Avritya, Āvṛtya, A-vritya: 2 definitions
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Avritya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Āvṛtya can be transliterated into English as Avrtya or Avritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀvṛtya (आवृत्य) refers to “having returned” (to doorway), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, after Gaṇeśa spoke to Śiva’s attendants: “[...] Now none among them stood face to face. Just as deer flee to any direction on seeing a lion, the Gaṇas, who were thousands in number fled in that manner. Then Gaṇeśa returned (āvṛtya) [parāvṛtya] to doorway and stood there. He was seen as the annihilator of all in the manner of Yama, the terrible god of death at the end of a Kalpa. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āvṛtya (आवृत्य):—[=ā-vṛtya] [from ā-vṛ] 1. ā-vṛtya [indeclinable participle] having covered etc., [Śakuntalā; Mahābhārata etc.]
2) [=ā-vṛtya] [from ā-vṛt] 2. ā-vṛtya [indeclinable participle] having turned, turning towards, etc.
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.
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Ends with: Abhyavritya, Apavritya, Upavritya, Vaiyavritya, Vyavritya.
Full-text: Abhyavritya, Vyavritya, Minmila, Minmina, Avri, Ucchraya, Gadgada, Vrit.
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