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Induvrata, Indu-vrata, Imduvrata: 8 definitions

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Induvrata 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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Induvrata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Induvrata (इन्दुव्र�).—a religious observance depending on the age of the moon. It consists in diminishing the quantity of food by a certain portion daily, for a fortnight or a month; cf. चान्द्रायण (Իⲹṇa). इन्दुव्रतसहस्र� तु यश्चरेत्कायशोधनम� (induvratasahasra� tu yaścaretkāyaśodhanam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.26.39.

Derivable forms: induvratam (इन्दुव्रतम�).

Induvrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indu and vrata (व्रत).

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

Induvrata (इन्दुव्र�).—n.

(-ٲ�) A religious observance depending on the age of the moon; diminishing the quantity of food by a certain portion daily, for a fortnight or a month, &c. E. indu and vrata a religious obligation.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Induvrata (इन्दुव्र�).—n. a kind of vow, Mahābhārata 13, 1797.

Induvrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indu and vrata (व्रत).

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

Induvrata (इन्दुव्र�):—[=indu-vrata] [from indu] n. a religious observance depending on the age of the moon (diminishing the quantity of food by a certain portion daily, for a fortnight or a month, etc.), [Mahābhārata] (cf. Իⲹṇa.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Induvrata (इन्दुव्र�):—[indu-vrata] (ٲ�) 1. n. A religious fast regulated by the moon.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Induvrata in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Iṃduvrata (ಇಂದುವ್ರತ):—[noun] a religious observance in which the quantity of food taken is in proportions to the different phases of the moon, i.e. gradually reducing during the waning fortnight, and gradually increasing during the waxing fortnight.

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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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