fixed or settled order, law, or rule
ऋत (ṛta) (अम् (am)), n. fixed or settled order, law, rule (esp. in religion) [ID=38420]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
ऋतṛta
ऋत (ṛta) is a Sanskrit word meaning afflicted by, proper, fit, able, brave, honest, true, worshipped, respected, enlightened, luminous, an epithet of a Rudra. Its 69 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Truth, Divine Law, Order, Righteousness, Proper Name (Deity, Person, Lineage), Adjective: True, Proper, Right.
- Roots
- इ (i), ऋ (ṛ)
- Definitions
- 69
Meanings by context
Truth, Divine Law, Order, Righteousness
15 definitions
1. A sacred or pious action or custom. 2. Divine law. 3. Faith. 4. Divine truth.
sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth (these meanings are given by, Böhtlingk and Roth’s Sanskrit-Wörterbuch (Title) and are generally more to be accepted than those of native authorities and marked, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) below), Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) ; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=38421]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
truth and righteousness
[Printed book page 223,3]
truth in general, righteousness, right, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) ; Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 61 ; 104 ; Pañcatantra (Title) &c. [ID=38422]
truth in general, righteousness, right, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) ; Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 61 ; 104 ; Pañcatantra (Title) &c. [ID=38422]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
truth personified
truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) ) [ID=38425]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
going the right way, or being pious and virtuous
(ऋतम् (ṛtam )√इ (√i), to go the right way, be pious or virtuous, Ṛg-veda (Title) ) [ID=38432]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. A fixed or settled religious rule or law
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
1 A fixed or settled rule, law (religious).
1 A fixed or settled rule, law (religious).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sacred custom, pious action
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
2 Sacred custom, pious action.
2 Sacred custom, pious action.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Divine law, divine truth
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
3 Divine law, divine truth.
3 Divine law, divine truth.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Absolution.
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
4 Absolution.
4 Absolution.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Truth or right
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
6 Truth (in general), right; ऋतानृते (ṛtānṛte) Manusmṛti 1. 29 , 2. 52 , 8. 61 , 104.
6 Truth (in general), right; ऋतानृते (ṛtānṛte) Manusmṛti 1. 29 , 2. 52 , 8. 61 , 104.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Truth
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
7 Truth (personified as an object of worship; in later Sanskrit regarded as a child of Dharma).
7 Truth (personified as an object of worship; in later Sanskrit regarded as a child of Dharma).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The fruit of an action
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
9 The fruit of an action.
9 The fruit of an action.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Agreeable speech
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
10 Agreeable speech.
10 Agreeable speech.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Supreme spirit
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
12 The Supreme spirit. (In the Vedas ऋत (ṛta) is usually interpreted by Sāyaṇa to mean ‘water’, ‘sun’ or ‘sacrifice’, where European scholars take it in the sense of ‘divine truth’, ‘faith’ &c.).
12 The Supreme spirit. (In the Vedas ऋत (ṛta) is usually interpreted by Sāyaṇa to mean ‘water’, ‘sun’ or ‘sacrifice’, where European scholars take it in the sense of ‘divine truth’, ‘faith’ &c.).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Fixed rule or divine law. 2. Truth. 3. Livelihood by picking up grains in a field.
ऋत (ṛta) (II) n. 1. Fixed rule; 2. divine law. (this word is rarely met with in classics though its negative अनृत (anṛta) is common); 3. truth; 4. livelihood by picking grains in a field, ऋत (ṛta)मुंछशिलं वृत्तम् (ṛtamuṃchaśilaṃ vṛttam) M. iv.4. [ID=7305]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Proper Name (Deity, Person, Lineage)
14 definitions
an epithet of a Rudra
ऋत (ṛta) (अस् (as)), m. N. of a Rudra, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=38417]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Manu Chakshusha
of a son of Manu Cākṣuṣa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) iv, 13, 16 [ID=38418]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Vijaya
of a son of Vijaya, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=38419]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of an Aditya.
