Nivrita, Nivṛta: 10 definitions

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Nivrita 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 Nivṛta can be transliterated into English as Nivrta or Nivrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Nivṛta (निवृत).—p. p.

1) Surrounded, enclosed.

2) Held back, withheld.

-taḥ, -tam A veil, mantle, wrapper.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nivṛta (निवृत).—ppp. (related to nivaraṇa, m°, and rendered by related words in Tibetan; = Pali nivuta, which may mean obscured, as in avijjāya nivutassa SN ii.24.30, compare avijjā- nīvaraṇassa in 5 above; nivutānaṃ tamo hoti SN iv.127.26), obscure (of intellectual questions), subject to obstruction: nivṛtāvyākṛtāḥ Mahāvyutpatti 6889, obscure and not explained, and a-ni° 6890; Tibetan bsgribs pa, or bsgrib ba, for nivṛta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Nivṛta (निवृत).—mfn. adj.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Surrounded, enclosed, encompassed. subst. A veil, a mantle, a wrapper. E. ni before, vṛ to surround aff kta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nivṛta (निवृत).—[adjective] surrounded, enclosed, stopped; [neuter] covering, mantle.

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

1) Nivṛta (निवृत):—[=ni-vṛta] [from ni-vṛ] mfn. (ni-) held back, withheld, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] surrounded, enclosed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] (= ni-vīta) a veil, mantle, wrapper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] n. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Nivṛta (निवृत):—[ni-vṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) n. A veil. a. Surrounded, covered, clothed.

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

Nivṛta (निवृत):—

1) partic. s. u. var mit ni . —

2) m. f. n. = nivīta Ueberwurf, Mantel [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 15.] [Śabdakalpadruma] n. = āvaraṇa [Siddhāntakaumudī] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.3,3,21, Vārttika von Kātyāyana.2.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Nivṛta (निवृत):——

1) Adj. s.u. 1. var mit ni. —

2) *m. f. n. Ueberwurf , Mantel.

3) *n. das Verdecken , Verhüllen.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Nivṛta (निवृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiua.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Nivṛta (ನಿವೃತ):—[adjective] surrounding; enclosing.

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Nivṛta (ನಿವೃತ):—

1) [noun] = ನಿವೀತ - [nivita -] 3.

2) [noun] that which has surrounded or encircled (something).

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
context information

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

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