The Sanskrit term Vyavahartṛ can be transliterated into English as Vyavahartr or Vyavahartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Vyavahartṛ (व्यवहर्तृ) refers to “agents of ordinary human practice”, according to Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6.—Accordingly, “To begin with, as far as agents of ordinary human practice (vyavahartṛ) are concerned, it is on [the basis of] mere phenomena that [they] manage to an ascertainment in which [they necessarily] engage [in their ordinary activities]; so this pondering over an unperceived reality that is [supposedly] something more [than phenomena and the consciousness manifesting them] is a [purely] arbitrary endeavour! [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyavahartṛ (व्यवहर्तृ).—m.

1) The manager of a business.

2) A suer, litigant, plaintiff.

3) A judge.

4) An associate.

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

Vyavahartṛ (व्यवहर्तृ).—i. e. vi-ava-hṛ + tṛ, I. m., f. trī, and n. 1. Transacting business, engaged in affairs. 2. Observing established usages. Ii. m. 1. A judge. 2. A litigant, a plaintiff. 3. Partaker, associate.

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

Vyavahartṛ (व्यवहर्तृ).—[adjective] occupied or dealing with ([instrumental]); [masculine] judge.

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

1) Vyavahartṛ (व्यवहर्तृ):—[=vy-avahartṛ] [from vy-avaharaṇa > vyava-hṛ] mfn. one who acts or transacts business, engaged in or occupied with ([instrumental case]), [Yājñavalkya; Sāṃkhyakārikā]

2) [v.s. ...] observing or following established usages, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] m. the manager of any business, conductor of any judicial procedure, judge, umpire, [Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

4) [v.s. ...] one engaged in litigation, a litigant, plaintiff, any one who institutes an action at law, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] an associate, partaker, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] a Vaiśya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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: Vi.

Full-text: Vyavaharika.

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