Vivrita, ³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹: 22 definitions
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Vivrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ can be transliterated into English as Vivrta or Vivrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vivrat.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄá¹ya-Å›Ästra³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�, “revealedâ€�) refers to a specific gesture (Äåá¹…g¾±°ì²¹) made with the mouth (Äå²õ²â²¹), according to the NÄá¹yaÅ›Ästra chapter 8. These gestures should be used in conformity with the varieties of glances (»åṛṣá¹i). These gestures form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).
: archive.org: Natya Shastra³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—A type of gesture (Äåá¹…g¾±°ì²¹) made with the mouth (Äå²õ²â²¹);—Instructions: the mouth with the lips kept apart. Uses: in laughter, sorrow and fear.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) 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).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—Name given to an internal effort (as contrasted with the external effort named विवाà¤� (±¹¾±±¹Äå°ù²¹)) when the tip, middle, or root of the tongue which is instrumental in producing a sound, is kept apart from the place or sthÄna of the Pro duction of the sound; cf. ततà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥‡à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤—à¥à¤¯à¤¦à¤� जिहà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤—à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤ªà¤¾à¤—à¥à¤°à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¥‚लानà¤� ततà¥à¤¤à¤¦à¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿-सà¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤� तालà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¦à¥€à¤¨à¤¾à¤� दूरतà¤� वरà¥à¤¤à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥‡ तदà¤� विवृततà¤� (tatrotpatteá¸� prÄgyadÄ jihvÄgropÄgramadhyamÅ«lÄni tattadvarṇotpatti-sthÄnÄnÄá¹� ³ÙÄålvÄdÄ«nÄá¹� dÅ«rataá¸� vartante tadÄ ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹³ÙÄå) Tattvabodhini on S. K. on P.I.1.9.

Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) refers to a “wide (open) (mouth)â€� (representing a certain symptom of a snake-bite), as taught in the DamÅ›arÅ«pa (“aspects of snake-bitesâ€�) section of the KÄÅ›yapa Saṃhi³ÙÄå: an ancient Sanskrit text from the PÄñcarÄtra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viá¹£acikitsÄ—an important topic from Ä€yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or SarpavidyÄ).—Explaining in a scientific manner, the sage KÄÅ›yapa in his KÄÅ›yapasaṃhi³ÙÄå further elaborates that when the fatally bitten victim is thrown into oil and his reflection scrutinised, his eyes will be closed and mouth wide (±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹) open.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�):—[±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹á¸¥] Expanded or opened

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) refers to â€�(being) specially chosenâ€�, according to the King VatsarÄja’s PÅ«jÄstuti called the KÄmasiddhistuti (also VÄmakeÅ›varÄ«stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess NityÄ.—Accordingly, “One who recites this eulogy of KÄmeÅ›varÄ« called KÄmasiddhi, which serves as a very auspicious wish-fullfilling cow, placing trust [in her], is specially chosen (±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹â€�so'yaá¹� svayaá¹� ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ eva) by [the goddesses of] Beauty, Prosperity, Eloquence, and Treasury of Qualities. So, what would he do with any [other] lovers?â€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) refers to “having broadened (the chest)â€�, according to the Mataá¹…gapÄrameÅ›varatantra (Mataá¹…gapÄrameÅ›vara’s YogapÄda) verse 2.23-27.—Accordingly, while discussing ancillary and seated poses in Yoga: “[...] Having raised and broadened (±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹) the chest and having made the arms loose, the wise [Yogin] should extend his back and raise the region of the shoulders. He should diligently hold the neck still, very steady and straight [but] not too rigid nor bent [to one side]. [...]â€�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the living³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�, “exposedâ€�) refers to a category of yoni (nuclei), according to the 2nd-century TattvÄrthasÅ«tra 2.32.—The place of birth of a living being is called nucleus (nuclei is the plural). The nucleus is like a container. There are nine nuclei (yoni), eg., ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹. What the meaning is of covered and exposed nuclei? The nucleus which cannot be seen is called covered and the one which can be seen is called exposed.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) refers to â€�(being) exposedâ€� (by the winds), according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The cosmos is the shape of a palm tree filled with the three worlds, surrounded (veá¹£á¹itaá¸� pavanaiá¸�; var.â€�±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹á¸� pavanaiá¸�—‘exposed by the windsâ€�) by the three winds having great speed [and] great power in between [the cosmos and non-cosmos]. That [cosmos] is not at all produced by anyone, not at all sustained by anyone, so also not destroyed by anyone. Nevertheless, that exists by itself without support in the atmosphereâ€�.
Synonyms: Veá¹£á¹ita.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—p S Expounded, interpreted, glossed, made manifest or plain.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—Expounded, interpreted.
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 dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).â€�
1) Displayed, manifested, expressed.
2) Evident, clear, open.
3) Uncovered, exposed, laid bare; जà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¤à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¦à¥‹ विवृतजघनां को विहातà¥à¤� समरà¥à¤¥à¤ƒ (jñijÙÄåsvÄdo ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹jaghanÄá¹� ko vihÄtuá¹� samarthaá¸�) MeghadÅ«ta 43.
4) Opened, unclosed, bare, open; कृषà¥à¤£à¤¾à¤¯à¤¸à¤� à¤� विवृतं धारयनॠमà¥à¤œà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥� दà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¤ƒ (kṛṣṇÄyasaá¹� ca ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹á¹� dhÄrayan mujyate dvijaá¸�) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 13.136.6.
5) Proclaimed.
6) Expounded, explained, commented upon; विवृà¤� इव निरà¥à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤ƒ (±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ iva niruktaá¸�) BhÄgavata 12.11.24.
7) Expanded, spread out.
8) Extensive, large, spacious.
