Vakavratin: 3 definitions
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Vakavratin 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakavratin (वकव्रतिन्).—m. (-tī) A false devotee, a religious hypocrite, or one who assumes the appearance of devotion or meditation, for interested purposes. E. vaka a crane, vrata observance, and ini aff.; compared to the crane, who stands by a pool demure and sly, and apparently absorbed in contemplation, till be sees a fish on which to dart; also with ṭhak aff. vakavratika, and derived from vaka, and cara who goes, vakacara; or vakavratacara m.
(-raḥ) &c.: see vaiḍālavratika .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakavratin (वकव्रतिन्).—adj. acting like a crane, hypocritic, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 197.
Vakavratin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaka and vratin (व्रतिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakavratin (वकव्रतिन्):—[vaka-vratin] (tī) 5. m. A false devotee.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Vaka, Vratin.
Ends with: Yavakavratin.
Full-text: Vakavritti.
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