Apavarttana: 4 definitions
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Apavarttana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapavarttana (अपवर्त्तन).—n S Abbreviation; or dividing by a common measure.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApavarttana (अपवर्त्तन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Agitating, shaking. 2. Taking away, removal, resumption. 3. Transferring, removing from one place to another. 4. Abbreviation, abridging. 5. Division by a common measure, reduction of a fraction to its lowest terms. E. apa away, vṛta to be, lyuṭ aff.
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Apāvarttana (अपावर्त्तन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Turning away or from. 2. Retreat, repulse. 3. Returning. E. apa and āṅ before, vṛta to be, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apavarttana (अपवर्त्तन):—[apa-varttana] (naṃ) 1. n. Taking away, reducing to the lowest terms.
2) Apāvarttana (अपावर्त्तन):—[apā+varttana] (naṃ) 1. n. Turning away; retreat, repulse; returning.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apavarttana (अपवर्त्तन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvvaṭṭaṇa, Uvvaṭṭaṇā, Oyaṭṭaṇa, Ovaṭṭaṇa, Ovaṭṭaṇā.
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: Varttana, Apa.
Ends with: Dayapavarttana.
Full-text: Ovattana, Uvvattana, Oyattana, Dayapavarttana.
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