The Sanskrit term Vivṛt can be transliterated into English as Vivrt or Vivrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vivṛt (विवृत्).—1 Ā.

1) To turn round, roll, revolve, move round; अन्तर्बहिः परित एव विवर्तमानाम् (antarbahiḥ parita eva vivartamānām) (paśyāmi tām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1. 4.

2) To turn or move about; संमार्जञ्जठरेणोर्वीं विवर्तंश्च मुहुरमुहुः (saṃmārjañjaṭhareṇorvīṃ vivartaṃśca muhuramuhuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.167.19.

3) To turn aside, bend; कश्चिद्विवृत्तत्रिक- भिन्नहारः (kaścidvivṛttatrika- bhinnahāraḥ) R.6.16; न विवृतो मदनो न च संवृतः (na vivṛto madano na ca saṃvṛtaḥ) Ś.2.12.

4) To become.

5) To turn away from, depart from, return.

6) To descend.

7) To attack, fall upon.

8) To take different forms; जीवितं च शरीरेण तेनैव सह जायते । उभे सह विवर्तेते उभे सह विनश्यतः (jīvitaṃ ca śarīreṇa tenaiva saha jāyate | ubhe saha vivartete ubhe saha vinaśyataḥ) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.174.22.

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

Vivṛt (विवृत्).—roll, run, turn, wallow, struggle; sink (sun); turn or run away, part with ([instrumental]); come forth, rise from ([ablative]), expand, develop. [Causative] turn, roll, contract (the brows); form, shape, make of ([instrumental]); remove, keep off or asunder.

Vivṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and vṛt (वृत्).

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

1) Vivṛt (विवृत्):—[=vi-vṛt] [from vi-vṛ] a (?), in a formula, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xv, 9.]

2) [=vi-√vṛt] b [Ātmanepada] -vartate (rarely [Parasmaipada]), to turn round, revolve, [Ṛg-veda];

2) —to roll, wallow, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa];

2) —to writhe in convulsions, struggle, [Rāmāyaṇa; Uttararāma-carita];

2) —to turn hither and thither, move about (as clouds), [Harivaṃśa 3822] ([varia lectio] vi-vardhante);

2) —to turn back or away, depart, part, sever, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

2) —to go astray, [Mahābhārata v, 2861] ([varia lectio] ni-vartantam);

2) —to be parted (as hair), [Taittirīya-upaniṣad];

2) —to change one’s place, [Suśruta];

2) —to go down, set (as the sun), [Mahābhārata];

2) —to come forth from ([ablative]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

2) —to expand, develop, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad];

2) — (with antikam), to turn upon, set upon, attack, [Mahābhārata iii, 8438] :

2) —[Causal] -vartayati, to turn round (trans.), turn, roll, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata];

2) —to turn, make or produce by turning (‘out of’ [instrumental case]), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa];

2) —to cause to turn away, remove, withdraw, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];

2) —to keep asunder, [Ṛg-veda];

2) —to leave behind, [ib.];

2) —to cast off (a garment), [Divyāvadāna];

2) —to accomplish, execute, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka]

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

Vivṛt (विवृत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ḍhaṃsa, Viaṭṭa, Viuṭṭa, Viyaṭṭaca, Vivaṭṭa.

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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, Vi.

Starts with (+14): Vivrita, Vivritabhava, Vivritadvara, Vivritadvija, Vivritakantha, Vivritaksha, Vivritakshi, Vivritam, Vivritanana, Vivritananatva, Vivritanetra, Vivritapaurusha, Vivritasmayana, Vivritasnana, Vivritasya, Vivritata, Vivritatamukha, Vivritatara, Vivritavat, Vivriti.

Ends with: Anuvivrit, Ativivrit, Suvivrit.

Full-text (+5): Viatta, Viutta, Vivritti, Vivartin, Vivatta, Vivarta, Vivrittanga, Vivrittasya, Vivritsat, Viyattaca, Vivartananritya, Vivrittavadana, Ativivrit, Suvivrit, Vivrittipurva, Anuvivrit, Vivrittyabhipraya, Vivritta, Vivartakalpa, Vivartana.

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