Vit, Viṭ: 8 definitions

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Vit 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.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Viṭ (विट्).—Krt affix (वि, व् (vi, v) or nil) applied to the roots जन्, सन्, खन्, ऋम् (jan, san, khan, ṛm) and गम् (gam) and to the root अद् (ad) in special cases as seen in Vedic Literature; e.g. अब्जाः, गोषाः, कूपखाः, दधिक्राः (abjāḥ, goṣāḥ, kūpakhāḥ, dadhikrāḥ), etc.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṭ (विट्).—1 P. (veṭati)

1) To sound.

2) To curse, rail at.

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

Viṭ (विट्).—r. 1st cl. (veṭati) 1. To sound. 2. To curse. (i) viṭi r. 10th cl. (viṇṭayati-te) To decay.

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

Viṭ (विट्).—see biṭ.

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

1) Viṭ (विट्):—a (or biṭ) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] beṭati, to swear, shout, address harshly, [Dhātupāṭha ix, 30.]

2) b ([probably] artificial; cf.biṭ and viḍ) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] veṭati, to sound, [Dhātupāṭha ix, 29.]

3) [from viś] 1. viṭ (for 2. See p. 995, col. 2), in [compound] for 2. viś.

4) [from viṣ] 2. viṭ (for 1. See p. 989, col. 2) in [compound] for 3. viṣ.

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

1) Viṭ (विट्):—veṭati 1. a. To sound; to curse. (i, ka) viṇṭayati 10. a. To decay.

2) (la) vetti 2. a. To know. With ni, to be depressed; with sama, to meditate, gain divine knowledge. (ṅa ya) vidyate 4. d. To be, exist. (ṅa, dha) vinte 7. d. To reason. (ka) vedayate 10. d. Know; shew; dwell; suffer. With vi or vini to impart knowledge; with prati to give, deliver. (o, ḷ, śa,) vindati, te 6. c. To acquire. With pari, to marry first.

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Vit in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṭ (ವಿಟ್):—

1) [noun] one of the four social classes of erstwhile Hindu society; the merchant class.

2) [noun] a male member of this class.

3) [noun] a man in general.

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Viṭ (ವಿಟ್):—[noun] waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement; faeces; ordure.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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