Vyavritti, Vyāvṛtti: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Vyavritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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 Vyāvṛtti can be transliterated into English as Vyavrtti or Vyavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति) refers to “negating” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.4.—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Umā (Durgā/Satī) with devotion:—“[...] O Goddess, neither the Vedas nor the sacred texts know you perfectly. Your greatness, O Śivā, is beyond the scope of speech and mind and cannot even be meditated upon. Even the Vedas mention you, trembling with fright, by negating [i.e., vyāvṛtti—atadvyāvṛttitastāṃ] what you are not. What will be the matter in regard to others? [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Identity, difference and alterity in the philosophy of the Pratyabhijñā (Nyāya)Vyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति) refers to a “process of exclusion” according to Dharmottara in his commentary to Dharmakīrti’s Nyāyabindu.—Accordingly, Dharmottara explains that raw sensation, in order to become expressible in the form “this blue” or “I perceive the blue”, must be “determined” (adhyavasita), in other words , to undergo a conceptual transformation thanks to which this raw sensation is apprehended as a perception of blue by a process of exclusion (vyāvṛtti) of all perception of what is non-blue (anīla). It is only thus that it becomes properly speaking “perception of blue”—and it is thus that it becomes a real “means of knowledge” (pramāṇa) of blue.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति) refers to “differentiation”, as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 10, l. 17]—‘Anuvṛtti’ means ‘co-ordination’ and ‘vyāvṛtti’ ‘differentiation’. These words occur m Anyayogavyayacchedadvātriṃśikā (v 4). There it is said: “things are of themselves—suo moto—capable of co-ordination with things of their own class, and differentiation from things of a different class, their nature is not to be explained by assuming realities—(sāmānya and viśeṣa)—other than the things themselves”. Vide intro. (p. LXXXIII) to SM.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—f S Separation; rejection or removal from; put away, excluded, or excepted state. Ex. cakṣusa divya hēṃ viśēṣaṇa dilhyānēṃ carmacakṣūcī vyā0 hōtī. Also valuable compounds; as dōṣavyāvṛtti, bhayavyāvṛtti, rōgavyāvṛtti, vighnavyāvṛtti, saṅkaṭavyāvṛtti. 2 Separate state or quality; distinctness from. Ex. ghaṭādikakāryācē ṭhāyīṃ mṛttikātvācī anuvṛtti āhē parantu mṛttikēcē ṭhāyīṃ ghaṭatvādidharmācī vyā0. 3 Laxly. (Formed perhaps out of vi & vṛtti) Perplexity or embarrassment; great anxiety or agitation; great distraction, distress, or disquietude. 4 (with yet greater laxity.) A difficulty, trouble, predicament, plight, mess: also harass, bother, pressing cares, worrying business. Ex. mī mōṭhyā vyāvṛttīnta sāmpaḍalōṃ; tō kāya hō vyāvṛttīnta paḍalā ghaṭakēmadhyēṃ maraṇāra; prapañcācī -lagnācī -dukhaṇēkaṛyācī -pōrācī -vyā0. Also difficulty, demur, or objection as existing in the mind. Ex. jyācyā manānta kōṇatyā hī gōṣṭīviṣayīṃ vyā0 nāhīṃ tō sālādhālā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—f Separation. Separate state. Exclusion. Perplexity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—f.
1) Covering, screening.
2) Exclusion, separation.
3) Not being found in, absence from; विपक्षाद्व्यावृत्तिः (vipakṣādvyāvṛttiḥ) Tarka K.
4) Surrounding.
5) Rolling backwards.
6) Praise, eulogium.
7) Recurrence, repetition; मन्त्रस्य व्यावृत्तिर्न्याय्या (mantrasya vyāvṛttirnyāyyā) ŚB. on MS.12.1.42.
Derivable forms: vyāvṛttiḥ (व्यावृत्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) 1. Praise, eulogium. 2. Rejection, exception, exclusion. 3. Choice, selection. 4. Screening, surrounding. 5. Rolling back. 6. Turning away. E. vi and āṅ before vṛt to be, aff. ktin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—i. e. vi-ā-vṛt + ti, f. 1. Rolling back. 2. Surrounding, screening. 3. Rejection, exclusion, exception, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 27. 4. Choice. 5. Praise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति).—[feminine] turning away, getting rid or being deprived of ([ablative]); exclusion, removal; separation, distinction, difference; conclusion, end.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति):—[=vy-āvṛtti] [from vy-āvṛtta > vyā-vṛt] f. turning away, turning the back (See avyāvṛ)
2) [v.s. ...] rolling (the eyes), [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] deliverance from, getting rid of ([ablative]), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śāntiśataka]
4) [v.s. ...] being deprived of, separation or exclusion from, [Śaṃkarācārya]
5) [v.s. ...] exclusion, rejection, removal, [Kumāra-sambhava; Kāvyādarśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] (cf. paraspara-vy)
6) [v.s. ...] discrimination, distinction, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] distinctness (of sound or voice), [Kāṭhaka]
8) [v.s. ...] difference, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Nyāyasūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
9) [v.s. ...] cessation, end, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
10) [v.s. ...] a kind of sacrifice, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] screening ([probably] for vy-āvṛti), [ib.]
12) [v.s. ...] praise, eulogium (?), [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति):—[vyā+vṛtti] (ttiḥ) 2. f. Praise; rejection; selection. See vyāvṛti.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vyāvṛtti (व्यावृत्ति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vāvatti, Vāvitti.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyāvṛtti (ವ್ಯಾವೃತ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of excepting, excluding; exclusion; separation.
2) [noun] the act of moving in a circle or orbit around something; revolution.
3) [noun] (rhet.) a kind of pun, using in a verse words or syllables sounding similar but different in meaning; a paronomasia.
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: Vyavrittibuddhi, Vyavrittitva.
Ends with: Avyavritti, Kavyamalavyavritti, Kritavyavritti, Nirvyavritti, Parahparavyavritti, Parasparavyavritti, Rituvyavritti.
Full-text: Vavatti, Vyavrittitva, Nirvyavritti, Vavitti, Viyavirutti, Parahparavyavritti, Rituvyavritti, Avyavritti, Parasparavyavritti, Kritavyavritti, Vyavrittibuddhi, Anuvritti, Cattiyaviyavirutti, Adhyavasita, Arambha.
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