Pradakshinavarta, Pradakṣiṇāvarta, Pradakshina-avarta: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pradakṣiṇāvarta can be transliterated into English as Pradaksinavarta or Pradakshinavarta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pradakṣiṇāvarta (प्रदक्षिणावर्त).—a. turned towards the right.
Pradakṣiṇāvarta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pradakṣiṇa and āvarta (आवर्त). See also (synonyms): pradakṣiṇāvṛtka.
Pradakṣiṇāvarta (प्रदक्षिणावर्त):—[from pra-dakṣiṇa] mfn. turned towards the r°, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira]
Pradakṣiṇāvarta (प्रदक्षिणावर्त):—(pra + āvarta) adj. f. ā nach rechts gewandt: śikha (agni) [Mahābhārata 1, 2106. 12, 3760.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 19, 44.] nābhi [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 67, 22.]
Pradakṣiṇāvarta (प्रदक्षिणावर्त):—Adj. (f. ā) nach rechts gewandt.
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: Pradakshina, Avarta, Varta.
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