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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Nirvartaka (निर्वर्तक).—Productive, as opposed to expressive; cf. किं पुनरिदं निर्वर्तकम् । अन्तरतमा अनेन निर्वर्त्यन्ते । अहोस्वित्प्रति-पादकम् । अन्येन निर्वृत्तानामनेन प्रतिपत्तिः । (kiṃ punaridaṃ nirvartakam | antaratamā anena nirvartyante | ahosvitprati-pādakam | anyena nirvṛttānāmanena pratipattiḥ |) M.Bh. on P.I.1.50 Vart. 1;

2) Nirvartaka.—Productive of activity; cf. साधकं निर्वर्तकं कारकसंज्ञं भवतीति वक्तव्यम् (sādhakaṃ nirvartakaṃ kārakasaṃjñaṃ bhavatīti vaktavyam) M. Bh. on I.4.23.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nirvartaka (निर्वर्तक).—a. (-rtikā f.)

1) Completing, accomplishing, executing, performing &c.

2) Desisting.

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

Nirvartaka (निर्वर्तक).—i. e. nis-vṛt, [Causal.] + aka, Producing, causing, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 20, 18.

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

1) Nirvartaka (निर्वर्तक):—[=nir-vartaka] a nir-vartana, etc. See under nir-vṛt.

2) [=nir-vartaka] [from nir-vṛt] b mfn. ([from] [Causal]) bringing about, accomplishing, performing, finishing, [Śaṃkarācārya; Patañjali]

3) [v.s. ...] [varia lectio] for niv.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nirvartaka in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirvartaka (ನಿರ್ವರ್ತಕ):—[adjective] showing or resulting from, a sense of duty; having a proper sense of duty; dutiful.

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Nirvartaka (ನಿರ್ವರ್ತಕ):—

1) [noun] = ನಿರ್ವರ್ತನೆ - [nirvartane -] 1.

2) [noun] he who accomplishes (something) dutifully.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vartaka, Nir.

Ends with: Abhinirvartaka.

Full-text: Sadhaka, Karaka.

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