svarita

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noun

Falling accent, which usually follows the acute udātta, in Vedic Sanskrit.

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Meanings

nounsvarita (plural svaritas)

plural svaritas

  1. Falling accent, which usually follows the acute udātta, in Vedic Sanskrit.

Origin

  1. Sanskritस्वरित“sounded, accentuated”
  2. Englishsvarita

From Sanskrit स्वरित (svarita, “sounded, accentuated”).

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svarita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svarita

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“svarita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svarita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “svarita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/svarita.

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