विवर्ण विवर्तन

विवर्त

विवर्त 1 Turning round, revolving, whirling.
2 Rolling onward, moving about; Mv. 6. 26.
3 Rolling back, returning.
4 Dancing.
5 Alteration, modification, change of form, altered condition or state; शब्द- ब्रह्मणस्तादृशं विवर्तमितिहासं रामायणं प्रणिनाय U. 2; एको रसः करुण एव निमित्तभेदाद्भन्नः पृथक् पृथगिवाश्रयते विवर्तान् U. 3. 47; अकांडशुष्काशनि- पातरौद्रः क एष धातुर्विषमो विवर्तः Mv. 5. 57.
6 (In Vedānta phil.) An apparent or illusory form, an unreal appearance caused by अविद्या or human error; (this is a favourite doctrine of the Vedāntins according to whom the whole visible world is a mere illusion-an unreal and illu sory appearance-while Brahman or Supreme Spirit is the only real entity; as a serpent (सर्प) is a vivarta of a rope (रज्जु), so is the world a vivarta of the real entity Brahman, and the illusion is removed by Vi- dyā or true knowledge; cf. Bhavabhūti: −विद्याकल्पेन मरुता भेघानां भूयसा- मपि । ब्रह्मणीव विवर्तानां क्वापि विप्रलयः कृतः ॥ U. 6. 6).
7 A heap, multitude, collection, an assemblage.
−Comp.
−वादः the doctrine of the Vedāntins that the visible world is illusory and Brahman alone is the real entity.

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