Bhinnavritta, Bhinnavṛtta, Bhinna-vritta: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bhinnavṛtta can be transliterated into English as Bhinnavrtta or Bhinnavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāBhinnavṛtta (भिन्नवृत्त) refers to “corrupted (monks)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (223) Respected or not respected, we will become like the Mount Sumeru, and unsullied by the world, we will become the leaders of the world. (224) When we hear the reproach of corrupted (bhinnavṛtta) monks, we will take heed to our action lest their action bear its fruit. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhinnavṛtta (भिन्नवृत्त).—a.
1) leading a bad life, abandoned.
2) containing a metrical fault.
Bhinnavṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhinna and vṛtta (वृत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhinnavṛtta (भिन्नवृत्त).—[adjective] leading an evil life, [abstract] vṛttitā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhinnavṛtta (भिन्नवृत्त):—[=bhinna-vṛtta] [from bhinna > bhid] mfn. one who has abandoned the path of duty, leading a bad life, [Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] containing a metrical fault, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhinnavṛtta (ಭಿನ್ನವೃತ್ತ):—[noun] (pros.) a fallacy of prosody having less or more syllables or syllabic units than it should have as per the prosodical rule.
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)
Partial matches: Vritta, Bhinna.
Ends with: Sambhinnavritta.
Full-text: Bhinnavritti, Sambhinnavritta.
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