Ritusnata, Ritu-snata, Ṛtusnātā: 9 definitions
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Ritusnata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛtusnātā can be transliterated into English as Rtusnata or Ritusnata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Baudhayana DharmasutraṚtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता) refers to the “wife who bathed after temporary uncleanness”, according to the Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra chapter 4.1.—Accordingly, “[...] But for the transgression of that husband who does not approach a wife who bathed after temporary uncleanness (ṛtusnātā), (the performance of) one hundred suppressions of the breath is prescribed (as a penance). Seated with Kuśa grass in his hands, let him repeatedly suppress his breath, and again and again recite purificatory texts, the Vyāhṛtis, the syllable Om, and the daily portion of the Veda. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता).—f (S) corruptly ṛtusnāta f A woman that has bathed and is become again pure (on the fourth day after the commencement of the menstrual flux).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṛtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता).—f A menstruous woman.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता).—a woman who has bathed after menstruation and who is, therefore, fit for sexual intercourse; धर्मलोपभयाद्राज्ञीमृतुस्नाताभिमां स्मरन् (dharmalopabhayādrājñīmṛtusnātābhimāṃ smaran) R.1.76.
Ṛtusnātā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛtu and snātā (स्नाता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता).—f.
(-tā) A woman who has bathed after menstruation. E. ṛtu and srātā bathed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता):—[=ṛtu-snātā] [from ṛtu > ṛ] f. a woman who has bathed after her courses (and so prepared herself for sexual intercourse), [Suśruta; Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtusnātā (ऋतुस्नाता):—[ṛtu-snātā] (tā) 1. f. A woman who has bathed after the menses.
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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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