Avarti, Avariti: 8 definitions
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Avarti 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvarti (अवर्ति).—f. Ved. Bad fortune, poverty, distress, want.
Derivable forms: avartiḥ (अवर्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀvarti (आवर्ति) or Āvartti.—seems = āvartana, q.v., wandering, (re-)turn, in Gaṇḍavyūha 37.8 sarvalokāvarty-anupravartana-karu- ṇāgarbha, name of samādhi, full of the compassion (born of) following the wanderings (rebirths) of all (the) world (s).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvarti (अवर्ति).—[feminine] want, need (lit. going down).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avarti (अवर्ति):—[=ava-ṛti] for ava-rti, q.v., [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 12.]
2) [=ava-rti] f. (ṛti [from] √ṛ), bad fortune, poverty, distress, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] (cf. ava-ṛti.)
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀvartī (आवर्ती):—(a) recurring; —[vyaya] recurring expenditure.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvarti (ಅವರ್ತಿ):—[noun] the state of being poor; poverty; indigence.
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Āvarti (ಆವರ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] a rotating or being rotated; b) the spinning motion around the axis of a celestial body.
2) [noun] number of times or the frequencies the same thing recurs; number of repeated occasions.
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: Aavartit, Avartin, Avartini, Avartiphala, Avartisu, Avartita.
Ends with (+68): Agravarti, Ajnavarti, Amaraughavartin, Amritavarti, Anapavarti, Anavarti, Anekavarti, Antaravarti, Aptavarti, Ardhacakravarti, Asannavarti, Atmavartin, Avavarti, Biravarti, Cakravartin, Cakrikavarti, Caracakravarti, Chakravarti, Citravarti, Dakshinyavarti.
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