Varttavritti, Vārttāvṛtti, Vartta-vritti: 4 definitions

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Varttavritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Vārttāvṛtti can be transliterated into English as Varttavrtti or Varttavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Vārttāvṛtti (वार्त्तावृत्ति).—

1) one who lives on agriculture.

2) a house-holder.

3) a Vaiśya.

Derivable forms: vārttāvṛttiḥ (वार्त्तावृत्तिः).

Vārttāvṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vārttā and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

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

Vārttāvṛtti (वार्त्तावृत्ति).—m.

(-ttiḥ) A householder. E. vārttā news, and vṛtti business.

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

Vārttāvṛtti (वार्त्तावृत्ति):—[=vārttā-vṛtti] [from vārttā > vārtaka] m. ‘living by any business or profession’, a householder, ([especially]) a Vaiśya (cf. -karman), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Vārttāvṛtti (वार्त्तावृत्ति):—[vārttā-vṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. m. A householder.

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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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