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Kalakrita, ٲ, Kala-krita: 10 definitions

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Kalakrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ٲ (कालक्रित).—A Veśya form of marriage.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 15. 4.
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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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

ṛt (कालकृत) refers to �(that which is) done by Yama�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the destruction done by Yama (ṛtⲹ) even of great heroes (屹īṇām)]—This world totters to the limit of the world of Brahmā with the fear of the beginning of a frown, and mountains immediately fall asunder by force of [the fact that] the earth is overcome by the weight of the heavy feet, of those heroes who are all led to death by the king of time in [the space of] some days. Nevertheless, desire is intense only in a living being who is bereft of sense�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kalakrita in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛt (कालकृत).—a S In law. A form of pledging,--engaging to redeem the pledge within a term.

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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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṛt (कालकृत).�

1) produced by time.

2) fixed, appointed.

3) lent or deposited,

4) done for a long time.

-ٲ� the sun.

ṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ṛt (कृ�).

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

ṛt (कालकृत).—mfn.

(-ٲ�-tā-ta�) 1. Fixed, appointed, (as to time.) 2. Lent or deposited by a giver. 3. Produced or effected by time. m.

(-ٲ�) 1. The sun: see the preceding. 2. Time. E. and ṛt done.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛt (कालकृत).—[adjective] temporary, passing (lit. made by time).

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

1) ṛt (कालकृत):—[=-ṛt] [from ] mfn. produced by time, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] appointed (as to time), lent or deposited (by a giver) for a certain time, [Yājñavalkya ii, 58]

3) [v.s. ...] (-kārita), [Manu-smṛti viii, 348]

4) [v.s. ...] m. (= -ṛt) the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] time, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛt (कालकृत):—[-ṛt] (ٲ�) 1. m. The sun; time. a. Fixed (time), lent; produced.

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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.

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