The Sanskrit term Vartulākṛti can be transliterated into English as Vartulakrti or Vartulakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana

Vartulākṛti (वर्तुलाकृति) or simply Vartula refers to the “globular form (of the earth)”, as mentioned in the Yogavasistha 7.126 (“Resuscitation and conduct of the Vipaschitas”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha narrated: “Hear now, Rama, of the Vipaschitas, in all their wanderings amidst the forests of tala and tamala trees, upon the hills and in the islands of different sides. [...] He ascended to the top of the polar mount, which pierced the starry sphere; and as he was seated upon it, he was beheld in the light of a star by the beholders below. Beyond that spot and afar from this highest mountain, lay the deep and dark abyss of infinite void. Here was the end of the globular form of this earth [i.e., vartulākṛti—tato bhūgolako'yaṃ hi samāpto vartulākṛtiḥ], and beyond it was the vacuity of the sky, of fathomless depth, and full of impervious darkness. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vartulākṛti (वर्तुलाकृति):—[from vartula > varta] mfn. of circular shape, round, [Pañcarātra]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Akriti, Vartula.

Full-text: Vartula, Dirghavartula, Bhugola.

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