Icchanivritti, Icchānivṛtti, Iccha-nivritti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Icchānivṛtti can be transliterated into English as Icchanivrtti or Icchanivritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ichchhanivritti.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIcchānivṛtti (इच्छानिवृत्ति).—f. suppression of desire, indifference to worldly desires.
Derivable forms: icchānivṛttiḥ (इच्छानिवृत्तिः).
Icchānivṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms icchā and nivṛtti (निवृत्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIcchānivṛtti (इच्छानिवृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) Suppression of desire. E. icchā and nivṛtti cessation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIcchānivṛtti (इच्छानिवृत्ति):—[=icchā-nivṛtti] [from icchā > iṣ] f. suppression or cessation of desire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIcchānivṛtti (इच्छानिवृत्ति):—[icchā-nivṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. f. Restraining one’s desires or propensities.
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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