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vivarta

vivarta noun: a turning or whirling.

Noun

vivarta (plural vivartas)

  1. (Indian mysticism) A turning or whirling.
  2. (Indian mysticism) The cyclonic process of manifestation by which the one becomes the many. It is an essentially Vedantic concept of cosmogonic as well as psychologico-philosophical implications.

Forms of vivarta

pluralvivartas

Origin of vivarta

From Sanskrit विवर्त (vivarta).

Questions about vivarta

What does vivarta mean?
Vivarta means a turning or whirling.
What part of speech is vivarta?
Vivarta is a noun.
What is the plural of vivarta?
The plural of vivarta is vivartas.

Words near vivarta in the dictionary

  1. vivaria
  2. vivaries
  3. vivarium
  4. vivariums
  5. Vivars
  6. vivarta
  7. vivartas
  8. vivary
  9. vivas
  10. vivat
  11. Vivation

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