Parivrikta, Parivṛkta: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Parivṛkta can be transliterated into English as Parivrkta or Parivrikta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParivṛkta (परिवृक्त).—[adjective] rejected, despised; [feminine] parivṛktā or parivṛktī a disliked or despised wife.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parivṛkta (परिवृक्त):—[=pari-vṛkta] [from pari-vṛj] mfn. (or pari-vṛkta) avoided, despised, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) Parivṛktā (परिवृक्ता):—[=pari-vṛktā] [from pari-vṛkta > pari-vṛj] f. ([especially]) ‘the disliked or despised one’, Name of a wife lightly esteemed in comparison with the favourite wife (mahiṣī, vāvātā), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Partial matches: Vrikta, Pari.
Full-text: Parivrikti, Savrij, Parivritti.
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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
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