Durghatavritti, Durghaṭavṛtti: 3 definitions
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Durghatavritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Durghaṭavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Durghatavrtti or Durghatavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarDurghaṭavṛtti (दुर्घटवृत्ति).—Name of a grammar work explaining words which are difficult to derive according to rules of Panini. The work is written in the style of a running commentary on select sutras of Panini, devoted mainly to explain difficult formations. The author of it, Saranadeva, was an eastern grammarian who, as is evident from the number of quotations in his work, was a great scholar of the 12th or the 13th century.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDurghaṭavṛtti (दुर्घटवृत्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] by Śaraṇadeva, recast by Sarvarakṣita. Stein 42. 259.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurghaṭavṛtti (दुर्घटवृत्ति):—[=dur-ghaṭa-vṛtti] [from dur-ghaṭa > dur] f. Name of Comm.
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: Vritti, Durghata.
Starts with: Durghatavrittisamskarana.
Full-text: Jahaddharmatva, Sharanadeva, Durghata, Durghataghatana, Sarvarakshita, Nirdesha, Ekamunipaksha, Ranu, Dhatupradipa.
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