Cakrabhrit, 䲹ṛt, Cakra-bhrit: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 䲹ṛt can be transliterated into English as Cakrabhrt or Cakrabhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrabhrit.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation䲹ṛt (चक्रभृत्) refers to “holding a discus in one’s hand� which is associated with Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods�).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to Lakṣmī: “Having said this and seating himself on Garuḍa with the conch, discus (ṛt), mace and the sword held in his hands [ityuktvā garuḍārūḍha� śaṃkhacakragadāsiṛt], Viṣṇu hastened to the fight along with Indra and other gods. Roaring like a lion and accompanied by the gods who blazed with Viṣṇu’s splendour, he reached the place where Jalandhara was waiting. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary䲹ṛt (चक्रभृत्).�m.
1) one who holds a discus.
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
䲹ṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and ṛt (भृत्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṛt (चक्रभृत्).—m. (-ṛt) A name of Vishnu. E. cakra a discus, and ṛt who cherishes: see ṇi, &c. cakra� vibhartti bh�-kvip .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṛt (चक्रभृत्):—[=cakra-ṛt] [from cakra] m. ‘discus-bearer�, Viṣṇu, [Rājataraṅgiṇ� i, 38.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṛt (चक्रभृत्):—[cakra-ṛt] (t) 5. m. Vishnu.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhrit, Cakra.
Starts with: Cakrabhrittu, Cakrabhrittva.
Full-text (+41): Dharmacakrabhrit, Arimjaya, Padmashri, Dasharna, Matsya, Kunalaka, Cedi, Sauvira, Sandarbha, Surashtraka, Kushartaka, Masapurivarta, Saketa, Kitaka, Shuktimati, Ahicchatra, Tamralipti, Nandipura, Vitabhaya, Mrittikavati.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 8: Future Cakrins < [Chapter VI]
Part 6: Jaya’s mokṣa (emancipation) < [Chapter XIII - Jayacakricaritra]
Part 29: The people in the Manuṣyaloka < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
4. The period of the Gupta Rule (c. 400-470 A.D.) < [Chapter 3 - Temples of pre-Caulukyan times]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]