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.
Vriti has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vṛti can be transliterated into English as Vrti or Vriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVṛti (वृति):—1. (von 1. var) f. Einzäunung, Zaun, Hecke [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 982.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 198.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 38.] [Halāyudha 2, 135.] vṛtiṃ tatra prakurvīta yāmuṣṭro na vilokayet [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 239.] vṛtimapyāśritaḥ śatrurvadhyaḥ [Spr. 2885.] vṛtimiha kurute kodravāṇāṃ samantāt [3311.] bhaṅgaṃ kṛtvā [Pañcatantra 248, 2.] vṛtiṃ cūrṇayitvā [249, 13.] dvāra 4. prācīraṃ prāntato vṛtiḥ [Amarakoṣa 2, 2, 3.] kumbā sugahanā vṛtiḥ (so ist zu schreiben) [7, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 824.] upavana [Meghadūta 24.] kuravakavṛtermādhavīmaṇḍapasya [76.]
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Vṛti (वृति):—2. (von 2. var) f. Wahl, Erwählung, ein erwähltes Gnadengeschenk; = varaṇa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 198.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 38.] = vara [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 8.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1523.]
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Vṛti (वृति):—3. fehlerhaft für vṛtti [Mahābhārata 1, 8350] (vṛtti ed. Bomb.). [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 193] (vṛtti ed. Calc.). für irgend ein anderes Wort in der Bed. mallī und ruj [Medinīkoṣa t. 56] (das richtige vṛti ebend. [38]).
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: 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]