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
11 N. of an Āditya.
11 N. of an Āditya.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
see Rituparna
— पर्णः (parṇaḥ) = ऋतुपर्णः (parṇaḥ) (ṛtuparṇaḥ) q. v.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
name of a Rudra
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 601-2]
Ṛta, name of a Rudra. § 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151β,
Ṛta, name of a Rudra. § 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151β,
7090.
[ID=9180]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Krishna
Ṛta(ṃ) = Kṛṣṇa: XII, 1622. [ID=9181]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a son of Chakshusha Manu and Nadvala
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 1-263]
Ṛta (I) — a son of Cākṣuṣa Manu and Naḍvalā. Bhā. IV. 13. 16. [ID=2093]
Ṛta (I) — a son of Cākṣuṣa Manu and Naḍvalā. Bhā. IV. 13. 16. [ID=2093]
— The Purana Index
the son of Vijaya and father of Sunaka
Ṛta (II) — the son of Vijaya and father of Sunaka (Sunaya-Vi. P.). Bhā. IX. 13. 25-26; Vā. 89. 22. Vi. IV. 5. 31. [ID=2094]
— The Purana Index
a Tushita god
Ṛta (III) — a Tuṣita god. Br. II. 36. 12. [ID=2095]
— The Purana Index
a Sukha god
Ṛta (IV) — a Sukha god. Br. IV. 1. 18. [ID=2096]
— The Purana Index
the twelfth Manu of the future
Ṛta (V) — the 12th Manu of the future. M. 9. 36. [ID=2097]
— The Purana Index
a son of Angiras
Ṛta (VI) — a son of Aṅgiras. M. 196. 2. [ID=2098]
— The Purana Index
one of the names of the third Marut gana
Ṛta (VII) — one of the names of the third Marut gaṇa. Vā. 62. 43; 67. 126. [ID=2099]
— The Purana Index
Adjective: True, Proper, Right
10 definitions
proper, fit, able, brave, honest
proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xvii, 82 [ID=38413]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
true
true, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ; Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 82 ; 87 ; Bhagavad-gītā (Title) &c. [ID=38414]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Proper, right
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0348-c]
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
1 Proper, right.
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
1 Proper, right.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Honest, true
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0348-c]
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
2 Honest, true; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 10. 14 ; Manusmṛti 8. 82.
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
2 Honest, true; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 10. 14 ; Manusmṛti 8. 82.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Fitting, right, upright, honest, or true. 2. Established order, sacred ordinance, pious work, sacrifice, rite, divine law, truth, or right.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 057-1]
ऋत (ṛta) ṛ-tá, pp. fitting, right; upright,
honest; true; n. established order; sacred
ordinance, pious work, sacrifice, rite; divine
law; truth, right; -m, ad. rightly, properly: w.
i, go the right way (also fig.); w. vad, promise;
in. ad. duly; justly; truly; indeed; -jā́ta,
pp. duly produced; sacred: -jñā́, a. knowing
the divine law, pious; -dyumna, a. delighting
in truth; -ni, a. guiding rightly; -pā́, a.
maintaining the divine law; (ā) -prajāta, pp.
= ṛta-jāta. [ID=5048]
ऋत (ṛta) ṛ-tá, pp. fitting, right; upright,
honest; true; n. established order; sacred
ordinance, pious work, sacrifice, rite; divine
law; truth, right; -m, ad. rightly, properly: w.
i, go the right way (also fig.); w. vad, promise;
in. ad. duly; justly; truly; indeed; -jā́ta,
pp. duly produced; sacred: -jñā́, a. knowing
the divine law, pious; -dyumna, a. delighting
in truth; -ni, a. guiding rightly; -pā́, a.
maintaining the divine law; (ā) -prajāta, pp.
= ṛta-jāta. [ID=5048]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Right and proper. 2. Honest and true. 3. Worshipped.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 150-21]
ऋत (ṛta) (I) a. (f. ता (tā)) 1. Right, proper; 2. honest, true; 3. worshipped. [ID=7304]
ऋत (ṛta) (I) a. (f. ता (tā)) 1. Right, proper; 2. honest, true; 3. worshipped. [ID=7304]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. True. 2. Truth. 3. Gleaning.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0137-b]
ऋत (ṛta) ṛ + ta, I. adj., f. tā, True, Man.
