vivartaH 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; SabdabrahmaRastAdfSaM vivartamitihAsaM rAmAyaRaM praRinAya U. 2 ; eko rasaH karuRa eva nimittaBedAdBannaH pfTak pfTagivASrayate vivartAn U. 3. 47 ; akAMqaSuzkASanipAtarOdraH ka eza DAturvizamo vivartaH Mv. 5. 57. 6 (In Vedānta phil. ) An apparent or illusory form, an unreal appearance caused by avidyA 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 illusory appearance-while Brahman or Supreme Spirit is the only real entity; as a serpent ( sarpa ) is a vivarta of a rope ( rajju ), so is the world a vivarta of the real entity Brahman, and the illusion is removed by Vidyā or true knowledge; cf. Bhavabhūti: - vidyAkalpena marutA BeGAnAM BUyasAmapi . brahmaRIva vivartAnAM kvApi vipralayaH kftaH .. ( pb ) U. 6. 6 ). 7 A heap, multitude, collection, an assemblage. Comp. — vAdaH the doctrine of the Vedāntins that the visible world is illusory and Brahman alone is the real entity.