vftti | व्फ़्त्ति | vftti
vftti | व्फ़्त्ति | f. rolling, rolling down (of tears), Śak. iv, 5; 14
mode of life or conduct, course of action, behaviour, (esp.) moral conduct, kind or respectful behaviour or treatment (also v.l. for vftta | व्फ़्त्त |), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
general usage, common practice, rule, Prāt.
mode of being, nature, kind, character, disposition, ib.; Kāv.
state, condition, Tattvas.
being, existing, occurring or appearing in (loc. or comp.), Lāṭy.; Hariv.; Kāv. &c.
practice, business, devotion or addiction to, occupation with (often ifc. ‘employed about’, ‘engaged in’, ‘practising’), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
profession, maintenance, subsistence, livelihood (often ifc.; cf. uẏCa-v˚ | उय़्Cअ-व्˚ |; vfttiṃ-√ kf | व्फ़्त्तिं-√ क्फ़् | or √ kxp | क्xप् | [Caus.] with instr., ‘to live on or by’; with gen., ‘to get or procure a maintenance for’; only certain means of subsistence are allowed to a Brāhman See Mn. iv, 4-6), ŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
wages, hire, Pañcat.
working, activity, function, MaitrUp.; Kap.; Vedāntas. &c.
mood (of the mind), Vedāntas.
the use or occurrence of a word in a partic. sense (loc.), its function or force, Pāṇ.; Sāh., Sch. on KātyŚr. &c.
mode or measure of pronunciation and recitation (said to be threefold, viz. vilambitā | विलम्बिता |, maḍyamā | मड्यमा |, and drutā | द्रुता |, q.v.), Prāt.
(in gram.) a complex formation which requires explanation or separation into its parts (as distinguished from a simple or uncompounded form, e.g. any word formed with Kṛt or Taddhita affixes, any compound and even duals and plurals which are regarded as Dvandva compounds, of which only one member is left, and all derivative verbs such as desideratives &c.)
style of composition (esp. dram. style, said to be of four kinds, viz. 1. Kaiśikī, 2. Bhāratī 3. Sātvatī, 4. Ārabhaṭī, qq.vv.; the first three are described as suited to the Śṛṅgāra, Vīra, and Raudra Rasas respectively, the last as common to all), Bhar.; Daśar. &c.
(in rhet.) alliteration, frequent repetition of the same consonant (five kinds enumerated, scil. maḍurā | मडुरा |, prOQā | प्र्OQआ |, puruśā | पुरुशा |, lalitā | ललिता |, and Badrā | Bअद्रा |), Daśar., Introd.
final rhythm of a verse (= or v.l. for vftta | व्फ़्त्त |, q.v.)
a commentary, comment, gloss, explanation (esp. on a Sūtra)
N. of the wife of a Rudra, BhP.
mode of life or conduct, course of action, behaviour, (esp.) moral conduct, kind or respectful behaviour or treatment (also v.l. for vftta | व्फ़्त्त |), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
general usage, common practice, rule, Prāt.
mode of being, nature, kind, character, disposition, ib.; Kāv.
state, condition, Tattvas.
being, existing, occurring or appearing in (loc. or comp.), Lāṭy.; Hariv.; Kāv. &c.
practice, business, devotion or addiction to, occupation with (often ifc. ‘employed about’, ‘engaged in’, ‘practising’), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
profession, maintenance, subsistence, livelihood (often ifc.; cf. uẏCa-v˚ | उय़्Cअ-व्˚ |; vfttiṃ-√ kf | व्फ़्त्तिं-√ क्फ़् | or √ kxp | क्xप् | [Caus.] with instr., ‘to live on or by’; with gen., ‘to get or procure a maintenance for’; only certain means of subsistence are allowed to a Brāhman See Mn. iv, 4-6), ŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
wages, hire, Pañcat.
working, activity, function, MaitrUp.; Kap.; Vedāntas. &c.
mood (of the mind), Vedāntas.
the use or occurrence of a word in a partic. sense (loc.), its function or force, Pāṇ.; Sāh., Sch. on KātyŚr. &c.
mode or measure of pronunciation and recitation (said to be threefold, viz. vilambitā | विलम्बिता |, maḍyamā | मड्यमा |, and drutā | द्रुता |, q.v.), Prāt.
(in gram.) a complex formation which requires explanation or separation into its parts (as distinguished from a simple or uncompounded form, e.g. any word formed with Kṛt or Taddhita affixes, any compound and even duals and plurals which are regarded as Dvandva compounds, of which only one member is left, and all derivative verbs such as desideratives &c.)
style of composition (esp. dram. style, said to be of four kinds, viz. 1. Kaiśikī, 2. Bhāratī 3. Sātvatī, 4. Ārabhaṭī, qq.vv.; the first three are described as suited to the Śṛṅgāra, Vīra, and Raudra Rasas respectively, the last as common to all), Bhar.; Daśar. &c.
(in rhet.) alliteration, frequent repetition of the same consonant (five kinds enumerated, scil. maḍurā | मडुरा |, prOQā | प्र्OQआ |, puruśā | पुरुशा |, lalitā | ललिता |, and Badrā | Bअद्रा |), Daśar., Introd.
final rhythm of a verse (= or v.l. for vftta | व्फ़्त्त |, q.v.)
a commentary, comment, gloss, explanation (esp. on a Sūtra)
N. of the wife of a Rudra, BhP.