ऋत

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥tás (“truth”) (whence Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tós, from *h₂er- (“to fit; fix; put together”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩.tɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈr̩.t̪ɐ/

ऋत • (ṛtá) stem

1. met with, afflicted by (+instrumental)
2. proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest
3. true
4. worshipped, respected
5. enlightened, luminous

ऋत • (ṛtá) m

1. name of a रुद्र (Rudra)
2. name of a son of मनु चाक्षुष (Manu Cākṣuṣ)
3. name of a son of विजय (Vijaya)

ऋत • (ṛtá) stem, n

1. fixed or settled order, law, rule (especially in religion)
2. sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.11:

     दू॒रमि॑त पणयो॒ वरी॑य॒ उद्गावो॑ यन्तु मिन॒तीॠ॒तेन॑।
     बृह॒स्पति॒र्या अवि॑न्द॒न्निगू॑ळ्हा॒: सोमो॒ ग्रावा॑ण॒ ऋष॑यश्च॒ विप्रा॑:॥

     dūrámita paṇayo várīya údgā́vo yantu minatī́ṝténa.
     bṛ́haspátiryā́ ávindannígūḷhā: sómo grā́vāṇa ṛ́ṣayaśca víprā:.

     Hence, far away, ye Panis! Let the cattle lowing come forth as holy Law commandeth,
     Kine which Brihaspati, and Soma, Ṛsis, sages, and pressing-stones have found when hidden.

3. truth in general, righteousness, right
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.25.4:

     म॒हान्ता॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णा स॒म्राजा॑ दे॒वावसु॑रा।
     ऋ॒तावा॑नाव्ऋ॒तम्आ घो॑षतो बृ॒हत्॥

     mahā́ntā mitrā́váruṇā samrā́jā devā́vásurā.
     ṛtā́vānāvṛtámā́ ghoṣato bṛhát.

     Great Mitra and Varuṇa, sovereign kings, gods and spirits truth-possessing, loudly sound their lofty truth.

4. figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brahman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is अनृत (anṛta))
5. promise, oath, vow
6. truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the Nir.)
7. water
8. sacrifice
9. a particular sacrifice
10. sun
11. wealth

ऋत • (ṛtá)

1. right, duly, properly, expressly, very
2. right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right
3. truly, sincerely, indeed

• • Bengali: রীতি (riti, “law, continuity, tradition, habit, convention”)
• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: رُت (rut)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਰੀਤ (rīt, “custom, tradition, rite”), ਰਿੱਤ (ritta)

• Monier Williams (1899) “Ṛitá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 223, column 2.