Nagarikavritti, Nāgarikavṛtti, Nagarika-vritti: 3 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Nāgarikavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Nagarikavrtti or Nagarikavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Nāgarikavṛtti (नागरिकवृत्ति).—a courtly manner or style; नागरिकवृत्त्या संज्ञापयैनाम् (nāgarikavṛttyā saṃjñāpayainām) Ś.5.1/2.

Derivable forms: nāgarikavṛttiḥ (नागरिकवृत्तिः).

Nāgarikavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāgarika and vṛtti (वृत्ति). See also (synonyms): nāgarakavṛtti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgarikavṛtti (नागरिकवृत्ति).—[feminine] town manners, politeness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgarikavṛtti (नागरिकवृत्ति):—[=nāgarika-vṛtti] [from nāgarika > nāgara] f. a courtly manner or style, [Śakuntalā v.1/2.]

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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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