Ilavritta, Ilavṛtta, Ila-vritta: 1 definition
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Ilavritta 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 Ilavṛtta can be transliterated into English as Ilavrtta or Ilavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIlavṛtta (इलवृत्त).—one of the nine Varṣas or divisions of the known world; पश्चान्माल्यवतः प्राच्यां गन्धमादनशैलतः । इलावृतं नीलगिरेर्याम्यतो निषधादुदक् (paścānmālyavataḥ prācyāṃ gandhamādanaśailataḥ | ilāvṛtaṃ nīlagireryāmyato niṣadhādudak) ||
Derivable forms: ilavṛttam (इलवृत्तम्).
Ilavṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ila and vṛtta (वृत्त).
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: Mamdanilavritta, Shilavritta.
Full-text: Ilavrita, Gandhamadana.
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