Ritajit, Ṛtᾱ, Rita-jit: 5 definitions
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Ritajit 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 Ṛtᾱ can be transliterated into English as Rtajit or Ritajit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ṛtᾱ (ऋतजित्).—A Gandharva with the śś sun.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 23.
1b) A Marut of the second ṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 93; Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 124.
1c) A 峾ṇ� with the sun in the months of ś and 貹ṅgܲԾ.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 22.
1d) An Yakṣa, residing in the sun's chariot during 岵.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 16.

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 dictionaryṚtᾱ (ऋतजित्).�a. Ved. gaining the right; Vāj.17.83.
Ṛtᾱ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛt and jit (जित्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṛtᾱ (ऋतजित्):—[=ṛt-jit] [from ṛt > �] mfn. gaining the right ([Boehtlingk & Roth’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch]), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xvii, 83]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (t) Name of a Yakṣa, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃskṛtm), 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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