title Pājjikāmbhoja. Ramāpati starts the Vṛttasāra by praising Piṅgala with remembering the myth of Śeṣanāga and Garuḍa. He tells: “Let Piṅgala, who cheated the king of birds i.e. Garuḍa (patagādhirājam) by gambling the method of expanding prastāra and entered the sea, who is also the friend of this world, bestow grace to all”.

Ramapāti points out his intention to compose the Vṛttasāra in the second verse from the beginning. He tells: After worshiping the feet of preceptor Yaśodhara and going through various śāstras, he is composing Vṛttasāra for the benefit of the people of Mithilā. It shows his indebtedness to Mithilā. Hence it can be assumed that he belongs to Mithilā.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Vṛttasāra (वृत्तसार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—metrics, by Bhāradvāja. B L. 155.

2) Vṛttasāra (वृत्तसार):—metrics, by Ramāpati, son of Yaśodhara. Ulwar 1108.

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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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