Vilambitavritti, Vilambitāvṛtti, Vilambita-vritti: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Vilambitāvṛtti can be transliterated into English as Vilambitavrtti or Vilambitavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

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Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Vilambitāvṛtti (विलम्बितावृत्ति).—Retarding or slow manner of speech in which the letters are uttered quite distinctly; this kind of speech is followed by the preceptor while teaching Veda to his pupils; cf. अभ्यासार्थे द्रुतां वृत्ति प्रयोगार्थे तु मध्यमाम् । शिष्याणामुपदेशार्थे कुर्याद् वृत्तिं विलम्बिताम् (abhyāsārthe drutāṃ vṛtti prayogārthe tu madhyamām | śiṣyāṇāmupadeśārthe kuryād vṛttiṃ vilambitām) R. Pr. XIII. 19. cf. also T. Pr. XXIII. 24. See विलम्बित (vilambita) above.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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