Samvartta, Saṃvartta: 4 definitions
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Samvartta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaṃvartta (संवर्त्त).—A son of Pathya and AtharvĀṅgiras.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 106.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṃvartta (संवर्त्त) [or संवर्त्तक, saṃvarttaka].—m S A cloud. 2 The cloud which, according to the Puran̤, opens its exhaustless store and produces a universal deluge. Hence A universal destruction by rain.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvartta (संवर्त्त).—m.
(-rttaḥ) 1. Destruction of the universe. 2. Beleric myrobalan. 3. The name of a Muni. 4. A cloud of a particular class. 5. Being, becoming. 6. Turning towards. 7. Collection. 8. A year. E. sam before vṛt to be, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃvartta (संवर्त्त):—[saṃ-vartta] (rttaḥ) 1. m. Destruction of the universe; a cloud; beleric myrobalan; name of a sage.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samvarttaka, Samvarttakin.
Full-text: Payasya, Camuvarttan, Smriti, Varanasi.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 1.1d - The Extensive Smṛti Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 27 - Shri Rama is given the celestial weapons < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter III - Measure of time, Moments of Kashthas, etc. < [Book I]
Chapter IX - Duties of the religious student, householder, hermit, and mendicant < [Book III]
Canto I - Dynasties of the kings < [Book IV]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 42 - The Gods Go to Kashyapa < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]