Pravriti, Prāvṛti: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prāvṛti can be transliterated into English as Pravrti or Pravriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति).—f.
1) An enclosure, a hedge, fence.
2) Spiritual darkness.
Derivable forms: prāvṛtiḥ (प्रावृतिः).
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति).—(compare prec.), covering, cover: (tūlikāyāṃ) māṃ-sapūrṇāṃ prāvṛtiṃ devyā ātmānam upanaya Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.15.3, present yourself to the queen as a meat-filled covering in (or on) a cotton mattress.
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. An inclosure, a fence, a bound hedge. 2. Spiritual darkness. E. pra before, vṛ with āṅ prefix, to inclose, aff. ktin .
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति).—[prā-vṛti], i.e. pra-ā-vṛ + ti, f. An inclosure, a fence.
1) Prāvṛti (प्रावृति):—[=prā-vṛti] [from prā-vṛta > prā-vṛ] f. an enclosure, fence, hedge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] (with Śaivas) spiritual darkness (one of the 4 consequences of Māyā), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति):—[prā+vṛti] (tiḥ) 2. f. An enclosure; a fence.
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति):—(von var mit prā) f. Zaun, Hecke [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Prāvṛti (प्रावृति):—geistige Finsterniss, eine der 4 Folgen der Māyā bei den Śaiva [SARVADARŚANAS. 89, 6. 9.]
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति):—f. —
1) *Zaun , Hecke. —
2) bei den Śaiva geistige Finsterniss , eine der 4 Folgen der Māyā.
Prāvṛti (प्रावृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāiḍi.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Pravriti is another spelling for प्रवृत्ति [pravṛtti].—n. 1. tendency; 2. inclination; disposition; 3. application; use; currency; 4. conduct; behavior; 5. detail;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Pravritimulak.
Full-text: Samyak-pravriti, Paidi, Pravritti, Samyakpravritti.
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