Avartti, Āvartti: 2 definitions
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Avartti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀvartti (आवर्त्ति) or Āvarti.—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).
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĀvartti (ஆவர்த்தி) noun < ā-vṛtti. Turn; தடவை. [thadavai.]
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Āvartti (ஆவர்த்தி) [āvarttittal] 11 intransitive verb < āvṛt. To remarry on the death of the first wife; முதல்மனைவி இறந்தபின் மறுவிவாகஞ் செய்து கொள்ளுதல். கூரத்தாழ்வார், நங்கையார் திருவடி சார்ந்தவாறே, பின்பு ஆவர்த்திப்பதாக அறுதியிட்டு [muthalmanaivi iranthapin maruvivagagn seythu kolluthal. kurathazhvar, nangaiyar thiruvadi sarnthavare, pinpu avarthippathaga aruthiyittu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 8, அவ. பக். [ava. pag.] 156).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Avarttin.
Ends with: Agravartti, Anavartti, Anyayavartti, Atontaiccakkaravartti, Caiva-kalalayacakkaravartti, Caivacakkaravartti, Cakravartin, Camavartti, Catavartti, Madhyavartti, Nikatavartti, Palicakkaravartti, Pencakkaravartti, Pishtavartti, Pravartti, Punaravartti, Sadavartti, Tiripuvanacakkaravartti, Tontuppiravartti.
Full-text: Punaravartti, Avarti.
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