Vivritti, Vivṛtti: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vivṛtti can be transliterated into English as Vivrtti or Vivritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति).—Separation of the two vowels which were euphonically combined into one; the hiatus or position of two vowels near each other; cf. विवृत्तिः स्वरयोरसंधिः (vivṛttiḥ svarayorasaṃdhiḥ);
2) Vivṛtti.—The interval between two vowels placed near each other; cf. स्वरयो-रनन्तरयोरन्तरं विवृत्तिः (svarayo-ranantarayorantaraṃ vivṛttiḥ) V. Pr. I.119; cf. also संहितायां यत्स्वरयोरन्तरं तद्विवृत्तिसंज्ञं स्यात् (saṃhitāyāṃ yatsvarayorantaraṃ tadvivṛttisaṃjñaṃ syāt) Uvvaṭa on R. Pr. II.1. This interval is one mātrā according to the Taittirīya Prātiśākhya, while it is only half-a-mātrā according to the Ṛktantra and the Ṛk-Prātiśākhya; cf. T. Pr. XXII. 13; R. T. 3५. See विराम (virāma).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति).—f.
1) Turning round, whirling, revolution. मनोऽस्य जह्रुः शफरीविवृत्तयः (mano'sya jahruḥ śapharīvivṛttayaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 4.3;7.12.
2) Going asunder; संवाता मुहुरनिलेन नीयमाने दिव्यस्त्रीजघनवरांशुके विवृत्तिम् (saṃvātā muhuranilena nīyamāne divyastrījaghanavarāṃśuke vivṛttim) Kirātārjunīya 7.14.
3) Expansion, development; विराजमतपत् स्वेन तेजसैषां विवृत्तये (virājamatapat svena tejasaiṣāṃ vivṛttaye) Bhāgavata 3.6.1.
2) (In gram.) A hiatus.
Derivable forms: vivṛttiḥ (विवृत्तिः).
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) 1. Whirling, turning round. 2. A hiatus, (in gram.) E. vi, vṛt to be, aff. ktin .
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति).—[vi-vṛt + ti], f. Turning round, rolling, whirling, tumbling.
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति).—[feminine] expansion; hiatus ([grammar]).
1) Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति):—[=vi-vṛtti] [from vi-vṛtta > vi-vṛt] f. going asunder, opening, expansion, development, [Kirātārjunīya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] turning round, revolution, rolling, whirling, tumbling, [Kirātārjunīya]
3) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) the opening of two vowels upon each other without blending, hiatus, [Prātiśākhya]
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति):—(ttiḥ) 2. f. Turning round, whirling.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Vivṛtti (ವಿವೃತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the tendency of acting in accordance with one’s whim (without reason and without thinking of the consequences).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vivṛtti (विवृत्ति):—n. 1. display; manifestation; 2. exposition; comment; interpretation; gloss; 3. report; description;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Vivrittimukha, Vivrittipurva.
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