ऋत (ṛta) ṛ + ta, I. adj., f. tā, True, Man.
8, 82. II. n. 1. Truth, Rām. 5, 31, 19.
2. Gleaning, Man. 4, 5. — Comp. An-,
I. adj. untrue, Rām. 3, 53, 18; unjust,
Man. 4, 170. II. n. 1. untruth, Rām.
3, 53, 16; a lie, Chr. 48, 12. 2. agri-
culture, Man. 4, 5. Apānṛta, i. e. apa
-an-ṛta, adj. true, Rām. 2, 34, 38.
Satya-an, I. adj. true and false at the
same time, Pañc. 98, 17. II. n. com-
merce, traffic. — Cf. Lat. ratus, irritus;
ἄρτιος, ἀνάρτιος, ἀνάρσιος, ἀλιτέω, ἀλιταίνω, ἀλιτεύω, ἀλιτήμων.
[ID=2540]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Right, true, honest, and proper.
2. The right way, established order, divine law, pious work, righteousness, faith, truth, and oath.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 097]
ऋत (ṛta) a. right, true, honest, fit, proper. n. & instr. ऋत (ṛta)ेण (ṛteṇa) adv.; n. as subst. right way. established order, divine law, pious work; righteousness, faith, truth, oath. [ID=6262]
ऋत (ṛta) a. right, true, honest, fit, proper. n. & instr. ऋत (ṛta)ेण (ṛteṇa) adv.; n. as subst. right way. established order, divine law, pious work; righteousness, faith, truth, oath. [ID=6262]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Fit, right, or true. 2. Established or divine order. 3. Sacred custom or pious work. 4. Truth.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 136-a]
ṛtá, a. fit, right; true; as n. [1176a],
—1. established order; esp. eternal or divine order;
—2. order in sacred things, sacred custom, pious work, 6915, 749; ṛtasya yoni or sadana, central place of sacred work or belief: in this world, the altar, 898; in the other world, the holy of holies, 757;
—3. truth, 988, 9; —ṛtena, rightly. [prop. ‘fitted, made firm,’ √ṛ: for form and mg, cf. Lat. ra-tu-s, ‘settled.’] [ID=920]
ṛtá, a. fit, right; true; as n. [1176a],
—1. established order; esp. eternal or divine order;
—2. order in sacred things, sacred custom, pious work, 6915, 749; ṛtasya yoni or sadana, central place of sacred work or belief: in this world, the altar, 898; in the other world, the holy of holies, 757;
—3. truth, 988, 9; —ṛtena, rightly. [prop. ‘fitted, made firm,’ √ṛ: for form and mg, cf. Lat. ra-tu-s, ‘settled.’] [ID=920]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. Proper, right, honest, brave, competent, true, worshipped, respected, enlightened, luminous, gone, risen, moved, or affected by.
2. Right, duly, properly, or energetically.
3. Fixed or settled order, law, rule, sacred or pious custom, pious action, divine law, faith, divine truth, water, sacrifice, sacrificial rite, or the sun.
