Vriti, Vṛti: 10 definitions
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Vriti 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 Vṛti can be transliterated into English as Vrti or Vriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsVṛti (वृति).—Perimeter. Note: Vṛti is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛti (वृति).—f.
1) Choosing, selecting.
2) Hiding, covering, concealing.
3) Asking, soliciting.
4) An entreaty, a request.
5) Surrounding, encompassing.
6) A hedge, fence, an enclosure; प्रत्यासन्नौ कुरबकवृतेर्माधवीमण्डपस्य (pratyāsannau kurabakavṛtermādhavīmaṇḍapasya) Me. 8; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.19.
7) Cultivation (esp. that of the Piper Betel).
Derivable forms: vṛtiḥ (वृतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛti (वृति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Selecting, choosing, preferring, appointing. 2. Soliciting, asking, requesting. 3. Surrounding, encompassing. 4. An enclosure, a place enclosed for particular cultivation, and especially that of the Piper betel, which in many parts of India is surrounded and screened by mats. 5. Hiding, secreting. 6. A request. E. vṛ to choose, aff. ktin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛti (वृति).—[vṛ + ti], f. 1. Surrounding. 2. An enclosure, a hedge, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 239; [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 129; 248, 2. 3. Hiding. 4. Choosing. 5. Soliciting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛti (वृति).—1. [feminine] enclosure, hedge, fence.
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Vṛti (वृति).—2. [feminine] choice, selection, request.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛti (वृति):—[from vṛ] 1. vṛti f. (for 2. See [column]3) surrounding. covering, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a hedge, fence, an enclosed piece of ground or place enclosed for [particular] cultivation ([especially] that of the Piper Betel, which in many parts of India is surrounded and screened by mats), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
3) [from vṛ] 2. vṛti f. selecting, choosing, a choice or boon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛti (वृति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. Selecting; soliciting; surrounding; an enclosure for cultivation; hiding.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vṛti (वृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vai, Vii.
[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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛti (ವೃತಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of choosing, selecting.
2) [noun] the act of covering (someting) with a veil, cover, lid, etc.
3) [noun] a requesting (another for something).
4) [noun] the act of enclosing (something) from all or almost all sides.
5) [noun] a fence or compound; an enclosure.
6) [noun] that which is chosen; one’s choice.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vritibhanga, Vritidruma, Vritidvara, Vritimarga, Vritimkara, Vritinkara, Vritisamgraha, Vritivallabha, Vrityanuprasa.
Ends with (+58): Abhinirvriti, Ahvriti, Akritisamvriti, Alokasamvriti, Amarakoshavivriti, Anirvriti, Anirvvriti, Apavivriti, Apavriti, Ashauciyadashashlokivivriti, Avriti, Bijavivriti, Candodayanatakaprakritavivriti, Candrodayanatakaprakritavivriti, Chandomanjariparyayavivriti, Chandovivriti, Chhandomanjariparyayavivriti, Cittanirvriti, Deshavalivivriti, Dharmavivriti.
Full-text (+28): Vai, Vritimkara, Pravriti, Nivriti, Vritimarga, Vritidruma, Vivriti, Vritinkara, Vritivallabha, Vritibhanga, Apunarbhava, Vivritivimarshini, Nirvriticakshus, Nirvritishatru, Nirvritisthana, Vritidvara, Nirvritimat, Parivrita, Samvritimat, Avriti.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.66.3 < [Sukta 66]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.239 < [Section XXXIX - Disputes between Owner and Keeper]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Vāribandha: The first technique < [Chapter 3]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.2.3 (Genus and Species relative to understanding) < [Chapter 2 - Of Genus and Species]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXI < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
Two types of Tapas (Austerities) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]