Gunavritti, Guṇavṛtti, Guna-vritti: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Gunavritti 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 Guṇavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Gunavrtti or Gunavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gunavritti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇavṛtti (गुणवृत्ति).—f.

1) a secondary or unessential condition or relation (opp. mukhyavṛtti).

2) the character or style of merits.

Derivable forms: guṇavṛttiḥ (गुणवृत्तिः).

Guṇavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

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

1) Guṇavṛtti (गुणवृत्ति):—[=guṇa-vṛtti] [from guṇa] f. a secondary or unessential condition or relation (opposed to mukhyā vṛ), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] the secondary force of a word, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] character or style of qualities or merits, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gunavritti in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gunavritti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guṇavṛtti (ಗುಣವೃತ್ತಿ):—

1) [noun] a secondary or unessential condition or relation.

2) [noun] the character or style of merits.

3) [noun] the literal power or sense of a word.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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