4. Truth in general, right, or truth personified.
5. Gleaning, or the lawful and right means of getting a livelihood for Brahmans.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0180-a]
ऋत (ṛta) ṛta, as, ā, am (fr. rt. 4. ṛ), proper, right; honest, brave, competent; true; worshipped, respected; enlightened, luminous; gone, risen, moved, affected by; (am), ind. right, duly, properly, ener- getically; ṛtam i, to go the right way, to live virtuously; (as), m., N. of a Rudra; of a prince; (am), n. fixed or settled order, law, rule (especially in religion); sacred or pious custom, pious action; divine law, faith, divine truth; (Sāy.) water, sacrifice, sacrificial rite; the sun (e. g. ṛtam bṛhat, the great divine law, supreme truth, or according to Sāy. a great sacrifice; ṛtasya garbhaḥ or prajāḥ, the off- spring of divine truth, or according to Sāy. the off- spring of the water or of sacrifice, as an epithet of Agni, of Soma, or of Viṣṇu; prathamajā ṛtasya, the first-born of divine truth or Prajāpati; ṛtasya sadanam or sadaḥ or sadma or padam or nābhiḥ,
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the seat or centre of religious faith, as the altar &c., or according to Sāy. the seat of water or of the sun; ṛtasya yoniḥ, water; ṛtasya gopāḥ or netā or rathīḥ or patiḥ, the protector or leader or lord of divine truth, or according to Sāy. of the sacrifice, as an epithet of Agni, of Soma, of the Ādityas, and other gods, or sometimes applied to men who are guardians of the truth); truth in general, right (e. g. pathyā or panthā ṛtasya, the path of truth, the right way, a virtuous life, or according to Sāy. the way of the water); truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the last chapter of the Nighaṇṭavas. In later Sanskrit he is regarded as a child of Dharma); gleaning, i. e. the lawful and right means of getting a livelihood for Brāhmans as opposed to the cultivation of the ground (this latter being metaphorically called an-ṛta, improper). —Ṛta-cit, t, t, t, Ved. observing the sacred law, conversant or familiar with it; (Sāy.) knowing the sacrifice or water. —Ṛta-jā, ās, ās, am, or ṛta-jāta, as, ā, am, Ved. happening at the right time, of a true nature, sprung from sacred truth, according to sacred truth. —Ṛta-jāta-satya, as, ā, am, Ved. realizing what is according to the sacred law; (Sāy.) born for the sake of the sacrifice and having true result. —Ṛta-jit, t, t, t, Ved. gaining the right. —Ṛta-jur, ūr, ūr, ur, Ved. grown quite old; (Sāy.) growing old in religious worship. —Ṛta-jñā, ās, ās, am, Ved. well informed; familiar with the sacred law; (Sāy.) knowing the sacrifice. —Ṛta-jya, as, ā, am, Ved. furnished with a good bow-string; (Sāy.) whose string is truth, truth-strung (said of a bow). —Ṛta-dyumna, as, ā, am, Ved. filled with sacred strength. —Ṛta-dhāman, ā, ā, a, Ved. of true or pure nature; (ā), m., N. of Viṣṇu; of the thir- teenth Manu; of the Indra in the twelfth Manvantara. —Ṛta-dhīti, is, is, i, Ved. of true or sacred disposi- tion; epithet of the gods; (Sāy.) receiving true praise; whose actions are unobstructed. —Ṛta-dhvaja, as, m. epithet of Rudra; N. of a sage; a son of Kaṅka; epithet of Pratardana. —Ṛta-nī, īs, i, Ved. lead- ing in the right way; (Sāy.) leader of truth (as the Ādityas). —Ṛta-parṇa, as, m., N. of a prince (son of Ayutājit and friend of Nala). —Ṛta-pā, ās, ās, am, Ved. observing the truth; observing the law; (Sāy.) protecting truth or the sacrifice. —Ṛta-peya, as, m., N. of a certain ceremony. —Ṛta-peśas, ās, ās, as, Ved. having a perfect shape; epithet of Varuṇa; (Sāy.) one whose form consists of water. —Ṛta- prajāta, as, ā, am, Ved. happening at the right time, of true nature, born from sacred truth, accord- ing to sacred