Apavartana, Apāvartana: 11 definitions
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Apavartana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Apvartan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—[apavartanaṃ] Twisting
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Apavartana (अपवर्तन).—
1) Removal, transferring from one place to another; स्थान° (sthāna°).
2) Taking away, depriving one of; न त्यागोऽस्ति द्विषन्त्याश्च न च दायापवर्तनम् (na tyāgo'sti dviṣantyāśca na ca dāyāpavartanam) Manusmṛti 9.79.
3) Abridging, abbreviation.
4) Reducing a fraction to its lowest terms; division without remainder, or the divisor itself.
Derivable forms: apavartanam (अपवर्तनम्).
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Apāvartana (अपावर्तन).—f.
1) Turning away or from, retreating, retiring; repulse, rejection.
2) Revolution.
Derivable forms: apāvartanam (अपावर्तनम्).
See also (synonyms): apāvṛtti.
Apavartana (अपवर्तन).—i. e. apa-vṛt + ana, n. 1. Removing. 2. Depriving one of, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 79.
1) Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—[=apa-vartana] [from apa-vṛt] n. taking away, removal, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] ademption, [Manu-smṛti ix, 79]
3) [v.s. ...] reduction of a fraction to its lowest terms, division without remainder
4) [v.s. ...] divisor.
5) Apāvartana (अपावर्तन):—[=apā-vartana] [from apā-vṛt] n. turning away or from, retreat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] repulse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Transferring, removing from one place to another; e. g. sthānāpavartana.
2) Taking away, depriving one of; e. g. dāyāpavartana.
3) (In Algebra.) Division without remainder by a common measure, reduction, abridging; e. g. bhājyakṣepāpavartanena ‘through reducing the dividend and additive by the common measure’; or hārakṣepāpavartanena ‘through reducing the divisor and additive by the common measure’. E. vṛt, in the caus., with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
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Apāvartana (अपावर्तन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Turning away or from.
2) Re-treat.
3) Returning. E. vṛt with ā and apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—(wie eben) n.
1) das Wegrücken, Entfernen: sthānāpa [Suśruta 2, 91, 14.] —
2) das Entziehen: na tyāgo sti dviṣantyāśca na ca dāyāpavartanam [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 79.] —
3) Abkürzung, Reduction auf die geringsten Grössen; Division ohne Rest; der dazu angewandte Divisor, [Algebra 113.]
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Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—Umkehr, Flucht; s. u. parivarta [3]).
Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—n. —
1) *Umkehr , Flucht. —
2) da Wegrücken , Entfernen. —
3) das Entziehen. —
4) und —
5) = apavarta
1) und
2) [Colebrooke 153.]
Apavartana (अपवर्तन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avavaṭṭaṇa, Avavaṭṭaṇā, Oyattaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Apavartana (अपवर्तन) [Also spelled apvartan]:—(nm) abduction; regression.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Apavartana (ಅಪವರ್ತನ):—
1) [noun] removal and transfer from one place to another.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of seizing and carrying away something; deprivation.
3) [noun] the act of collecting together; gathering; collection.
4) [noun] (math.) any of two or more quantities which form a product when multiplied together; a factor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Apavartana (अपवर्तन):—n. refraction; Biol. & Med. abduction;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vartana, Apa.
Full-text: Dayapavartana, Nirapavartana, Apvartan, Avavattana, Avibhajyaapavartana, Oyattana, Mahattama, Apavritti, Vajrapavartana, Apavarta, Vivarta, Parivarta.
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