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Ghataka, ҳṭa첹, ҳٲ첹, Ghata-ka: 23 definitions

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Ghataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Ghatak.

In Hinduism

Mīmāṃsā (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ghataka in Mimamsa glossary
: Srimatham: Mīmāṃsa: The Study of Hindu Exegesis

ҳṭa첹 (घट�) refers to category of declaration on Brahman and Ātman.—ҳṭa첹-śruti refers to those affirming identity between Atman and Brahman.

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Mimamsa (मीमांस�, mīmāṃsā) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)

Ghaṭakā (घटका) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳ峾ǰṣa-ղԳٰ, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.� The catalogue includes the term—Ghaṭakā in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�tatra ṭadīkṣitabrāhmaṇādīnā� saṃsargaparityāgāvaśyakatānirūpaṇam .

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

ҳٲ첹 (घातक) refers to “that which kills (living beings)�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The body of embodied souls attaches to bad Karmas through actions which possess constant exertion and which kill living beings (ᲹԳٳ-ٲ첹)�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ҳṭa첹.—a jar (Ep. Ind., Vol. XIV, p. 309). Note: ṭa첹 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ṭa첹 : (m. nt.) 1. a small jar; a small water pot. 2. capital of a pillar; 3. a knot of wood. || ٲka (m.), one who kills, robs, or destroys.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

ҳٲ첹, (adj.-°) murdering, destroying, slaughtering Vin.I, 89 (arahanta°), 136 (id.), 168 (id.); II, 194 (manussa°); IV, 260 (tala°) J.IV, 366 (gāma° corā robbers infesting the village); V, 397 (thī°=itthi°); Pug.56 (maccha°).—As noun: (m.) one who slays, an executioner: go° a bull-slaughterer M.I, 244, etc. (see go); cora° an executioner or haṅgman J.III, 41; Pug.56; PvA.5.�(nt.) brigandage, robbery, slaughtering: gāmaٲka� karoti J.I, 200. (Page 257)

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ҳṭa첹, (Dem. of prec.) 1. a small jar (?) Vin.II, 129, 130 (combined w. kataka & sammajjanī); cp. Vin. Texts III, 130.�2. the capital of a pillar J.I, 32 (cp. kumbha). (Page 256)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭa첹 (घट�).�(S) A manager between parties; a gobetween or conductor; esp. a negotiator of matrimonial alliances. 2 A manager gen.

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ṭa (घटका).—f (ṭi S) A period of sixty pala or twenty-four minutes. 2 The metal vessel by the sinking of which in water the ṭa is measured. gha0 ٲlēlī asaṇēṃ g. of s. To be in the last agonies. gha0 ṇĸ To fix the hour (of dying or of any doing). gha0 󲹰ṇĸ g. of s. To have one's hour or period full, up, out, expired. gha0 bhara For the present; for a moment.

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ٲka (घातक) [or की, ī].—a (S) Murderous, mischievous, destructive; deleterious, injurious, baleful, ruinous; that kills or destroys.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭa첹 (घट�).�m A manager between parties. A component part, a constituent.

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ṭa (घटका).�f A period of 24 minutes; a vessel to measure time. ṭa ṇĸ To fix the hour. ṭabhara For the present; for a moment. ṭa 󲹰ṇĸ Have one's hour full, expired.

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ٲka (घातक) [or ī, or की].�a Murderous, mischievous, destructive.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ҳṭa첹 (घट�).�a. [ṭayati �-ṇic ṇvܱ]

1) Exerting oneself, striving for; एत� सत्पुरुषाः परार्थघटका� स्वार्थं परित्यज्� ये (ete satpuruṣāḥ parārthaṭa� svārtha� parityajya ye) Bh. 2.74.

2) Bringing about, accomplishing.

3) Forming a constituent part, constituent, component.

-첹� 1 A tree that produces fruit without apparent flowers.

2) A match-maker, an agent who ascertains genealogies and negotiates matrimonial alliances.

3) A genealogist.

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ҳٲ첹 (घातक).�a. [in-ṇic ṇvܱ] Killing, destroying, a killer, destroyer, murderer &c. Manusmṛti 5.51.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ҳṭa첹 (घट�).�m., or adj., who or which reveals or expounds: پ屹Բ 442.1; 523.25 (in cliché cited s.v. udṭa첹, for which this is substituted); ekānta-ṭake śāsane (loc. abs.) ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.237.8.

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ҳṭa첹 (घाटक).�(-ṭaka) = -ٲka, in vadhya-gh°, q.v.; compare ghāṭin, and § 2.41.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҳṭa첹 (घट�).—m.

