Kamavritti, Kāmavṛtti, Kama-vritti: 1 definition

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Kamavritti 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 Kāmavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Kamavrtti or Kamavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Kamavritti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāmavṛtti (कामवृत्ति).—a. acting according to will, self-willed, independent; न कामवृत्तिर्वचनीयमीक्षते (na kāmavṛttirvacanīyamīkṣate) Kumārasambhava 5.82.

-ttiḥ f.

Kāmavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

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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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