Vritrahatya, Vṛtrahatya: 2 definitions
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Vritrahatya 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 Vṛtrahatya can be transliterated into English as Vrtrahatya or Vritrahatya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛtrahatya (वृत्रहत्य).—[neuter] vṛtrahatha [masculine] [abstract] to [preceding]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛtrahatya (वृत्रहत्य):—[=vṛtra-hatya] [from vṛtra > vṛ] n. the slaying of V° or of enemies, victorious fight, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) Vṛtrahatyā (वृत्रहत्या):—[=vṛtra-hatyā] [from vṛtra-hatya > vṛtra > vṛ] f. idem, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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: Vritra, Hatya.
Full-text: Vartrahatya.
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