Rashtrabhrit, Rāṣṭrabhṛt: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Dharmashastra
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Rashtrabhrit 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 Rāṣṭrabhṛt can be transliterated into English as Rastrabhrt or Rashtrabhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Rāṣṭrabhṛt (राष्ट्रभृत्).—A son of Bharata.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 7. 3.

context information

The Purana (पुराण, 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.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Rāṣṭrabhṛt (राष्ट्रभृत्) or Rāṣṭrabhṛddhoma refers to one of the various marriage rites of the Hindu Newars, mentioned in the Daśakarmavidhi: a marriage handbook from Bhaktapur containing both Hindu and Newar marriage ceremonies.—Despite many congruencies between Hindu Parbatiyā and Hindu Newar marriage handbooks, it becomes evident that Newar marriage handbooks mention specific ritual elements that cannot be found in the Brahmanical-Sanskritic texts.—The Rāṣṭrabhṛt-homa rite is usually performed at the house of the groom and is mentioned under the sub-heading of Fire sacrifices (vivāhahoma) and is preceded by the worship of various deities in flasks and praṇīta vessel, etc.

context information

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) 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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rāṣṭrabhṛt (राष्ट्रभृत्).—[masculine] dependent prince, tributary; [feminine] [plural] cert. sacrifices or sacrif. formulas.

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

1) Rāṣṭrabhṛt (राष्ट्रभृत्):—[=rāṣṭra-bhṛt] [from rāṣṭra] m. ‘bearing sway’, ([probably]) a tributary prince, [Atharva-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Kāṭhaka]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of dice, [Atharva-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bharata, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] f. Name of an Apsaras, [Atharva-veda]

5) [v.s. ...] of [particular] prayers and oblations (-tva n.), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rashtrabhrit in German

context information

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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