truth; (Sāy.) produced from water. —Ṛta-pravīta, as, ā, am, Ved. conceived in the right manner; (Sāy.) invested with truth, or with water, or with the sacrifice. —Ṛta-psu, us, us, u, Ved. having a perfect shape or aspect; (Sāy.) whose form is truth, or who consumes the sacrificial food. —Ṛta-bhāga, as, m., N. of a man, Ἀρταβάζης —Ṛtam-bhara, as, ā, am, bearing the truth in one's self, an epithet of Brahmā, also of Viṣṇu; (ā), f. intellect; N. of a river. —Ṛta-yukti, is, f., Ved. right union; (Sāy.) true application of a hymn. —Ṛta-yuj, k, k, k, Ved. well harnessed; well allied; (Sāy.) going to the sacrifice. —Ṛta-vat, ān, atī, at, being right, saying the truth. —Ṛta-vāka, as, m., Ved. true or pious speech, speaking of truth. —Ṛta-vādin, ī, inī, i, Ved. saying right, speaking truth. —Ṛta-vrata, ās, m. pl., N. of the inhabitants of Śākadvīpa. —Ṛta-sad, t, t, t, Ved. dwelling or seated in truth; (Sāy.) dwelling in the sacrifice. —Ṛta-sadana, am, ī, n. f., Ved. the right or usual seat. —Ṛta-sāp, p, p, p, Ved. practising pious acts, of a pious disposition; steady in religious belief; (Sāy.) pervading truth. —Ṛta-stubh, p, m. ‘praising in the right manner,’ N. of a Ṛṣi. —Ṛta-sthā, ās, ās, am, Ved. standing right. —Ṛtas-pati, is, m., Ved. lord of divine truth; an epithet of Vāyu; (Sāy.) lord of sacrifices. —Ṛta-spṛś, k, k, k, Ved. loving sacred truth; an epithet of the Ādityas and of Mitra-Varuṇa; (Sāy.) touching water. —Ṛtānṛta (°ta-an°), am, n. truth and falsehood. —Ṛtā-van, ā,
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arī, a, Ved. of true nature or character, according to fixed order, epithet of any object in nature subject to fixed laws (e. g. of the moon, of plants, of waters, the dawn, &c.); true to sacred law; just, pious, faithful, believing; epithet of Agni, as always present at and presiding over sacrificial rites and the worship of the deities; epithet of Bṛhaspati, of Sarasvatī, of Soma, and especially of the Ādityas; (Sāy.) bestowing food; possessed of sacrifice. —Ṛtā-vṛdh, t, t, t, Ved. re- joicing in justice and piety, holy-minded, especially as an epithet of the Ādityas; (Sāy.) increasers of water, or of sacrifice, or of truth. —Ṛtā-ṣah, -ṣāṭ, ṭ, ṭ, Ved. maintaining the sacred law. —Ṛtokti (°ta-uk°), is, f. speaking truth. —Ṛtodya (°ta-ud°), am, n., Ved. true speech, truth; (Sāy.) born for sacrifice or religious rites. [ID=12634]
ऋत (ṛta) ṛta, as, ā, am (fr. rt. 4. ṛ), proper, right; honest, brave, competent; true; worshipped, respected; enlightened, luminous; gone, risen, moved, affected by; (am), ind. right, duly, properly, ener- getically; ṛtam i, to go the right way, to live virtuously; (as), m., N. of a Rudra; of a prince; (am), n. fixed or settled order, law, rule (especially in religion); sacred or pious custom, pious action; divine law, faith, divine truth; (Sāy.) water, sacrifice, sacrificial rite; the sun (e. g. ṛtam bṛhat, the great divine law, supreme truth, or according to Sāy. a great sacrifice; ṛtasya garbhaḥ or prajāḥ, the off- spring of divine truth, or according to Sāy. the off- spring of the water or of sacrifice, as an epithet of Agni, of Soma, or of Viṣṇu; prathamajā ṛtasya, the first-born of divine truth or Prajāpati; ṛtasya sadanam or sadaḥ or sadma or padam or nābhiḥ,
