Vaidhrita, ղṛt, ղṛt: 6 definitions
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Vaidhrita 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 terms ղṛt and ղṛt can be transliterated into English as Vaidhrta or Vaidhrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) ղṛt (वैधृ�).—Indra of the eleventh epoch of Manu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 25.
2) ղṛt (वैधृता).—The wife of Āryaka, and mother of Dharmasetu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 26.

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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Termsղṛt (वैधृ�).—An astronomical phenomenon when the sum of the (true) longitudes of the Sun and the Moon amounts to a circle (i.e., 360° or 12 signs). Note: ղṛt is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṛt (वैधृ�).�f. Name of a particular position of the sun and moon (yoga), considered as very inauspicious and malignant.
Derivable forms: ṛt (वैधृतम�).
See also (synonyms): ṛt.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṛt (वैधृ�):�m. ([from] -ṛt) Name of a [particular] Yoga (or conjunction of the sun and moon when they are on the same side of either solstitial point [i.e. in the same Ayana, whether Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana] and of equal declination, and when the sum of their longitude amounts to 360 degrees; this is considered a malignant aspect cf. -پٲ), [Varāha-mihira]
2) Name of Indra in the 11th Manv-antara, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) ղṛt (वैधृता):—[from ṛt] f. Name of the wife of Āryaka (mother of Dharma-setu), [ib.]
4) ղṛt (वैधृ�):�n. (with ṣṭ) Name of a Sāman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղṛt (ವೈಧೃ�):—[noun] a particular conjunction of the sun and the moon when they are on the same side of either solstitial point and of equal declination and when the sum of their longitude amounts to 3600, which is considered as malignant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaidhritavasishtha.
Full-text: Vaidhriti, Vaidhritavasishtha, Vaidhritya, Vaidhritishanti, Dharmasetu, Vaidhritijananashanti, Vaidhritivyatipatasamkrantijananashanti, Vyatipata, Ompatu.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56.23 - Description of Prathama-ārtava (First Menstruation) < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Chapter 56.12 - Description of the Tithis (Lunar days) < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Chapter 56.30 - Description of Mauñjībandhana and Upanayana < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - Description of the Future Manvantaras < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 34 - The enumeration of Manvantaras < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 1 - The Contents of the Section in Brief < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]