Kritashauca, ṛtśܳ, Krita-shauca: 10 definitions
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Kritashauca 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 ṛtśܳ can be transliterated into English as Krtasauca or Kritashauca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kritashaucha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṛtśܳ (कृतशौच).—The sacred spot where Nṛsimha blessed the Mother Goddess: Here Rudra established his Raudri body in the midst of ‘seven mothers�. Here is Ardhanārīśvara praying to Nṛsimha;1 a īٳ sacred to ṅh.2
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesṛtśܳ (कृतशौच) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. ). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṛtśܳ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)ṛtśܳ (कृतशौच) refers to the “rite of purification�, and is mentioned in verse 2.1 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—The possessive compound ṛtśܳ- (“having performed the rite of purification�) has been turned into an independent sentence: gtsa�-sprai cho-ga bya (“he shall perform the rite of purification�) bya being on a par with phyir gnas-te in 岹 b. The following ٲٲ� has been inserted between subordinate clause and main sentence.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛtśܳ (कृतशौच).�a. purified; पुण्डरीकमवाप्नोति कृतशौच� भवेच्च सः (puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti ṛtśauco bhavecca sa�) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 3.83.21.
ṛtśܳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛt and śܳ (शौ�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛtśܳ (कृतशौच).—mfn.
(-�--�) Purified, cleansed, freed from the natural dejections, released from conventional defilement, &c. E. ṛt, and śܳ purification.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛtśܳ (कृतशौच).—[adjective] who has purified himself.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛtśܳ (कृतशौच):—[=ṛt-śܳ] [from ṛt > k�] mfn. one who has performed purification, purified, free from bodily impurities, [Manu-smṛti; Ѳٲ; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mn. Name of a locality, [Matsya-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛtśܳ (कृतशौच):—[ṛt-śܳ] (ca�-cā-ca�) a. Purified.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃsṛtm), 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: Shauca, Krita.
Starts with: Kritashaucam.
Full-text: Kritashaucam, Bahyabhyantara, Simhika, Sandhya.
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