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the seat or centre of religious faith, as the altar &c., or according to Sāy. the seat of water or of the sun; ṛtasya yoniḥ, water; ṛtasya gopāḥ or netā or rathīḥ or patiḥ, the protector or leader or lord of divine truth, or according to Sāy. of the sacrifice, as an epithet of Agni, of Soma, of the Ādityas, and other gods, or sometimes applied to men who are guardians of the truth); truth in general, right (e. g. pathyā or panthā ṛtasya, the path of truth, the right way, a virtuous life, or according to Sāy. the way of the water); truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the last chapter of the Nighaṇṭavas. In later Sanskrit he is regarded as a child of Dharma); gleaning, i. e. the lawful and right means of getting a livelihood for Brāhmans as opposed to the cultivation of the ground (this latter being metaphorically called an-ṛta, improper). —Ṛta-cit, t, t, t, Ved. observing the sacred law, conversant or familiar with it; (Sāy.) knowing the sacrifice or water. —Ṛta-jā, ās, ās, am, or ṛta-jāta, as, ā, am, Ved. happening at the right time, of a true nature, sprung from sacred truth, according to sacred truth. —Ṛta-jāta-satya, as, ā, am, Ved. realizing what is according to the sacred law; (Sāy.) born for the sake of the sacrifice and having true result. —Ṛta-jit, t, t, t, Ved. gaining the right. —Ṛta-jur, ūr, ūr, ur, Ved. grown quite old; (Sāy.) growing old in religious worship. —Ṛta-jñā, ās, ās, am, Ved. well informed; familiar with the sacred law; (Sāy.) knowing the sacrifice. —Ṛta-jya, as, ā, am, Ved. furnished with a good bow-string; (Sāy.) whose string is truth, truth-strung (said of a bow). —Ṛta-dyumna, as, ā, am, Ved. filled with sacred strength. —Ṛta-dhāman, ā, ā, a, Ved. of true or pure nature; (ā), m., N. of Viṣṇu; of the thir- teenth Manu; of the Indra in the twelfth Manvantara. —Ṛta-dhīti, is, is, i, Ved. of true or sacred disposi- tion; epithet of the gods; (Sāy.) receiving true praise; whose actions are unobstructed. —Ṛta-dhvaja, as, m. epithet of Rudra; N. of a sage; a son of Kaṅka; epithet of Pratardana. —Ṛta-nī, īs, i, Ved. lead- ing in the right way; (Sāy.) leader of truth (as the Ādityas). —Ṛta-parṇa, as, m., N. of a prince (son of Ayutājit and friend of Nala). —Ṛta-pā, ās, ās, am, Ved. observing the truth; observing the law; (Sāy.) protecting truth or the sacrifice. —Ṛta-peya, as, m., N. of a certain ceremony. —Ṛta-peśas, ās, ās, as, Ved. having a perfect shape; epithet of Varuṇa; (Sāy.) one whose form consists of water. —Ṛta- prajāta, as, ā, am, Ved. happening at the right time, of true nature, born from sacred truth, accord- ing to sacred truth; (Sāy.) produced from water. —Ṛta-pravīta, as, ā, am, Ved. conceived in the right manner; (Sāy.) invested with truth, or with water, or with the sacrifice. —Ṛta-psu, us, us, u, Ved. having a perfect shape or aspect; (Sāy.) whose form is truth, or who consumes the sacrificial food. —Ṛta-bhāga, as, m., N. of a man, Ἀρταβάζης —Ṛtam-bhara, as, ā, am, bearing the truth in one's self, an epithet of Brahmā, also of Viṣṇu; (ā), f. intellect; N. of a river. —Ṛta-yukti, is, f., Ved. right union; (Sāy.) true application of a hymn. —Ṛta-yuj, k, k, k, Ved. well harnessed; well allied; (Sāy.) going to the sacrifice. —Ṛta-vat, ān, atī, at, being right, saying the truth. —Ṛta-vāka, as, m., Ved. true or pious speech, speaking of truth. —Ṛta-vādin, ī, inī, i, Ved. saying right, speaking truth. —Ṛta-vrata, ās, m. pl., N. of the inhabitants of Śākadvīpa. —Ṛta-sad, t, t, t, Ved. dwelling or seated in truth; (Sāy.) dwelling in the sacrifice. —Ṛta-sadana, am, ī, n. f., Ved. the right or usual seat. —Ṛta-sāp, p, p, p, Ved. practising pious acts, of a pious disposition; steady in religious belief; (Sāy.) pervading truth. —Ṛta-stubh, p, m. ‘praising in the right manner,’ N. of a Ṛṣi. —Ṛta-sthā, ās, ās, am, Ved. standing right. —Ṛtas-pati, is, m., Ved. lord of divine truth; an epithet of Vāyu; (Sāy.) lord of sacrifices. —Ṛta-spṛś, k, k, k, Ved. loving sacred truth; an epithet of the Ādityas and of Mitra-Varuṇa; (Sāy.) touching water. —Ṛtānṛta (°ta-an°), am, n. truth and falsehood. —Ṛtā-van, ā,