9) Bare, barren (as ground).
1) Unhurt, woundless; MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 4.
-tam 1 Open articulation.
2) Publicity.
-³ÙÄå A particular disease, ulcer.
-tam ind. Openly.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›tÄå (विवृता).—name of a lokadhÄtu: °Äå°ù²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±¹±¹Å«³ó²¹ 90.5.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—mfn.
(-taá¸�-³ÙÄå-taá¹�) 1. Expanded, extended, extensive, large. 2. Evident, displayed, made manifest. 3. Exposed, discovered. 4. Opened. 5. Explained, interpreted, expounded. 6. Open, (as the organs of speech for the articulation of vowels and sibilants.) 7. Proclaimed, divulged. f.
(-³ÙÄå) A disease, an ulcer attended with much pain and heat. E. vi before ±¹á¹� to be, aff. kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�).—[adjective] uncovered, bare, open, displayed, manifested, published, explained; [neuter] [adverb]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�):—[=vi-±¹á¹›ta] [from vi-±¹á¹�] mfn. uncovered, unconcealed, exposed, naked, bare, [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] unhurt, woundless, [MahÄbhÄrata iv, 2027]
3) [v.s. ...] unclosed, open, [ĀśvalÄyana-gá¹›hya-sÅ«tra; Upaniá¹£ad; PrÄtiÅ›Äkhya; MahÄbhÄrata] etc. (also applied to the organs in speaking and to the articulation of [particular] sounds, = ±¹¾±±¹á¹›t²¹-prayatnopeta, [ÅšaṃkarÄcÄrya on ChÄndogya-upaniá¹£ad ii, 22, 5]; [superlative degree] -tama, [Atharvaveda-prÄtiÅ›Äkhya])
4) [v.s. ...] extensive, large, wide, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] (also vÄ«-±¹á¹›ta) unfolded, exposed, revealed, explained, divulged, public, manifest, evident, known, [MahÄbhÄrata; VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhi³ÙÄå] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] opened id est. presented, offered (as an opportunity), [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]
7) ³Õ¾±±¹á¹›tÄå (विवृता):—[=vi-±¹á¹›³ÙÄ�] [from vi-±¹á¹›ta > vi-±¹á¹�] f. a [particular] disease, an ulcer attended with much pain and heat, [SuÅ›ruta]
8) [v.s. ...] a species of plant, [ib.]
9) ³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�):—[=vi-±¹á¹›ta] [from vi-±¹á¹�] n. the bare ground, [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa]
10) [v.s. ...] publicity ([locative case] ‘in publicâ€� or ‘straight outâ€�), [MahÄbhÄrata iv, 34, 4]
11) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) open articulation, approach of the tongue towards the organ of speech but without contact
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�):—[vi-±¹á¹›ta] (taá¸�-³ÙÄå-taá¹�) 1. m. Expanded; evident; laid open; developed. f. A burning ulcer.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ³Õ¾±²¹á¸h²¹, Viua, Vivaria, Vivua.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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 dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�) [Also spelled vivrat]:â€�(a) open, exposed, uncovered; unravelled; expanded; hence ~[³ÙÄå] (nf); —[svara] open vowel.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (ವಿವೃà²�):â€�
1) [adjective] allowed to be seen; disclosed; revealed; exhibited.
2) [adjective] not covered, veiled; kept open.
3) [adjective] said explicitly; explained in detail.
4) [adjective] widely extended; broad; extensive.
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³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (ವಿವೃà²�):â€�
1) [noun] (gram.) any of the letters that is pronounced with mouth opened.
2) [noun] (dance.) a posture in which the knees are bent outward.
3) [noun] (dance.) the opening of the mouth by keeping the lips apart.
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 Dictionary³Õ¾±±¹á¹›t²¹ (विवृà¤�):—adj. Phenol. â†� पà¥à¤°à¤¯à¤¤à¥à¤� [prayatna]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vivritabhava, Vivritadvara, Vivritadvija, Vivritakantha, Vivritaksha, Vivritakshi, Vivritam, Vivritanana, Vivritananatva, Vivritanetra, Vivritapaurusha, Vivritasmayana, Vivritasnana, Vivritasya, Vivritata, Vivritatamukha, Vivritatara, Vivritavat.
Full-text (+35): Vivritaksha, Vivritapaurusha, Ishadvivrita, Vivritabhava, Vivritadvara, Vivritata, Vivritam, Vivritavat, Vivritasnana, Vivritadvija, Vivritasmayana, Vivritakshi, Vivritanetra, Suvivrita, Samvritavivrita, Vivritokti, Vivritananatva, Vivritanana, Vivritasya, Vivritivimarshini.
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Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study) (by Mala Laha)
Part 3 - Classification of Speech Sound According to the internal efforts (Prayatna) < [Chapter 4 - VarṇaratnapradÄ«pikÄ Åšiká¹£Ä]
Part 4 - Classification of speech sound according to the internal efforts < [Chapter 5 - MÄṇá¸Å«kÄ« Åšiká¹£Ä]
Part 2b - Varieties of the Svarita accent < [Chapter 3 - NÄradÄ« Åšiká¹£Ä]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 2.22.5 < [Section 2.22]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.32 - The kinds of seats-of-birth (yoni) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Kshudraroga-a critical understanding < [2022: Volume 11, February issue 2]
Review on pelvic organ prolapse: prasramsini, phalini, mahayoni, vatiki. < [2023: Volume 12, December issue 21]
Karpura ghrita for managing dushta vrana: A case study. < [2020: Volume 9, August issue 8]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
8. ÅšÄlÄ, SabhÄ and MÄlikÄ-kÄra Laká¹£aṇas < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Laká¹£aṇa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)