Svishtakrit, ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t can be transliterated into English as Svistakrt or Svishtakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�).—Another name of Agni (Fire). It is mentioned in MahÄbhÄrata, Vana Parva, Chapter 219 Verse 22, that this Agni was the sixth son of Brhaspati.
2) ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�).—The Agni (fire) called Visvapati, who was the second son of Manu. RohiṇÄ� the second daughter of Manu also is known by the name ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t. It is mentioned in MahÄbhÄrata, Vana Parva, Chapter 221, that the offering in fire, of the fat portions of the sacrificial animals, is carried out properly by the help of this fire.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�) is the name of a certain sacrifice to be performed with a middle voice, according to the Ä€±è²¹²õ³Ù²¹³¾²ú²¹-²â²¹Âáñ²¹-±è²¹°ù¾±²ú³óÄåá¹£Ä�-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.—“before the ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (at the DarÅ›apÅ«rṇamÄsa) sacrifice, and at the midday Savana, the recitation is to be with the middle voiceâ€�.
: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�) or Sviá¹£á¹aká¹›dhoma refers to “offering for ²õ±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›tâ€�, and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to DadhirÄma MarÄsini’s 19th century VivÄhapaddhati (part of his KarmakÄṇá¸abhÄskara) which is based on the PÄraskara-Gá¹›hyasÅ«tra, a domestic manual in the MÄdhyandina school of the VÄjasaneyisaṃhitÄ.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t-homa rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).

Dharmashastra (धरà¥à¤®à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤�, dharmaÅ›Ästra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�).—i. e. ²õ³Ü-¾±á¹£á¹²¹ (vb. yaj), -ká¹� + t, The name of a divinity, the fire of the good sacrifice, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 3, 86.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�).—[adjective] offering good sacrifices, [Epithet] of Agni.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t (सà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤•ृतà¥�):—[=²õ±¹-¾±á¹£á¹²¹-°ìá¹›t] [from ²õ±¹-¾±á¹£á¹²¹] mfn. offering a right sacrifice ([especially] applied to Agni; [superlative degree] -tama), [VÄjasaneyi-saṃhitÄ] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] = -°ìá¹›t²¹, [Gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra and Å›rauta-sÅ«tra]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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: Krit, Svishta.
Starts with: Svishtakriddhoma, Svishtakrita.
Full-text: Ishtasvishtakrit, Purodashasvishtakrit, Svishtakrikcaturtha, Svishtakriddhoma, Sauvishtakrita, Sauvishtakrit, Samyajya, Svishtakridbhajana, Svishtakridbhaga, Tryanga, Vanaspati, Abhikriti, Devayajna, Annaprashana.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 3, brahmana 4 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda I, adhyaya 7, brahmana 3 < [First Kanda]
Kanda IX, adhyaya 4, brahmana 3 < [Ninth Kanda]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
10. Rudra and the ³§±¹¾±á¹£á¹²¹°ìá¹›t offering of the AÅ›vamedha sacrifice < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Åšiva in the BrÄhmaṇa Literature]
3. Rudra as PaÅ›upati < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Åšiva in the BrÄhmaṇa Literature]
2. Epithets of Rudra-Åšiva tracked in the BrÄhmaṇa literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Verse 11.222 < [Section XXIX - Description of the Expiatory Penances]
Verse 3.84 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Apastamba Grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)