Shvavritti, Śvavṛtti, Svavritti, Shvan-vritti, Sva-vritti: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śvavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Svavrtti or Shvavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—f S See śvānavṛtti.
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svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति).—f (S) Own or proper duty or business. 2 Popularly. One's own estate or maintenance.
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 dictionaryŚvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—f.
1) the life of a dog (to which servitude is often likened); सेवां लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः (sevāṃ lāghavakāriṇīṃ kṛtadhiyaḥ sthāne śvavṛttiṃ viduḥ) Mu.3.14; Manusmṛti 4.6.
2) servitude, service; सत्यानृताभ्यामपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदाचन (satyānṛtābhyāmapi vā na śvavṛttyā kadācana) (jīvet) Manusmṛti 4.4.
Derivable forms: śvavṛttiḥ (श्ववृत्तिः).
Śvavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śvan and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
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Svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति).—a. living by one's own exertions.
Svavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—m.
(-ttiḥ) 1. The life of a dog. 2. Service, servitude. E. śva a dog, vṛtti practice.
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Svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) Own, or peculiar duty or occupation. E. sva, and vṛtti profession.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—f. 1. life of a dog, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 300 (cf. Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 3292). 2. servitude, service.
Śvavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śvan and vṛtti (वृत्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—1. [feminine] a dog’s life (service).
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Śvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति).—2. [adjective] living by dogs.
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Svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति).—[feminine] one’s own way of life or means of subsistence, self-dependence, independence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति):—[=śva-vṛtti] [from śva > śvan] f. ‘dog-subsistence’, gaining a livelihood by menial service (forbidden to Brāhmans), [Manu-smṛti iv, 4, 6; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. living on d°, [Prāyaścitta-tattva]
3) [v.s. ...] a ‘lick-spittle’ or most contemptible toady, [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) Svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति):—[=sva-vṛtti] [from sva] f. one’s own way of life, [Rāmāyaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] o°’s own subsistence or existence (also [plural]; ttyā, ‘at the sacrifice of o°’s own life’), [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
6) [v.s. ...] self-dependence, [Cāṇakya]
7) [v.s. ...] mfn. subsisting by c° own exertions, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvavṛtti (श्ववृत्ति):—[śva-vṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. m. Service, low servitude.
2) Svavṛtti (स्ववृत्ति):—[sva-vṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. f. Own business or means of living.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvavṛtti (ಶ್ವವೃತ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ಶ್ವಾನವೃತ್ತಿ [shvanavritti].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shva, Vritti, Shvan.
Starts with: Shvavrittin.
Ends with: Vishvavritti.
Full-text: Svavrittivada, Shilavritti, Vritti, Atishva, Seva, Laghava, Satkarman.
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