Shabdavritti, Śabdavṛtti, Shabda-vritti: 5 definitions

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Shabdavritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Śabdavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Sabdavrtti or Shabdavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shabdavritti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śabdavṛtti (शब्दवृत्ति).—f.

1) the function of a word (in Rhet.).

2) the power of a word (to convey sense), indicative power (lakṣaṇā); अदृष्टार्थाच्छब्दवृत्तिर्लघीयसी (adṛṣṭārthācchabdavṛttirlaghīyasī) ŚB. on MS.11.1.48.

Derivable forms: śabdavṛttiḥ (शब्दवृत्तिः).

Śabdavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śabdavṛtti (शब्दवृत्ति).—f.

(-ttiḥ) Function of a word.

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

Śabdavṛtti (शब्दवृत्ति):—[=śabda-vṛtti] [from śabda > śabd] f. (in [rhetoric]) the function of a word, [ib.]

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shabdavritti in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Śabdāvṛtti (शब्दावृत्ति):—(nf) word-frequency; word-repetition.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shabdavritti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śabdavṛtti (ಶಬ್ದವೃತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the function of a word.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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