Shankanivritti, Śaṅkānivṛtti, Shanka-nivritti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śaṅkānivṛtti can be transliterated into English as Sankanivrtti or Shankanivritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkānivṛtti (शङ्कानिवृत्ति).—f. solving or clearing a doubt.
Derivable forms: śaṅkānivṛttiḥ (शङ्कानिवृत्तिः).
Śaṅkānivṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkā and nivṛtti (निवृत्ति).
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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Partial matches: Shanka, Nivritti.
Ends with: Ashankanivritti.
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