Nivarttana: 4 definitions
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Nivarttana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynivarttana (निवर्त्तन).—n S Turning back (Whether in the neuter or active sense.)
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivarttana (निवर्त्तन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Returning or coming back. 2. Bringing back. 3. Reforming, repenting. 4. Desisting from a work. 5. Giving back, returning. 6. Stopping, ceasing. 7. A measure of land 20 rods, or 200 cubits square. E. ni before vṛt to be, ṇic-bhāve lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivarttana (निवर्त्तन):—[ni-varttana] (naṃ) 1. n. Returning; reforming; stopping; giving back; 200 square cubits of land.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nivarttana (निवर्त्तन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiattaṇa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varttana, Ni.
Ends with: Abhinivarttana, Anivarttana, Pratinivarttana, Vinivarttana.
Full-text: Pratinivarttana, Niattana, Nivarttanem, Nivatanem.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2935 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 3488-3494 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Samucitameya (Land Measures) < [Chapter 5]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)