Vivartana: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Vivartana 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.
Vivartana has 11 English definitions available.
Images (photo gallery)
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVivartana (विवर्तन):—(von vart simpl. und caus. mit vi)
1) adj. a) sich drehend, rollend [Mahābhārata 12, 8946.] nivartana = āyuḥkṣapaṇa [Nīlakaṇṭha] — b) umwandelnd, verwandelnd: dattvā yogaṃ rūpavivartanam [Kathāsaritsāgara 16, 10.] —
2) n. a) das Rollen: gharmāmbhovisaravivartanaiḥ [MĀLATĪM. 23, 14.] das Sichwälzen: śayyāprāntavivartanaiḥ [Śākuntala 132.] eines Pferdes [Ṛgveda 1, 162, 14.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 81, 20.] das Zappeln: jālāntarudvartanavivartane . kurvan [60, 187.] das Sichhinundherbewegen, Hinundherziehen (von einem Ort zum andern): tāmisrādiṣu cogreṣu narakeṣu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 75.] — b) das Sichumwenden, Sichumdrehen, Sichabwenden [Mahābhārata 5, 2651.] [Raghuvaṃśa 19, 22.] [Kirātārjunīya 5, 40.] Umkehr [7, 11.] — c) das Umdrehen [Suśruta 1, 25, 15. 300, 9. 301, 2.] — d) Wendung, Wendepunkt [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 9, 23, 2.] — e) Umwandlung, Verwandlung: saṃdheḥ [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda ed. MÜLLER 1, 3.] kṛtarūpavivartanā [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 94. 33, 178. 105, 62.] śabdārtha [Oxforder Handschriften 188,b,28.] Umschlag, Wechsel: akāṇḍavivartanadāruṇa (vidhi) [UTTARAR. 79, 7 (102, 4)] [?= MĀLATĪM. 71, 8.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vivartananritya.
Ends with: Vavivartana.
Full-text: Viuttana, Vivartananritya, Uru, Ushtha, Vivarta, Tara, Naraka.
Relevant text
Search found 6 books and stories containing Vivartana, Vi-vartana; (plurals include: Vivartanas, vartanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.13 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 2.6.32 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.75 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.162.14 < [Sukta 162]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter X - Gestures of other Limbs
Chapter VIII - Gestures of Minor Limbs (upāṅga)
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati pertaining to conditions and situations < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 1.6: Definition of trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Bhūmi 7: the far-gone ground (dūraṃgamā / dūraṅgamā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]