The Sanskrit term Vṛjinīvat can be transliterated into English as Vrjinivat or Vrijinivat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vṛjinīvat (वृजिनीवत्).—A son of Kroṣṭu, and father of Svāhi.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 31; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 15-16; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 15.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vṛjinīvat (वृजिनीवत्):—[=vṛjinī-vat] [from vṛj] m. = vṛjina-vat, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

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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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Partial matches: Vrijini, Vat, Vaat.

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Full-text: Kroshtu, Shvahi, Varjinivata, Kroshtri.

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