Cittanuvartin, Cittānuvartin, Citta-anuvartin: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCittānuvartin (चित्तानुवर्तिन्).—a. acting according to one's will, humouring.
Cittānuvartin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citta and anuvartin (अनुवर्तिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCittānuvartin (चित्तानुवर्तिन्).—adj. compliant, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 29, 16.
Cittānuvartin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citta and anuvartin (अनुवर्तिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCittānuvartin (चित्तानुवर्तिन्).—[adjective] compliant (to one’s mind); [abstract] titva [neuter] = seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCittānuvartin (चित्तानुवर्तिन्):—[from citta > cit] mfn. = tta-cārin, [Rāmāyaṇa G; ii, 24, 17; Pañcatantra] (rti-tva n. abstr.), [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā iv, 5] (ifc.)
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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.
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Partial matches: Anuvartin, Citta.
Full-text: Cittanuvartitva, Cittanuvritti.
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