Vrittyupaya, Vṛttyupāya, Vritti-upaya: 5 definitions

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Vrittyupaya 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 Vṛttyupāya can be transliterated into English as Vrttyupaya or Vrittyupaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vrittyupaya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛttyupāya (वृत्त्युपाय).—a means of subsistence; यजनाध्यापन- प्रतिग्रहा ब्राह्मणस्यैव वृत्त्युपायाः (yajanādhyāpana- pratigrahā brāhmaṇasyaiva vṛttyupāyāḥ) ŚB. on MS.12.4.36; सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणो विद्याद् वृत्त्युपायान् यथाविधि (sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇo vidyād vṛttyupāyān yathāvidhi) Manusmṛti 1.2.

Derivable forms: vṛttyupāyaḥ (वृत्त्युपायः).

Vṛttyupāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛtti and upāya (उपाय).

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

Vṛttyupāya (वृत्त्युपाय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Means of subsistence. E. vṛtti and upāya means.

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

Vṛttyupāya (वृत्त्युपाय):—[=vṛtty-upāya] [from vṛtty > vṛt] m. a means of subsistence, [Manu-smṛti x, 2.]

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

Vṛttyupāya (वृत्त्युपाय):—[vṛttyu+pāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Means of subsistence.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vrittyupaya 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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