vrata व्रत vratá n. (ifc. f(A). ; fr. √ 2. vṛ) will, command, law, ordinance, rule, [RV.] obedience, service, [ib.]; [AV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.] dominion, realm, [RV.] sphere of action, function, mode or manner of life (e.g. śuci-vr°, ‘pure manner of life’, [Śak.]), conduct, manner, usage, custom, [RV.] &c. &c. a religious vow or practice, any pious observance, meritorious act of devotion or austerity, solemn vow, rule, holy practice (as fasting, continence &c.; vratáṃ-√ car, ‘to observe a vow’, esp. ‘to practise chastity’), [ib.] any vow or firm purpose, resolve to (dat. loc., or comp.; vratāt or vrata-vaśāt, ‘in consequence of a vow’; cf. asi-dhārā-vrata and āsidhāraṃ vratam), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. the practice of always eating the same food (cf. madhu-vr°), [L.] the feeding only on milk (as a fast or observance according to rule; also the milk itself), [VS.]; [Br.]; [KātyŚr.] any food (in a-yācita-vr°, q.v.) = mahā-vrata (i.e. a partic. Stotra, and the day for it), [Br.]; [ŚrS.]; (with gen. or ifc.) N. of Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] ([L.] also ‘month’; season; year; fire; ‘= Viṣṇu’; ‘N. of one of the seven islands of Antara-dvīpa’) vráta m. (of unknown meaning), [AV. v, 1, 7]; [ĀpŚr. xiii, 16, 8] N. of a son of Manu and Naḍvalā, [BhP.] (pl.) N. of a country belonging to Prācya, [L.] vratá mfn. = veda-vrata, one who has taken the vow of learning the Veda, [Gṛhyās. ii, 3] (Sch.) vrataka व्रतक n. a religious observance &c. (= vratá), [Hariv.] vratanī व्रतनी vrata—nī́ mfn. ‘obedient’ or ‘bearing the Vrata-milk’, [RV. x, 65, 6.] vratapā व्रतपा vrata—pā́ mfn. upholding or observing religious ordinances or duties, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Br.] vratati व्रतति vratáti f. (prob. fr. √ vṛt) a creeping plant, creeper, [RV.] &c. &c. (also °tī) expansion, extension, spreading (= pra-tatī), [L.] vrataya व्रतय Nom. P. vratáyati, to drink the (hot) Vrata-milk (also with payas &c.), [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]; [ŚBr.]; to eat or drink after a fast, [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [AitĀr.], Sch., (w.r. avrajayat) ; to observe a vow, [MW.]; to fast or practise any abstinence in consequence of a vow, [ib.]; to avoid certain kinds of food (as Śūdra food), [Pāṇ. iii, 5, 21], Sch.; to eat together, [MW.] vratabhṛt व्रतभृत् vrata—bhṛ́t mfn. bearing the ordinance or oblation &c. (said of Agni), [TS.]; [Br.]; [ŚrS.] (cf. samāna-v°). vrataduh व्रतदुह् vrata—dúghā ([ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]) or vrata—duh ([ĀpŚr.]; [ib.], Sch.), f. a cow which gives the Vrata-milk. vratastha व्रतस्थ vrata—stha mf(A)n. engaged in a vow or religious observance &c., [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; [BhP.] (cf. kanyā-vrata-sthā). vratavat व्रतवत् vratá—vat (vratá-), mfn. fulfilling or performing a religious vow &c., [Kauś.