Niruktavritti, Niruktavṛtti, Nirukta-vritti: 2 definitions

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Niruktavritti 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 Niruktavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Niruktavrtti or Niruktavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niruktavṛtti (निरुक्तवृत्ति).—Name of a com. on Yāska's निरुक्त (nirukta) by Durgāchārya.

Derivable forms: niruktavṛttiḥ (निरुक्तवृत्तिः).

Niruktavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nirukta and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

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

Niruktavṛtti (निरुक्तवृत्ति):—[=nir-ukta-vṛtti] [from nir-ukta] f. Name of a [commentator or commentary] on Yāska’s Nirukta by Durgācārya.

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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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