aparivṛta

 

Aparivṛta means “not enclosed, not fenced,

not surrounded”, used especially for open 

or unfenced spaces such as fields.

Core meaning

All major dictionary sources agree that aparivṛta (अपरिवृत) is an adjective 

meaning:

• Not enclosed or fenced on all sides (e.g., a field)

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• Unsurrounded / not hedged in

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This sense appears in classical sources such as Manu-smṛti and 

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Grammatical and etymological notes

• Form: a‑parivṛta — a tatpuruṣa compound meaning “not surrounded”

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• Built from a‑ (negation) + parivṛta (“surrounded, enclosed”).
• Gender: masculine, feminine, neuter (‑taḥ, ‑tā, ‑tam)

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Vedic variant

• The Ṛgveda uses the form aparīvṛta (अपरीवृत), which is the same word 
• with a Vedic vowel variation

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Usage context

The term is used in:

• Describing open land, especially unfenced grain fields 
• (e.g., aparivṛtaṃ dhānyam)

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• General descriptions of anything not surrounded or enclosed.
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Summary

Aparivṛta = unfenced, unenclosed, open, not surrounded — a 

straightforward descriptive adjective in Sanskrit, with both Vedic

and classical attestations.