(-첹�) 1. A tree that produces fruit without apparent flowers. 2. A match-maker, an agent who ascertains or invents genealogies, and negociates matrimonial alliances. 3. A genealogist. E. to endeavour, and ṇic ṇvܱ aff.

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ҳٲ첹 (घातक).—mfn.

(-첹�-kā-ka�) A murderer, a maimer, &c. E. han as above, with ṇvܱ aff. hananakarttari.

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ҳṭa첹 (घट�).—m.

(-첹�) A rule, a doctrine.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҳṭa첹 (घट�).—[� + aka], adj. Striving, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 66.

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ҳٲ첹 (घातक).—i. e. han, [Causal.], + aka, adj. and s., f. ī. 1. A murderer, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 5, 51; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 12, 12. 2. Destroying, Mahābhārata 3, 1277.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҳṭa첹 (घट�).—[adjective] producing, arranging, procuring; [masculine] & [feminine] ṭi = [preceding] [masculine]

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ҳٲ첹 (घातक).—[feminine] ī = [preceding] [adjective]; [masculine] slayer, murderer.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ҳṭa첹 (घट�):—[from ] mfn. accomplishing, [Bhartṛhari ii, 66]

2) [v.s. ...] procuring, [iii, 57] [Scholiast or Commentator]

3) [v.s. ...] ready, skilful, [پ屹Բ xxx, 143]

4) [v.s. ...] forming a constituent part, [Jaimini i, 1, 5 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a pot, jar, [Kathāsaritsāgara lvii, 45]

6) [v.s. ...] a genealogist, [Kuladīp]

7) [v.s. ...] a match-maker, negotiator of matrimonial alliances, [Religious Thought and Life in India] p.377 (cf. ṭa-dāsī)

8) [v.s. ...] a tree that produces fruits without apparent flowers, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) ҳṭa첹 (घाटक):—[from ṭa] mfn. = ṭa See danta-

10) ҳٲ첹 (घातक):—[from ٲ] mf(ī, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśat i, 19/20]; )n. killing, killer, murderer, [Manu-smṛti v, 51; Mahābhārata] etc.

11) [v.s. ...] destroying, ruining, [iii, 1277]

12) [v.s. ...] (See ś-)

13) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. made of the ҳٲ첹 (= Vadhaka) wood, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra ix, 7, 8.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ҳṭa첹 (घट�):�(첹�) 1. m. A tree that produces fruit without apparent flowers; a negociator of marriages, a match-maker; a genealogist.

2) ҳٲ첹 (घातक):�(첹�) 1. m. A murderer.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ҳṭa첹 (घट�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ҳḍa, ҳⲹ, ҳⲹⲹ.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) ҳṭa첹 (घट�) [Also spelled ghatak]:�(nm) a factor, component/constituent/ingredient.

2) ҳٲ첹 (घातक) [Also spelled ghatak]:�(a) lethal; fatal; ruinous; (nm) a killer; murderer.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ҳṭa첹 (ಘಟ�):�

1) [adjective] tending to achieve; exerting oneself; striving for; bringing about.

2) [adjective] forming a constituent part; constituent.

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ҳṭa첹 (ಘಟ�):�

1) [noun] a match-making agent whose profession is ascertaining genealogies of two families, negotiating matrimonial alliances, etc.

2) [noun] a person who organises or manages; an organiser.

3) [noun] a unit a) a single person or group, esp. as distinguished from others or as part of a whole; b) a single, distinct part or object, esp. one used for a specific purpose.

4) [noun] an organisation, administration etc. functioning independently without control by others; an autonomous body.

5) [noun] a man who undertakes, tends to undertake adventures; an adventurer.

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ҳٲ첹 (ಘಾತಕ):�

1) [adjective] tending or inclined to strike (another); that strikes; striking.

2) [adjective] that kills; tending to or having a habitual inclination to, kill.

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ҳٲ첹 (ಘಾತಕ):�

1) [noun] a man who kills, slaughters; a killer, murderer; a slaughterer.

2) [noun] a man who inflicts distress (habitually); a wicked man.

3) [noun] a man who is not worthy of trust; a perfidious, treacherous man; a betrayer.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ghataka in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) ҳṭa첹 (घट�):—n. 1. match-maker; negotiator of matrimonial alliance; 2. a cunning person; 3. constituent;

2) ҳٲ첹 (घातक):—adj. 1. killing; murderous; cut-throat; 2. blowing; assaulting; 3. damaging; destructive;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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