parivṛttiḥ

Dictionary meanings for parivṛttiḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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parivṛttiḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. 1 Revolution; Śi. 10. 91.

2 Return; turning back.

3 Barter, exchange.

4 End, termina- tion.

5 Surrounding.

6 Staying or dwelling in a place.

7 Contrac- [Page0681-a+ 56] tion of the prepuce.

8 (In Rhet.) A figure of speech in which there is an exchange of a thing for what is equal, less or greater; parivṛttirvi- nimayo yo'rthānāṃ syatsamāsamaiḥ K. P. 10; e. g. dattvā kaṭākṣameṇākṣī jagrāha hṛdayaṃ...

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