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arī, a, Ved. of true nature or character, according to fixed order, epithet of any object in nature subject to fixed laws (e. g. of the moon, of plants, of waters, the dawn, &c.); true to sacred law; just, pious, faithful, believing; epithet of Agni, as always present at and presiding over sacrificial rites and the worship of the deities; epithet of Bṛhaspati, of Sarasvatī, of Soma, and especially of the Ādityas; (Sāy.) bestowing food; possessed of sacrifice. —Ṛtā-vṛdh, t, t, t, Ved. re- joicing in justice and piety, holy-minded, especially as an epithet of the Ādityas; (Sāy.) increasers of water, or of sacrifice, or of truth. —Ṛtā-ṣah, -ṣāṭ, ṭ, ṭ, Ved. maintaining the sacred law. —Ṛtokti (°ta-uk°), is, f. speaking truth. —Ṛtodya (°ta-ud°), am, n., Ved. true speech, truth; (Sāy.) born for sacrifice or religious rites. [ID=12634]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Adjective/Participle: Gone, Moved, Affected
5 definitions
afflicted by
(H2) [Printed book page 223,2]
ऋत (ṛta) a mf(आ (ā))n. met with, afflicted by (with instr.), Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) v [ID=38412]
ऋत (ṛta) a mf(आ (ā))n. met with, afflicted by (with instr.), Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) v [ID=38412]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Gone, risen, moved, or affected by
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0348-c]
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
5 Gone, risen, moved, affected by; सुखेन (sukhena) ऋत (ṛta)ः (ṛtaḥ) = सुखार्तः (sukhārtaḥ); so दुःख (duḥkha)°, काम° (°, kāma°).
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
5 Gone, risen, moved, affected by; सुखेन (sukhena) ऋत (ṛta)ः (ṛtaḥ) = सुखार्तः (sukhārtaḥ); so दुःख (duḥkha)°, काम° (°, kāma°).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Gone. 2. Enlightened. 3. Respected. 4. True. 5. Gleaning. 6. Water. 7. Truth.
ऋ (ṛ)त (ṛta) mfn. (-तः-ता-तं (-taṃ) (-taḥ-tā-taṃ))
1 Gone.
2 Enlightened, luminous.
3 Wonshipped, respected.
4 True. n. (-तं (-taṃ))
1 Gleaning.
2 Wate
3 Truth.
E. ऋ (ṛ) to go, affix क्त (kta).
[ID=8020]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Gone. 2. Bright. 3. True. 4. Gleaning. 5. Water. 6. Truth.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 138-b]
ऋत (ṛta) (तः-ता-तं) ((taḥ-tā-taṃ)) a. Gone; bright true. n. Gleaning; water; truth [ID=7437]
ऋत (ṛta) (तः-ता-तं) ((taḥ-tā-taṃ)) a. Gone; bright true. n. Gleaning; water; truth [ID=7437]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Gone. 2. Enlightened. 3. Respected. 4. True. 5. Gleaning. 6. Water. 7. Truth.
ऋ (ṛ)त (ṛta)
mfn. (-तः-ता-तं (-taṃ) (-taḥ-tā-taṃ))
1. Gone.
2. Enlightened, luminous.
3. Worshipped, respected.
4. True.
n. (-तं (-taṃ))
1. Gleaning.
2. Water.
3. Truth.
E. ऋ (ṛ) to go, affix क्त (kta).
[ID=8016]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Adverb: Rightly, Duly, Properly
4 definitions
right, duly, properly, expressly
(H2C) [Printed book page 223,3]
ऋतम् (ṛtam) (अम् (am)), ind. right, duly, properly, expressly, very, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=38431]
ऋतम् (ṛtam) (अम् (am)), ind. right, duly, properly, expressly, very, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=38431]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, or according to usage
(H2C) [Printed book page 223,3]
ऋतेन (ṛtena) (एन (ena)), ind. right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) [ID=38433]
ऋतेन (ṛtena) (एन (ena)), ind. right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) [ID=38433]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
truly, sincerely, indeed
truly, sincerely, indeed, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) i. [ID=38434]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Rightly, properly.
