Itivritta, Iti-vritta, Itivṛtta: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Itivṛtta can be transliterated into English as Itivrtta or Itivritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Itivratt.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त) refers to the “plot” of a dramatic play (nāṭya), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. It is also known by the name Vastu. The plot of the play is divided into five segments (sandhi).
The plot (itivṛtta) is of two kinds:
- ādhikārika (principal),
- prāsaṅgika (subsidiary).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त).—
1) occurrence, event.
2) a tale, story.
Derivable forms: itivṛttam (इतिवृत्तम्).
Itivṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iti and vṛtta (वृत्त).
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त).—(nt. or m.), = next (rarely): nidānetivṛtta-Kāraṇḍavvūha 81.21 (prose), in list of canonical writings.
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त).—[neuter] occurrence, event.
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त):—[=iti-vṛtta] [from iti] n. occurrence, event, [Rāmāyaṇa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti etc.]
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त):—(i + vṛ) n. Begebenheit, Ereigniss [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 226.] mametivṛttaṃ (so ist zu lesen) kila geyamadbhutaṃ maharṣivālmīkikṛtaṃ pragāsyataḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 4, 31.] [Sāhityadarpana 6, 7. 35, 4. 6.]
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Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त):—[Spr. 420.] [Sāhityadarpana 296. 330.] vṛttika [WASSILJEW 109.]
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त):—n. Begebenheit , Ereigniss , Geschichte [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti 1,3,11.] tulyetivṛtta Adj. Davon Nom.abstr. tā f. Comm. zu [Daśarūpa 1,14.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Itivṛtta (इतिवृत्त) [Also spelled itivratt]:—(nm) a narrative; chronicle, an annal; ~[vṛttātmaka] narrative, abounding in narration; hence~[vṛttātmakatā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Itivṛtta (ಇತಿವೃತ್ತ):—[noun] a thing that has actually happened or that was really true; a thing that has been or was.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Iti-vṛtta (इति-वृत्त):—n. a narrative; chronicle;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vritta, Iti.
Starts with (+0): Itivrittaka, Itivrittatmak, Itivrittatmaka.
Full-text (+105): Iti-vrutt, Itivratt, Purana, Kutilatva, Itivuttaka, Garbha, Bheda, Prasangika, Adhikarika, Druti, Mukhanga, Garbhanga, Nirvahananga, Narman, Prarthana, Svapna, Bhranti, Adhibala, Lekha, Nirvahaṇa.
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Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
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Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The Date of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Longevity of the Author of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
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