Avritti, Āvṛtti, Avṛtti: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Āvṛtti and Avṛtti can be transliterated into English as Avrtti or Avritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Avratti.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—One of the six devices which form the requisite qualifications of Sanskrit grammar;—Āvṛtti is also a repetition but it differs a great deal from anuvṛtti which means the extension of some words from the preceding sūtras to the subsequent sūtras, while āvṛtti consists in the recurrence of a pada in the following sūtras a number of times to give a specific sense. It is more or less an atribute of adhikārasūtra.
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति).—Absence of, or prohibition of, a vṛtti or composite expression; monformation of a composite expression; cf. समानाधिकरणानां सर्वत्रावृत्तिरयोगादेकेन (samānādhikaraṇānāṃ sarvatrāvṛttirayogādekena) M.Bh. on III.1. 8.
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—Repetition, e.g. पदावृत्तिः (padāvṛttiḥ); see com. on Vāj. Prāt. IV.21; cf. also आवृत्तितः सप्तदशत्वं भवति (āvṛttitaḥ saptadaśatvaṃ bhavati) M. Bh. I.1. Āhn. 2.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति) refers to the “cultivation (of gnosis)”, according to Vijñānabhikṣu in his sixteenth-century Sāṅkhyasāra verse 6.2-3.—Accordingly: “One who is not capable of Rājayoga, is suitable for Haṭhayoga. In the Yogavāsiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha was taught thus by Bhusuṇḍa. In Rājayoga, one cultivates gnosis (jñāna-āvṛtti) and, in Haṭhayoga, the breathing exercises and postures. [Both of] them are important. Since they are auxiliaries, one [depends on] the other. They should [both] be practised according to one's capacity”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
India history and geography
Āvṛtti.—(IE 8-4; EI 26), an administrative unit like a Pargana (JAS, Letters, Vol. XX, p. 205). Note: āvṛtti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—f (S) pop. āvṛtta f Going over or through (a work or business); a single performance. 2 Returning or a return. 3 Revolving.
āvṛtti (आवृत्ति) [-tta, -त्त].—f Going over; returning; revolving. Edition of a book.
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
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति).—a. [na. ba.]
1) Not existing, not present, not being in.
2) Having no livelihood.
-ttiḥ f.
1) Absence of subsistence or means of livelihood, inadequate support; अवृत्तिकर्षिता हि स्त्री प्रदुष्येत् स्थितिमत्यपि (avṛttikarṣitā hi strī praduṣyet sthitimatyapi) Manusmṛti 9.74; 1.11; आददीताममेवास्मादवृत्तावेकरात्रिकम् (ādadītāmamevāsmādavṛttāvekarātrikam) 4.223.
2) Absence of wages; °त्वम् (tvam) non-exsistence
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—f.
1) Turning towards; return, coming back; तपोवनावृत्तिपथम् (tapovanāvṛttipatham) R.2.18; यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः (yatra kāle tvanāvṛttimāvṛttiṃ caiva yoginaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.23.
2) Reversion, retreat, flight.
3) Revolving, whirling, going round; रटति कृतावृत्तिखट्वाङ्घण्टा (raṭati kṛtāvṛttikhaṭvāṅghaṇṭā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.4.
4) Recurrence to the same point or place (of the sun); उदगावृत्तिपथेन नारदः (udagāvṛttipathena nāradaḥ) R.8.33.
5) Repetition of birth and death, worldly existence; अनावृत्तिभयम् (anāvṛttibhayam) Kumārasambhava 6.77.
6) Repetition in general, an edition (modern use); सप्तमीयमङ्कनावृत्तिः (saptamīyamaṅkanāvṛttiḥ) seventh edition.
7) Repeated reading, study; आवृत्तिः सर्वशास्त्राणां बोधादपि गरीयसि (āvṛttiḥ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ bodhādapi garīyasi) Udb. cf. also तस्मादावृत्तिः स्तरणमन्त्रस्य (tasmādāvṛttiḥ staraṇamantrasya) | ŚB. on MS. 12.1.42.
8) Use, employment, application.
9) Turn of a way, course or direction.
1) Occurrence.
Derivable forms: āvṛttiḥ (आवृत्तिः).
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) Inadequate support, absence of subsistence or allowance. E. a neg. vṛtti maintenance.
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) 1. Reversion, turning back or from. 2. Flight, retreat. 3. Revolving, going round. 4. Worldly existence, the revolution of births. 5. Use, employment, application. E. āṅ before vṛt to be, ktin aff.
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—[ā-vṛt + ti], f. Returning, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 14, 64.
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Avṛtti (अवृत्ति).—f. want of means for subsistence, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 223.
Avṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति).—[feminine] want of subsistence.
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति).—[feminine] turning, return, repetition, new birth; course, way, direction.
1) Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—[=a-vṛtti] [from a-vṛtta] f. inadequate support, absence of subsistence or livelihood, [Manu-smṛti; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. not happening or occurring.
3) Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—[=ā-vṛtti] [from ā-vṛt] f. turning towards, entering, turning back or from, reversion, retreat, flight
4) [v.s. ...] recurrence to the same point, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bhagavad-gītā; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] repetition, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
6) [v.s. ...] repetition (as a figure of rhetoric), [Kāvyādarśa]
7) [v.s. ...] turn of a way, course, direction
8) [v.s. ...] occurrence
9) [v.s. ...] revolving, going round, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] worldly existence, the revolution of births, [Kapila]
11) [v.s. ...] use, employment, application.
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—[ā-vṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. f. Reversion; revolution; flight; use.
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—1. (3. a + vṛ) f. Abwesenheit von Subsistenzmitteln, Noth: avṛttau [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 223.] avṛttikarṣita [9, 74. 10, 101.]
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Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—2. (wie eben) adj. nicht vorhanden; davon nom. abstr. avṛttitva Nichtsein [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 301, Nalopākhyāna 3.]
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—(von vart mit ā) f.
1) das Sichherwenden, Einkehren; Umkehr, Wiederkehr [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 1, 8, 2.] teṣāmiha na punarāvṛttirasti [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 1, 18. 11, 6, 2, 4.] [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 6, 2, 15.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 194.] [Mahābhārata 14, 525.] yatra kāle tvanāvṛttimāvṛttiṃ caiva yoginaḥ prayātā yānti [Bhagavadgītā 8, 23.] prayayau śīghramāvṛttiṃ vatsarājena yācitaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 14, 64.] anāvṛttibhaya [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 77.] —
2) Wiederholung: ekadravye karmāvṛttau sakṛnmantravacanaṃ kṛtatvāt [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 7, 9. 5, 11, 16. 7, 9, 13. 16, 5, 24.] [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 20, 13.] anāvṛtti ebend. [19, 13.] —
3) Wendung des Ganges; Lauf, Richtung: ṣaḍahayorhyāvṛttimanvāvartate [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 2, 3, 13. 1, 8, 2, 4.] āvṛttiḥ sāmanteṣu pradakṣiṇam [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 1, 7, 26.] (astrāṇāṃ) preyāgamupasaṃhāramāvṛttiṃ ca dhanaṃjaya . prāyaścittaṃ ca vettha tvaṃ pratighātaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ .. [Arjunasamāgama 5, 6.] tapovanāvṛttipathaṃ [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 18.] von der Sonnenwende [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 6, 1, 2.] raverudagāvṛttipathena [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 33.] —
4) Vorgang, Hergang: yajñāvṛttijña [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 72.]
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Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—1. [Spr. 258.]
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—
1) nāvṛttibhayamastīha paralokabhayaṃ kutaḥ keine Furcht vor einer Wiederkehr auf diese Erde [Spr. 4094.] —
2) padāvṛtti [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 4, 19.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 428. 442. 446.] [Sāhityadarpana 640. 258, 12.] Streiche am Ende anāvṛtti ebend. [19, 13] und vgl. anāvṛtti . —
5) Wiederholung als eine best. rhetorische Figur (= āvṛttidīpaka) [kāvyādarśa 2, 116. fgg.]; vgl. arthāvṛtti, ubhayāvṛtti, padāvṛtti .
Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—1. f. kein Lebensunterhalt , Nahrungssorgen [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra 12,48.21,15.] [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] [Indische sprüche 701,fg.]
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Avṛtti (अवृत्ति):—2. Adj. nicht vorkommend. Davon Nom.abstr. tva n.
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Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—f. —
1) Einkehr. —
2) Umkehr , Wiederkehr. —
3) Sonnenwende. —
4) Widerholung [The Sankhya Philosophy 4,3.] Auch als best. rhetorische Figur. —
5) Wiederkehr in diese Welt , Wiedergeburt. [The Sankhya Philosophy 1,82.3,52.4,22.6,56.] —
6) Lauf , Richtung. —
7) Vorgang , Hergang.
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āuṭṭi.
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
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति) [Also spelled avratti]:—(nf) repetition; recurrence, reversion; turning round; reprint; frequency; -[sūtra] recurrence formula.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Āvṛtti (ಆವೃತ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] the act, process, fact or an instance of repeating; repetition; recurrence; repetition.
2) [noun] the number of recurrences; frequency.
3) [noun] a rotating or being rotated; the spinning motion around the axis.
4) [noun] edition a) a print of a book; b) the size, style or form in which a book is published (as ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ [janapriya avritti]); c) any of the versions of a text book, reference book, etc. that is maintained by periodic revision (as ನಾಲ್ಕನೆಯ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ [nalkaneya avritti]); d) any of the various regular issues of a news paper (as ಭಾನುವಾರದ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ [bhanuvarada avritti]); e) an issue of a news paper published by one of various places of its regular publication (as ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಆವೃತ್ತಿ [bemgaluru avritti]).
5) [noun] (rhet.) a figure of speech.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Āvṛtti (आवृत्ति):—n. 1. turning towards; return; coming back; 2. reversion; retreat; flight; 3. revolving; whirling; going round; 4. recurrence to the same point/place; 5. repetition of birth and death; worldly existence; 6. repetition in general; new edition; 7. repeated reading; study; 8. occurrence;
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.
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Partial matches (+0): Vritti, A.
Starts with (+0): Avrittidipaka, Avrittika, Avrittipada.
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