Anuvritta, Anuvṛttā, Anuvṛtta: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Anuvṛttā and Anuvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Anuvrtta or Anuvritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraAnuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त, “inspecting”) also refers to a type of glance (dṛṣṭi), defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. Accordingly, the instructions for this glance are: “Glance which carefully observes any form”.
Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)1) Anuvṛtta (following): glancing quickly up and down. Usage: angry looks, friendly invitation.
2) A type of glance (or facial expression): Anuvṛtta (following) : repeated glancing; it is used in hurry.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAnuvṛttā (अनुवृत्ता).—A daughter of Rṣā (Rṣi, Vāyu-purāṇa); gave birth to the class of maṇdūkas, aineya and śambaka varieties.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 414 and 418; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 291, 295.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त).—p. p.
1) 1 Obeying, following &c. स मेरुमनुवृत्तः स पुनर्गच्छति पाण्डव (sa merumanuvṛttaḥ sa punargacchati pāṇḍava) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.163.31.
2) Uninterrupted, continuously kept up, continued; अनुवृत्तस्त्वया भगीरथगृहे प्रसादः (anuvṛttastvayā bhagīrathagṛhe prasādaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 7.
3) Rounded off; taperingly round (kramaśaḥ vartulā- kāra); सुपत्रमनुवृत्ताङ्गं सुपर्वाणं सुसंस्थितम् (supatramanuvṛttāṅgaṃ suparvāṇaṃ susaṃsthitam) Rām.6.9.65. दीर्घानुवृत्तपीनबाहुना (dīrghānuvṛttapīnabāhunā) K.179.
4) Supplied from a preceding rule &c.
5) Confirming to the character (śīlānugata).
-ttam Obedience, conformity, compliance; मूर्खं छन्दोऽ- नुवृत्तेन (mūrkhaṃ chando'- nuvṛttena) (gṛhṇīyāt) Chāṇ.33.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त).—[anu-vṛtta] (vb. vṛt), adj., f. tā. Oval, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 23, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त).—[adjective] round, full; also = anuvartin; [neuter] compliance, obedience.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त):—[=anu-vṛtta] [from anu-vṛt] mfn. following, obeying, complying
2) [v.s. ...] rounded off
3) [v.s. ...] n. obedience, conformity, compliance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-ttaḥ-ttā-ttam) Following, obedient. 2. n.
(-ttam) Compliance. E. vṛt with anu, kṛt aff. kta.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anuvṛtta (अनुवृत्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇuyattiya, Aṇuvatta.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnuvṛtta (ಅನುವೃತ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] following obediently.
2) [adjective] continued or carried on, from where (the process, work, etc.) was stopped.
3) [adjective] (gram.) following the rule laid down in the previous aphorism.
4) [adjective] appropriate; fitting.
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Anuvṛtta (ಅನುವೃತ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a following obediently; submissive behaviour; obedience.
2) [noun] (term used to describe planetary motions in the Ptolemaic system) a circle whose centre moves along the circumference of another, larger circle; an epicycle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anuvrittatva.
Ends with: Chandanuvritta, Chhandanuvritta, Kantanuvritta, Lokanuvritta, Samanuvritta.
Full-text: Anuvatta, Chandonuvritta, Anuyattiya, Anuviruttasvapavam, Chandanuvritta, Lokanuvritta, Ashta-drishti, Abhisavrit, Apekshita, Vrit.
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