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. connected with the Vrata called Mahā-vrata, [ŚrS.] containing the word vratá, [ŚBr.] vratá—vat ind. like (in or with) the Vrata-milk, [KātyŚr.] vratadhara व्रतधर vrata—dhara (ifc.), see daṇḍa-, nagna-v° &c. vrataśeṣa व्रतशेष vrata—śeṣa m. the remainder of a religious observance [MW.] vratadāna व्रतदान vrata—dāna n. the imposing of a vow, [Pañcat.] a donation made in consequence of a vow, [AgP.] vratadughā व्रतदुघा vrata—dúghā ([ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]) or vrata—duh ([ĀpŚr.]; [ib.], Sch.), f. a cow which gives the Vrata-milk. vratahāni व्रतहानि vrata—hāni f. relinquishment of a religious observance or vow, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] vratakośa व्रतकोश vrata—kośa m. N. of wk. vratalopa व्रतलोप vrata—lopa m. violation of a vow or religious obligation, [Vait.]; [Yājñ.] (cf. snātakáv°). vratamālā व्रतमाला vrata—mālā f. N. of wk. vratapati व्रतपति vratá—pati (vratá-), m. ‘lord of religious observances’ &c. N. of Agni, [AV.]; [VS.]; [TS.] &c. vratarāja व्रतराज vrata—rāja m. N. of wk. vrataruci व्रतरुचि vrata—ruci mfn. delighting in religious observances, devout, [Bhartṛ.] vratasāra व्रतसार vrata—sāra m. N. of wk. vratavidhi व्रतविधि vrata—vidhi m. N. of wk. vratabhaṅga व्रतभङ्ग vrata—bhaṅga m. the breaking of a vow, [Cat.] breaking of a promise, [A.] vratabhikṣā व्रतभिक्षा vrata—bhikṣā f. soliciting alms (as one of the ceremonies at investiture with the sacred thread), [W.] vratadhārin व्रतधारिन् vrata—dhārin mfn. fulfilling a religious observance &c., [Sāṃkhyak.], Sch. (cf. mauna-v°). vratakhaṇḍa व्रतखण्ड vrata—khaṇḍa n. N. of wk. vrataśānti व्रतशान्ति vrata—śānti f. (with nānā-vidhā) N. of wk. vratacārin व्रतचारिन् vrata—cārín mfn. vow-performing, engaged in any religious observance or practice (‘in honour of’, with gen.; °ri-tā f.), [RV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [MBh.] &c. vratacārya व्रतचार्य vrata—cārya n. performance of vows, [JaimUp.] vratacaryā व्रतचर्या vrata—caryā́ f. the practice of any religious observance or vow, [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. vratacarya व्रतचर्य vrata—carya m. a religious student, [MW.] vratadugdha व्रतदुग्ध vrata—dugdha n. Vrata-milk, [KātyŚr.], Sch. vratakalpa व्रतकल्प vrata—kalpa m. N. of wk. vratalupta व्रतलुप्त vrata—lupta mf(A)n. one who has broken a vow, [MW.] vratamiśra व्रतमिश्र vrata—miśra mfn. mixed with Vrata-milk, [KātyŚr.] vratapañjī व्रतपञ्जी vrata—pañjī f. N. of wk. vratapakṣa व्रतपक्ष vrata—pakṣa m. du. (with prajā-pater) N. of two Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]; [Lāṭy.] vratapatnī व्रतपत्नी vrata—patnī f. mistress of religious observances &c., [Kauś.] vrataprada व्रतप्रद vrata—pradá mfn. presenting the Vrata-milk, [Br.]; [ŚrS.] vratasthita व्रतस्थित vrata—sthita mfn. engaged in religious observances (as a Brahma-cārin), [VarBṛS.] vratasnāna व्रतस्नान vrata—snāna n. bathing after the completing of a vow, [R.]; [Rājat.]; [BhP.] vratasnāta व्रतस्नात vrata—snāta mfn. one who has bathed after completing a religious vow, [R.]; [MārkP.] vratavallī व्रतवल्ली vrata—vallī f. N. of wk. vratadhāraṇa व्रतधारण vrata—dhāraṇa n. the fulfilling of a religious observance, fulfilling of duties towards (with gen. or comp.), [Kām.]; [BṛĀrUp.], Sch.; [BhP.] vratacāritā व्रतचारिता vrata—cāri-tā f. vratadaṇḍin व्रतदण्डिन् vrata—daṇḍin mfn. bearing a staff in accordance with a vow, [Hariv.] vratakaumudī व्रतकौमुदी vrata—kaumudī f. N. of wk. vratalopana व्रतलोपन vrata—lopana n. id., [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] vratamayūkha