The Sanskrit terms Upavṛt and Upāvṛt can be transliterated into English as Upavrt or Upavrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upavṛt (उपवृत्).—1 Ā.

1) To go towards, approach.

2) To return.

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Upāvṛt (उपावृत्).—1 Ā.

1) To turn or go towards, approach.

2) To turn away from, return.

3) To give.

4) To roll on the ground; उपावृत्योत्थितां दीनां वडवामिव वाहितां (upāvṛtyotthitāṃ dīnāṃ vaḍavāmiva vāhitāṃ) Rām.2.2.34. -Caus.

1) To win over, induce; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8.

2) To cause to turn; lead or bring back; M.5.

3) To give to.

4) To cause, produce.

5) To stretch out more and more.

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Upāvṛt (उपावृत्).—f. Ved. Return. सहस्रं त उपावृतस्ताभिर्नः पुनरा कृधि (sahasraṃ ta upāvṛtastābhirnaḥ punarā kṛdhi) Av.6.77.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upāvṛt (उपावृत्).—[feminine] return.

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Upāvṛt (उपावृत्).—turn towards, resort to ([accusative]), arrive at ([accusative] or [locative]); turn from ([ablative]), return, come back. [Causative] turn hither (tr.), bring near or back; obtain, win.

Upāvṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upā and vṛt (वृत्).

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

1) Upavṛt (उपवृत्):—[=upa-√vṛt] [Ātmanepada] -vartate, to step or walk upon, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra ii, 4, 8, 3];

—to move or come near, approach, fall to, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to return:

—[Causal] [Ātmanepada] -vartayate, to cause to move up;

—to stroke upwards, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa];

—to cause to recover, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) Upāvṛt (उपावृत्):—[=upā-vṛt] 1. upā-√vṛt [Ātmanepada] (rarely [Parasmaipada]) -vartate, -ti ([imperative] 2. [plural] -vavṛdhvam [for -vavṛddhvam] [Ṛg-veda]) to turn towards, go towards, approach, stand by the side of [Ṛg-veda viii, 20, 18; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.;

2) —to apply one’s self to, approach for protection, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

2) —to fall to one’s share, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

2) —to return, come back, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā] etc.:

2) —[Causal] [Parasmaipada] -vartayati, to cause to turn or go towards, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

2) —to lead near or back, bring back, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Daśakumāra-carita];

2) —to draw back, divert, cause to desist from, [Suśruta; Mahābhārata];

2) —to cause to get breath (e.g. horses), [Mahābhārata vii.]

3) [=upā-vṛt] 2. upā-vṛt f. return, [Atharva-veda vi, 77, 3; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xii, 8.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upavṛt (उपवृत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvavaṭṭa.

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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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Partial matches: Vrit, Upa.

Starts with: Upavrita, Upavritta, Upavritti, Upavritya.

Ends with: Abhyupavrit, Samupavrit, Supavrit.

Full-text: Upavritti, Upavartana, Upavartitri, Upavritya, Upavarta, Upavattati, Upavritta, Abhyupavrit, Samupavrit, Uvavatta, Upavarttana.

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