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Svikrita, īṛt: 11 definitions

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Svikrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 īṛt can be transliterated into English as Svikrta or Svikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Swikrat.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

īṛt (स्वीकृ�) refers to �(that which is to be) accepted�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī�).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu and others: “If goddess Pārvatī, the most beautiful lady were to be accepted [i.e., īṛt] by me, she will be able to resuscitate Kāma on account of the marriage. Then all the gods, sages and ascetics will become lusty and incompetent in the great path of Yoga. Kāma was burnt by me for the achievement of universal goal. It was at the suggestion of Brahmā, O Viṣṇu. No anxiety need be felt in this connection. [...]�.

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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.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

īṛt (स्वीकृ�) refers to “taking in (the meaning of what one recites)� (as opposed to Aīṛt‘not taking in�), as quoted by Hṛdayaśiva in his Prāyaścittasamuccaya (verse 10.27-35).—Accordingly, “Having recited [a particular mantra] along with [the practice of one of the] observances in accordance with the rules, and having bathed [at the end of the observance], one may recite that mantra for attaining supernatural powers. The skilled practitioner should do his recitation not too slowly, not indistinctly, not without taking [the meaning of what he recites] in (aīṛt), not too fast, not without counting, and not with his thoughts in confusion. [...]�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

īṛt (स्वीकृ�) refers to “that which is accepted� (i.e., cittaīṛt--mind-made objects), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “By relinquishing the sense of rejection and acceptance, and with pleasure and disappointment ceasing today, Brahmin, I am now established. Life in a community, then going beyond such a state, meditation and the elimination of mind-made objects (citta-īṛt-varjana) [āśramānāśrama� dhyāna� cittaīṛtvarjanam] - by means of these I have seen my error, and I am now established. Just as the performance of actions is due to ignorance, so their abandonment is too. By fully recognising this truth, I am now established. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

īṛt (स्वीकृ�).—p (S) Claimed, acknowledged, admitted, allowed, granted; affirmed or assented to as one's own. 2 Taken upon one's self, undertaken, assumed.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

īṛt (स्वीकृ�).—Admitted or assented to or one's own.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

īṛt (स्वीकृ�).—mfn.

(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Agreed, assented to. 2. Promised. E. sva, kṛta made, cvi augment.

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

īṛt (स्वीकृ�):—[=ī-ṛt] [from svī > sva] mfn. appropriated, accepted, admitted, claimed, agreed, assented to, promised, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īṛt (स्वीकृ�):—[ī-ṛt] (ta�-tā-ta�) a. Agreed, promised.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

īṛt (स्वीकृ�) [Also spelled swikrat]:�(a) accepted, approved; granted; sanctioned; —[] see [svīkāra 첹].

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

īṛt (ಸ್ವೀಕೃ�):�

1) [adjective] received; acquired.

2) [adjective] undertaken; taken up.

3) [adjective] married.

4) [adjective] assumed (a form).

5) [adjective] accepted as true, satisfactory, etc.

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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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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

īṛt (स्वीकृ�):—adj. accepted; approved; assented;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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