व्रतमयूख vrata—mayūkha m. N. of wk. vratapāraṇā व्रतपारणा vrata—pāraṇa, n. ([Ragh.]; [Rājat.] &c.) or vrata—pāra°ṇā, f. ([MW.]) conclusion of a fast, the first eating or drinking after a fast. vratapāraṇa व्रतपारण vrata—pāraṇa, n. ([Ragh.]; [Rājat.] &c.) or vrata—pāra°ṇā, f. ([MW.]) conclusion of a fast, the first eating or drinking after a fast. vratatattva व्रततत्त्व vrata—tattva n. N. of a ch. of the Smṛti-tattva. vratabhakṣaṇa व्रतभक्षण vrata—bhakṣaṇa n. the feeding on Vrata-milk (-kāle), [KātyŚr.], Sch. vrataśrapaṇa व्रतश्रपण vrata—śrapaṇa n. boiling Vrata-milk, [ŚāṅkhBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] vratagrahaṇa व्रतग्रहण vrata—grahaṇa n. the taking upon one's self of a religious vow, becoming a monk, [Pañcat.]; [HPariś.] vratamīmāṃsā व्रतमीमांसा vrata—mīmāṃsā́ f. inquiry into or discussion about religious observances, [ŚBr.] vratanimitta व्रतनिमित्त vrata—nimitta mf(A)n. caused by a vow, [MW.] vratanirṇaya व्रतनिर्णय vrata—nirṇaya m. N. of wk. vratapradāna व्रतप्रदान vrata—pradāna n. the vessel wherein the Vrata-milk is presented, [ŚrS.] the imposing of a vow, [Pañcat.] vrataprakāśa व्रतप्रकाश vrata—prakāśa m. N. of wk. vratapustaka व्रतपुस्तक vrata—pustaka m. N. of wk. (?) vratasampāta व्रतसम्पात vrata—sampāta m. N. of wk. vratasnātaka व्रतस्नातक vrata—snātaka mfn. id., [GṛS.] vratavaikalya व्रतवैकल्य vrata—vaikalya n. imperfection or incompletion of a vow or religious observance, [Pañcat.] vratavisarga व्रतविसर्ग vrata—visarga m. conclusion of any vow or observance, [PañcavBr.] (cf. vratādeśana). vratayitavya व्रतयितव्य mfn. to be consumed (as Vrata-milk), [TS.], Sch. vratacūḍāmaṇi व्रतचूडामणि vrata—cūḍāmaṇi m. N. of wk. vratapratiṣṭhā व्रतप्रतिष्ठा vrata—pratiṣṭhā f. the performance of a voluntary religious act vratasaṃgraha व्रतसंग्रह vrata—saṃgraha m. the undertaking of any religious obligation, [L.] N. of wk. vratasahyādri व्रतसह्याद्रि vrata—sahyādri m. N. of wk. vratasamāpana व्रतसमापन vrata—samāpana mf(I)n. concluding a religious observance, [Kauś.] vratasamāyana व्रतसमायन vrata—samāyana w.r. for prec. [Daś.] vratativalaya व्रततिवलय vratati—valaya m. n. a creeper winding round like a bracelet, [Śak.] vrataśayyāgṛha व्रतशय्यागृह vrata—śayyā-gṛha n. a sleeping-room set apart for the fulfilling of a religious vow or observance, [Kathās.] vrataratnāvalī व्रतरत्नावली vrata—ratnāvalī f. N. of wk. vratasampādana व्रतसम्पादन vrata—sampādana n. fulfilling a religious obligation or vow, [Vikr.] vratavisarjana व्रतविसर्जन vrata—visarjana mf(I)n. concluding a religious observance, [Kauś.]; [Vait.] vratakālaviveka व्रतकालविवेक vrata—kāla-viveka m. N. of wk. vratakalpadruma व्रतकल्पद्रुम vrata—kalpa-druma m. N. of wk. vratakamalākara व्रतकमलाकर vrata—kamalākara m. N. of wk. vratasaṃrakṣaṇa व्रतसंरक्षण vrata—saṃrakṣaṇa n. the keeping of a vow or penance, [MW.] vratakālanirṇaya व्रतकालनिर्णय vrata—kāla-nirṇaya m. N. of wk. vratabandhapaddhati व्रतबन्धपद्धति vrata—bandha-paddhati f. N. of wk. vratavivekabhāskara व्रतविवेकभास्कर vrata—viveka-bhāskara m. N. of wk. vratapratiṣṭhāprayoga व्रतप्रतिष्ठाप्रयोग vrata—pratiṣṭhā—prayoga m. N. of wk. vratavisarjanīyopayoga व्रतविसर्जनीयोपयोग vrata—visarjanī́yopayoga mfn. belonging to the conclusion of an observance, [ŚBr.]