Pratinivrit, Pratinivṛt, Pratini-vrit: 3 definitions

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Pratinivrit 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 Pratinivṛt can be transliterated into English as Pratinivrt or Pratinivrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pratinivṛt (प्रतिनिवृत्).—turn back from ([ablative]), escape. [Causative] lead back, turn off, avert.

Pratinivṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratini and vṛt (वृत्).

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

Pratinivṛt (प्रतिनिवृत्):—[=prati-ni-√vṛt] [Ātmanepada] -vartate ([Parasmaipada] 2. [plural] [future] -vartsyatha, [Mahābhārata]), to turn back or round, return, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;

—to turn away from ([ablative]), escape, run away, take flight, [Mahābhārata];

—to cease, be allayed or abated, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :

—[Causal] -vartayati, to cause to go back, turn back, avert, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Pratinivṛt (प्रतिनिवृत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍiṇiatta.

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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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