Mithyavritta, Mithyāvṛtta, Mithya-vritta: 1 definition

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Mithyavritta 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 Mithyāvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Mithyavrtta or Mithyavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Mithyāvṛtta (मिथ्यावृत्त).—a. of vicious conduct; उद्योगं तव संप्रेक्ष्य मिध्यावृत्तं च रावणम् (udyogaṃ tava saṃprekṣya midhyāvṛttaṃ ca rāvaṇam) Rām.6.17.66.

Mithyāvṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mithyā and vṛtta (वृत्त).

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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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