Durvritta, Dur-vritta, Durvṛtta: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Durvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Durvrtta or Durvritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Durvratt.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त) refers to “wicked people” whose company should be shunned by persons of good qualities and conduct (sadvṛtta), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.17. Accordingly, as Guṇanidhi, who was addicted to gambling (dyūta), was told by his mother as follows:—“[...] shun the company (saṃsarga) of the wicked people (durvṛtta), associate with good men (sādhusaṅgara), turn your attention to good learning (sadvidyā) and strictly adhere to Brahminical conventions (brāhmaṇācāra). Emulate your father in form (rūpa), fame (yaśas) and traditional activity (kulaśīla). Why don’t you feel ashamed? Cast off your wickedness (durvṛtta). [...] You shall respect your father-in-law also, in view of his good qualities and conduct (sadvṛtta). How is it that you do not feel ashamed of wickedness (durvṛtta)?”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—a (S) Addicted to evil practices; leading a low or infamous life.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—a Addicted to evil practices; lead- ing a low or infamous life.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—a.
1) vile, wicked, ill-behaved.
2) roguish.
-ttam misconduct, ill-behaviour. दुर्वृत्तवृत्तशमनं तव देवि शीलम् (durvṛttavṛttaśamanaṃ tava devi śīlam) Devīmāhātmya.
Durvṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and vṛtta (वृत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—mfn.
(-ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) Vile, wicked, leading a low or infamous life, following disreputable habits or business, a cheat, a juggler, a rogue, a blackguard, &c. E. dur bad, vṛtta to be or abide. duṣṭaṃ vṛttam prā0 sa0 .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—1. [adjective] ill-behaved, wicked.
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Durvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त).—2. [neuter] ill behaviour, misconduct, villany.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त):—[=dur-vṛtta] [from dur] n. bad conduct, meanness, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. behaving badly, vile, mean
3) [v.s. ...] m. rogue, villain, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त):—[dur-vṛtta] (ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) a. Leading a low or infamous life.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDurvṛtta (दुर्वृत्त) [Also spelled durvratt]:—(a) misbehaved; vile, wicked; hence ~[tti] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDurvṛtta (ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತ):—[adjective] having evil, wicked characteristics; following morally bad or wrong path.
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Durvṛtta (ದುರ್ವೃತ್ತ):—
1) [noun] morally bad or wrong path.
2) [noun] a man following such a path; a wicked man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Dur, Door, Tur.
Starts with: Durvrittatana.
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