— तं (taṃ) ind. Rightly, properly.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Derived Concepts & Compound Terms
3 definitions
going to a sacrifice
— युज् (yuj) a. going to a sacrifice.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
true speech
— बाकः (bākaḥ) Ved. true speech.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Dwelling in sacrifice or truth. 2. Fire.
— सद् (sad) a. dwelling in the sacrifice or truth. (
— m.) fire.
— m.) fire.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sacrifice
3 definitions
sacrifice
sacrifice, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38427]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular sacrifice
a particular sacrifice, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38428]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A sacrifice
— तः (taḥ)
1 A sacrifice.
1 A sacrifice.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Adjective: Enlightened, Luminous
2 definitions
enlightened, luminous
enlightened, luminous, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38416]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
bright, luminous
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0348-c]
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
4 Bright, luminous (दीप्त (dīpta)).
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
4 Bright, luminous (दीप्त (dīpta)).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Adjective: Worshipped, Respected
2 definitions
worshipped, respected
worshipped, respected, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38415]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Worshipped, respected
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 0348-c]
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
3 Worshipped, respected.
ऋत (ṛta) a. [ऋ-क्त (ṛ-kta)]
3 Worshipped, respected.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Gleaning / Righteous Livelihood
2 definitions
gleaning as a means of livelihood
figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brāhman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is अनृत (anṛta)), Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 4 ff. [ID=38423]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Livelihood by picking or gleaning grains in a field
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
8 Livelihood by picking or gleaning grains
(pb) in a field (as opposed to the cultivation of ground); ऋतमुंच्छशिलं (ṛtamuṃcchaśilaṃ) वृत्तं (taṃ) (vṛttaṃ) Manusmṛti 4. 4.
8 Livelihood by picking or gleaning grains
(pb) in a field (as opposed to the cultivation of ground); ऋतमुंच्छशिलं (ṛtamuṃcchaśilaṃ) वृत्तं (taṃ) (vṛttaṃ) Manusmṛti 4. 4.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Sun
2 definitions
the sun
the sun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38429]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sun
— तः (taḥ)
2 The sun (n. also).
2 The sun (n. also).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Verbal Root Meanings
2 definitions
1. To go. 2. To have power. 3. To domineer. 4. To hate.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 168]
ऋत (ṛta) r. 6th cl. (ऋत (ṛta)ति (ṛtati))
ऋत (ṛta) r. 6th cl. (ऋत (ṛta)ति (ṛtati))
1 To go.
2 To have power.
3 To domineer.
4 To hate.
[ID=8019]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. To go. 2. To have power. 3. To domineer. 4. To hate.
ऋत (ṛta) [Printed book page 138-a]
ऋत (ṛta)
ऋत (ṛta)
r. 6th cl. (ऋत (ṛta)ति (ṛtati))
1. To go.
2. To have power.
3. To domineer.
4. To hate.
[ID=8015]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Water
2 definitions
water
water, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38426]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Water
— तं (taṃ) (Not usually found used in classical literature)
5 Water; सत्यं त्वा ऋतेन परिषिंचामि (satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiṃcāmi).
5 Water; सत्यं त्वा ऋतेन परिषिंचामि (satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiṃcāmi).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Cross-references / Other
1 definition
See page 223, column 2 to page 224, column 1.
(H1) [Printed book page 226,1]
ऋत (ṛta) b ऋत (ṛta)ि (ṛti), ऋत (ṛta)ु (ṛtu) See p. 223, col. 2 - p. 224, col. 1. [ID=38920]
ऋत (ṛta) b ऋत (ṛta)ि (ṛti), ऋत (ṛta)ु (ṛtu) See p. 223, col. 2 - p. 224, col. 1. [ID=38920]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Promise, Oath, Vow
1 definition
promise, oath, vow
promise, oath, vow, Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Lāṭyāyana (Author) [ID=38424]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Wealth
1 definition
wealth
wealth, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=38430]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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