व्रण् व्रतति

व्रत

व्रत [व्रज्-घ जस्य तः]
1 A religious act of devotion or austerity, vowed observance, a vow in general; अभ्यस्यतीव व्रतमासिधारं R. 13. 67, 2. 4, 25; (there are several vratas enjoined in the different Purāṇas; but their number cannot be said to be fixed, as new ones, e. g. सत्यनारा- यणव्रत, are being added every day.)
2 A vow, promise, resolve; सोऽभूद् भग्नव्रतः शत्रूनुद्धृत्य प्रतिरोपयन् R. 17. 42; so सत्यव्रत, पुण्यव्रत, दृढव्रत &c.
3 Object of devotion or faith, devotion; as in पतिव्रता (पतिर्व्रतं यस्याः सा); यांति देवव्रता देवान् पितॄन् यांति पितृव्रताः Bg. 9. 25.
4 A rite, an observance, practice, as in अर्कव्रत q v.
5 Mode of life, course of conduct; Ś. 5. 27.
6 An ordinance, a law, rule.
7 Sacrifice.
8 An act, a deed, work.
9 A design, plan.
−Comp.
−आचरणं the observance of a vow.
−आदेशः investiture of a youth (of any one of the three classes) with the sa cred thread.
−उपवासः a fast for a vow.
−ग्रहणं initiation into a vow for a religious performance.
−चर्यः a religious student; see ब्रह्मचारिन्.
−चर्या observance or practice of a religious vow. −पारणं, −णा conclusion of a vow or fast, eating after a fast.
−प्रतिष्ठा performance of a religious vow voluntarily undertaken.
−भंगः 1. breach of a vow. −2. breach of a promise.
−भिक्षा begging alms as part of the ceremony of investiture with the sacred thread.
−लोपनं breaking a vow.
−वैकल्यं the incompletion of a religious vow. −सं- ग्रहः initiation into a vow.
−स्थ a. practising any vow.
−स्नातकः a Brāhmaṇa who has completed the first stage of his religious life, i. e. that of a Brahmacārin or religious student; see स्नातक.

---