Nivartaka, Nirvataka: 9 definitions
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Nivartaka (निवर्तक).—lit. expeller, excluding other forms which are otherwise, that is, incorrect; cf. समाने चार्थे शास्त्रान्वितः अशास्त्रान्वितस्य निवर्तको भवति । (samāne cārthe śāstrānvitaḥ aśāstrānvitasya nivartako bhavati |) M.Bh. on I.1. Siva Sutra 2.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Nivartaka (निवर्तक).—a.
1) Returning, coming or turning back.
2) Stopping, ceasing.
3) Abolishing, expelling. removing.
4) Bringing back.
Nivartaka (निवर्तक).—f. °ikā, adj. (to caus. of next, q.v.), creative, productive: (tṛṣṇāyāḥ…) janikāyā nivartikāyā(ḥ) Lalitavistara 417.11 (prose; no v.l.), which is creative and productive (Tibetan sgrub pa for niv°); occurs in the 3d ārya-satya, in the Dharmacakrapravartanasūtra, but unparalleled in other versions; sarvakāma-nivartakam Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 211.2 (prose), effecting all desires.
Nivartaka (निवर्तक).—i. e. ni-vṛt, [Causal.], + aka, adj., f. tikā. 1. Turning back, flying, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 5048. 2. Causing to cease, removing, Bhāṣāp. 136.
1) Nivartaka (निवर्तक):—[=ni-vartaka] [from ni-vṛt] mf(ikā)n. turning back, flying (a-niv), [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] causing to cease, abolishing, removing, [Mahābhārata; Śaṃkarācārya] (-tva n.)
3) [v.s. ...] desisting from, stopping, ceasing, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Nivartaka (निवर्तक):—(von vart simpl. und caus. mit ni) adj. f. vartikā
1) umkehrend: saṃgrāmeṣvanivartakaḥ [Harivaṃśa 5948.] —
2) aufhören machend, aufhebend, vertreibend [Patañjali] bei [GOLD. MĀN. 49,a.] vāgdaṇḍakarmamanasāṃ trayāṇāṃ ca nivartakaḥ [Mahābhārata 12, 8681.] caturyuga [Harivaṃśa 12324.] avidyāyāstu sarvatraiva nivartikā (vidyā) dṛśyate [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [?S. 201. GAUḌAP. zu SĀṂKHYAK. 59. Bhāṣāpariccheda 136. Scholiast zu Kapila 1, 2. Siddhāntakaumudī zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 2, 63.] ādeśa ein Befehl nicht zu handeln [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 5, 20.] Nom. abstr. tva n. [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad S. 81.]
Nivartaka (निवर्तक):—Adj. (f. rtikā) —
1) umkehrend in a. —
2) aufhören machend , aufhebend ([Prātiśākhya] comm.) , vertreibend. ādeśa m. ein Befehl nicht zu handeln. Nom.abstr. tva n.
Nivartaka (निवर्तक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇivvaṭṭada.
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
Nivartaka (ನಿವರ್ತಕ):—
1) [adjective] completing; finishing; accomplishing.
2) [adjective] returning or coming back.
3) [adjective] turning away; cowering from fear.
4) [adjective] discouraging; causing to shrink back or turning away.
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Nirvataka (ನಿರ್ವತಕ):—[noun] a man who has turned aside from worldly life, sensual pleasures, etc.
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, Mi, Ni.
Starts with: Nivartakastra, Nivartakatva.
Full-text: Vinivartaka, Mrityunivartaka, Nivartakatva, Nivvattada, Pratyavakarshana, Nivartakastra, Nivartati, Nivartate, Badhakatva.
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