Avritta, Āṛtٲ, ṛtٲ: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Āṛtٲ and ṛtٲ can be transliterated into English as Avrtta or Avritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Avratt.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त) is another name for Āvarta, one of the 108 첹ṇa (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṛtٲ (अवृत्त) refers to those Rudrākṣas which are “not circular� and thus to be discarded, according to the Śivapurāṇa 1.25, while explaining the greatness of Rudrākṣa:—“[...] Six types of Rudrākṣas shall be discarded:—that which is defiled by worms, is cut and broken, has no thornlike protrusions, has cracks and is not circular [viz., ṛtٲ]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāṛtta (आवृत्त).—p (S) Enclosed, encompassed; enwrapped, encased. 2 Revolved, whirled, turned round.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāṛtta (आवृत्त).�p Enclosed; enwrapped; revolved.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त).�p. p.
1) Turned round, whirled, returned; आवृत्तवृन्तशतपत्रनिभम् (屹ṛtٲṛnٲśٲ貹ٰԾ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.29.
2) Repeated; द्विरावृत्ता दश द्विदशाः (dvirāṛttā daśa dvidaśā�) Sk.
3) Learnt (by heart), studied; Uttararāmacarita 6.
4) Reverted, returned.
5) Averted.
6) Retreated, fled.
7) Upside down (adhomukha); (ٲūṣu) अथावृत्तेष� (ٳ屹ṛtٱṣu) Chān. Up.2.2.2.
-ttam Addressing a prayer or songs to a god
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त).—mfn.
(-ٳٲ�-ٳ-ٳٲ�) 1. Whirled, stirred, turned round. 2. Reverted, averted. 3. Retreated, fled. E. � before ṛt to be, kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त).—[adjective] turned round, towards, or sidewards, bent, inverted, averted from ([ablative]), returned, repeated.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛtٲ (अवृत्त):—[=a-ṛtta] mfn. not happened, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] not dead, still living, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 8,10.]
3) [v.s. ...] of bad conduct or behaviour, [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) Āṛtٲ (आवृत्त):—[=ā-ṛtta] [from ā-ṛt] mfn. turned round, stirred, whirled
5) [v.s. ...] reverted, averted
6) [v.s. ...] retreated, fled
7) [v.s. ...] n. addressing a prayer or songs to a god.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त):—[ā-ṛtta] (tta�-ttā-tta�) p. Whirled round; reverted; averted; fled.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āṛtٲ (आवृत्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṭṭ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त) [Also spelled avratt]:�(a) turned round, whirled; repeated; reverted.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀṛtٲ (ಆವೃತ್ತ):�
1) [adjective] turned around; whirled; spanned.
2) [adjective] returned; recurred; repeated.
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Āṛtٲ (ಆವೃತ್ತ):—[noun] the water got by digging the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀṛtٲ (आवृत्त):—adj. 1. turned round; whirled; 2. repeated; 3. learnt; studied; 4. reverted; 5. averted; 6. retreated; fled;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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