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Vihrita, վṛt: 11 definitions

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The Sanskrit term վṛt can be transliterated into English as Vihrta or Vihrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) վṛt (विहृ�) refers to a one of the twenty ṇḍ, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 12. The վṛt-ṇḍ is classified as a ś, or “aerial�, of which there are ten in total. A ṇḍ is a combination of ī (“dԳ-ٱ�), which refers refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (), shanks (Ჹṅg) and the hip (ū). From these ī proceed dance as well as movements in general.

2) վṛt (विहृ�, “want of response�) refers to one of the ten “natural graces� of women (), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. These natural graces, also known as 屹Ჹ or sahaja, represent one of the three aspects of graces (ṃk) which forms which forms the support of sentiments (rasa) in drama. The natural graces (such as ṛt) are defined according to the science of 峾Բ󾱲Բⲹ, or “harmonious representation�.

According to the Nāṭyaśāstra, “that due to bashfulness, pretence and nature, women do not make any reply to her lover even when they have heard his words, is called ‘want of response� (ṛt)�.

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

վṛt (विहृ�).—A type of ṇḍ (series of ī) classified as aerial (ś);—IԲٰܳپDzԲ:

1) The right foot [to be moved] in the ᲹԾ-ī (then) its ԾṭṭԲ,
2) The left foot in the ⲹԻ徱-ī and the right foot in the ūū屹ṛtٲ-ī,
3) The left foot in the and the right foot in the ūī-ī,
4) The left foot in the śԳ-ī and the right foot in the ṣi and the ī (this by turning the trika) and the 岹ṇḍ-ī,
5) the left foot in the ūī and the ī-ī (the latter by turning the trika),
6) The right foot in the Ჹṅgٰ-ī and the left foot in the پԳ-ī.

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context information

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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

վṛt (विहृ�).�p. p.

1) Sported, played.

2) Expanded.

3) Transposed, varied.

4) Distributed, diposed.

-tam 1 One of the ten modes of indicating love used by women; see S. D.125,146; (written ṛt also in this sense).

2) Sport, play; Daśakumāracarita 2.6.

3) A walk.

4) Hesitation.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṛt (विहृ�).—mfn.

(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Sported, played. 2. Expanded. n.

(-ٲ�) One of the ten feminine acts or properties indicating love, hesitation, relutance, (in a female,) to avow her feelings to her lover. E. vi before to take, aff. kta .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṛt (विहृ�).—[neuter] walk, excursion.

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

1) վṛt (विहृ�):—[=vi-ṛta] [from vi-�] mfn. set or put asunder, distributed, disposed etc.

2) [v.s. ...] transposed, varied (as words or Pādas), [???]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a walk, [Rāmāyaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] hesitation, reluctance, bashful silence (one of the 10 Hāvas or feminine modes of indicating love), [Daśarūpa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վṛt (विहृ�):—[vi-ṛta] (ta�-tā-ٲ�) n. Coquetry, feminine dalliance.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

վṛt (विहृ�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viharia.

[Sanskrit to German]

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vihrita in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

վṛt (ವಿಹೃ�):�

1) [adjective] that is lost.

2) [adjective] removed; prevented; warded off.

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վṛt (ವಿಹೃ�):�

1) [noun] (dance.) a particular manner of moving in a circle keeping one foot after another in different ways.

2) [noun] (rhet.) a kind of natural, sportive manner of women.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vihrita in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

վṛt (विहृ�):—adj. excluded; banished; n. 1. the state of inability of heroine to confess her love to the hero; 2. one of the ten modes of indicating love by women;

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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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