प्रवृत्ति

{ pravṛttiḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : आरंभ, गुणनांक, भाग्य, उत्पत्ति, प्रवाह, समाचार, यज्ञ, स्वभाव, रुझान, उज्जैन, दान, रुझान

A dictionary, Marathi and English

; predilection, propensity, inclination.

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : अभिरुचि

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-°वृत्ति  f.  f. moving onwards, advance, progress, [GṛŚrS.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.]

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प्र °वृत्ति

coming forth, appearance, manifestation, [ŚvetUp.]; [Kālid.]; [Rājat.]
rise, source, origin, [MBh.]
activity, exertion, efficacy, function, [Kap.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]; [MBh.] &c. (in the न्याय one of the 82 प्रमेयs, [IW. 63])
नि-वृत्ति   active life (as opp. to [q.v.] and to contemplative devotion, and defined as consisting of the wish to act, knowledge of the means, and accomplishment of the object), [W.]

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नि वृत्ति

giving or devoting one's self to, prosecution of, course or tendency towards, inclination or predilection for ( loc. or comp.), [Rājat.]; [Hit.]; [Sāh.]
application, use, employment, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [MārkP.]
conduct, behaviour, practice, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
the applicability or validity of a rule, KātyŚr.; [Pāṇ.] Sch.
currency, continuance, prevalence, ib.
fate, lot, destiny, [R.]
news, tidings, intelligence of ( gen. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
विषय-वती   cognition (with , ‘a sensuous c°’), [Yogas.]

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विषय वती

the exudation from the temples of a rutting elephant, [L.] ( cf. [Vikr. iv, 47])
N. of अवन्ति or Oujein or any holy place, [L.]
प्र-कृति   (in arithm.) the multiplier, [W.] ( w.r. for ?)

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प्र कृति

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रवृत्तिः [pravṛttiḥ]  f. f.
Continued advance.
Rise, origin, source, flow (of words &c.); प्रवृत्तिरासीच्छब्दानां चरितार्था चतुष्टयी [Ku.2.17.]
Appearance, manifestation; कुसुमप्रवृत्तिसमये [Ś.4.9.] (v. l.); [R.11.43;14.39;15.4.]
Advent, setting in, commencement; आकालिकीं वीक्ष्य मधुप्रवृत्तिम् [Ku.3.34.]
Application or addiction to, tendency, inclination, predilection, propensity; न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् [Bg.11.31;] सतां हि संदेहपदेषु वस्तुषु प्रमाणमन्तःकरणप्रवृत्तयः [Ś.1.22.]
Conduct, behaviour; त्वां प्रत्यकस्मात् कलुषप्रवृत्तौ [R.14.73.]
Employment, occupation, activity; विदितं वो यथा स्वार्था न मे काश्चित् प्रवृत्तयः [Ku.6.26.]
Use, employment, currency (as of a word).
Continued effort, perseverance.
Signification, sense, acceptation (of a word).
Continuance, permanence, prevalence.
Active life, taking an active part in worldly affairs (opp. निवृत्ति); प्रवृत्तिः कुत्र कर्तव्या जीवितव्यं कथं नु वा [H.]
News, tidings, intelligence; ततः प्रवृत्तिः सीतायाः [Mb.3.148.5;] प्रवृत्तिसाराः खलु मादृशां गिरः [Ki.1.25;] जीमूतेन स्वकुशलमयी हारयिष्यन् प्रवृत्तिम् [Me.4;] [V.4.2.]
Applicability or validity of a rule.
Fate, destiny, luck.
Cognition, direct perception or apprehension.
Rutting juice, or ichor exuding from the temples of an elephant in rut.
 N. N. of the city of उज्जयिनी q. v.
(In Arith.) The multiplier. -Comp.
-ज्ञः   a spy, secret emissary or agent.
-निमित्तम्   a reason for the use of any term in a particular signification.
-पराङ्मुख a.  a. averse to giving news; मयि च विधुरे भावः कान्ताप्रवृत्तिपराङ्मुखः [V.4.2.] -पुरुषः a news agent; प्रवृत्तिपुरुषाः कथयन्ति Pañch.
-प्रत्ययः   conception of the things relating to the external world.-मार्गः active or worldly life, attachment to the business and pleasure of the world.
-लेखः   a writ of guidance; प्रावृत्तिकश्च प्रतिलेख एव [Kau.A.2.1.28.]
-विज्ञानम्   cognition of the things belonging to the external world.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रवृत्ति  f.  ( -त्तिः)
1. Activity, occupation, active life, as opposed to contem- plative devotion; or it is defined to consist of the wish to do, knowledge of the means of success and accomplishing the desired object.
2. Prosecution, perseverance.
3. Addiction to, predilection for.
4. Practice, conduct.
5. Tidings, intelligence.
6. Continuous flow, stream, current.
7. Employment, occupation.
8. Fate, Des- tiny.
9. Signification, sense.
10. Direct perception.
11. Progress, advance.
12. Rise, source, origin.
13. Appearance, manifestation. 14. The juice that exudes from the elephant's temples, when in rut. 15. Oujein, or any holy place.
16. (In arithmetic,) The multiplier.
E. प्र before, वृत् to be or abide, aff. क्तिन् .

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प्र वृत् क्तिन् .