Purvavritta, Pūrvavṛtta, Purva-vritta: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pūrvavṛtta can be transliterated into English as Purvavrtta or Purvavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त).—n (S) pūrvavṛttānta m (S) The preceding history, the antecedents (of a person or matter).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त).—
1) a former event; पूर्ववृत्तकथितैः पुराविदः सानुजः पितृ- सखस्य राघवः (pūrvavṛttakathitaiḥ purāvidaḥ sānujaḥ pitṛ- sakhasya rāghavaḥ) (ahyamānaḥ) R.11.1.
2) previous conduct.
Derivable forms: pūrvavṛttam (पूर्ववृत्तम्).
Pūrvavṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and vṛtta (वृत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त).—[adjective] past before; [neuter] a former event.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त):—[=pūrva-vṛtta] [from pūrva] mfn. formerly happened
2) [v.s. ...] relating to a previous occurrence, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a former event, previous occurrence, [Kālidāsa; Śaṃkarācārya]
4) [v.s. ...] former conduct, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Pūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त):—n. 1. former event; previous occurrence; 2. history; annals; 3. background; preface;
2) Pūrvavṛtta (पूर्ववृत्त):—n. antecedents;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Purva.
Starts with: Purvavrittant, Purvavrittanta.
Full-text: Itihasa, Purvavrittanta, Purvavritt, Purvavrittant, Pragvritta, Vismri.
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