Nivrittahridaya, Nivṛttahṛdaya, Nivritta-hridaya: 2 definitions

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Nivrittahridaya 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 Nivṛttahṛdaya can be transliterated into English as Nivrttahrdaya or Nivrittahridaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nivṛttahṛdaya (निवृत्तहृदय).—a. with relenting heart.

Nivṛttahṛdaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nivṛtta and hṛdaya (हृदय).

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

1) Nivṛttahṛdaya (निवृत्तहृदय):—[=ni-vṛtta-hṛdaya] [from ni-vṛtta > ni-vṛt] mfn. with relenting heart, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] one whose heart is averted from or indifferent to (prati), [Mālavikāgnimitra ii, 14]

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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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