croreth
croreth adjective: being one of a crore equal parts of a whole.
Adjective
croreth (not comparable)
- Being one of a crore equal parts of a whole.
- Hence, penances, sacrifices, observances and holy rites are not equal to even a croreth part of the worship with the five-syllabled mantra. […] Hence the penances and the sacrifices wherein the entire possession may be given as Dakşiņā, are not equal to even a croreth part of the worship of Śiva.1950, J[agdish] L[al] Shastri, editor, The Śiva-Purāṇa (Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series [Purāṇas in Translation]; UNESCO Collection of Representative Works—Indian Series), part IV...
- Durgā and others having the three constituents are a part equal to a croreth of croreth portion of her. […] But nowhere have I seen one even a croreth part of her in beauty. […] Durgā and others having the three constituents (like Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas) are a part of the croreth portion of her.1952, J[agdish] L[al] Shastri, editor, The Padma-Purāṇa (Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series [Purāṇas in Translation]), part VI, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass […], published 1999, →OCLC, pages...
- Synonyms:
- ten-millionth
Noun
croreth (plural croreths)
- One of a crore equal parts of a whole.
- Almost all the ancient books have been lost now. Even one-croreth of the total number of ancient works is not available.1923 March, P[andi]t Dharma Deva Siddhantalankar, “Shri Madhwacharya & Rishi Daya Nanda”, in Rama Deva, editor, The Vedic Magazine and Gurukula Samachar, volume XX, number VIII (173 overall; 33 of...
- O Four-faced Lord, quickly offer the Arghya unto me, since no one can (compete) even with one croreth of my portion.1950, “End of Arjuna’s Pilgrimage”, in J[agdish] L[al] Shastri, editor, The Skanda-Purāṇa (Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series [Purāṇas in Translation]), part II, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass...
- Synonyms:
- ten-millionth
Examples of croreth in a sentence
- The karma-yogins, bhakti-yogins and jnana-yogins – all these do not equal even one-croreth-part^([sic]) of a person who has sought refuge with the Lord.2004, Vedanta Vidwan, Vedanta Vidvanmani, Satsampradaya Bhushanam, Desika Darsana Chudamani, Vedanta Vidya Vageesha, N. S. Anantha...
- If you could somehow grasp one croreth part of moment of his kindness, then you would never forget the name.2018, Gita Vatika Prakashan, translated by O.P. Gupta, “Regarding Respected Shri Bhaijee from the Pen of Respected Baba”, in Hanuman Prasad...
- The forms of the sun are the partial rays equal to a croreth of a croreth of his light.1952, J[agdish] L[al] Shastri, editor, The Padma-Purāṇa (Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series [Purāṇas in Translation]), part VI...
- He himself states that it is hard to get even one croreth of these books.2000, G[ururao] V[ithalrao] Nadgouda, “Gist of Sastrartha Sangraha and Ramayana Tatparya Nirnaya: Acharya Madhwa - A Prodigy in Research”...
Synonyms of croreth
Forms of croreth
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Origin of croreth
From crore + -th (ordinal suffix).
Questions about croreth
- What does croreth mean?
- Croreth means being one of a crore equal parts of a whole.
- How do you use croreth in a sentence?
- The karma-yogins, bhakti-yogins and jnana-yogins – all these do not equal even one-croreth-part^([sic]) of a person who has sought refuge with the Lord.
- What part of speech is croreth?
- Croreth can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near croreth in the dictionary
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