Kotira, ṭi, ṭīr: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsaṭīr (कोटी�) refers to “matted hair�, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.18.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṭi (कोटि�).—[ṭi� rāti rā-ka Tv.]
1) The hair collected on the forehead by ascetics in the shape of a horn.
2) An ichneumon.
3) An epithet of Indra.
Derivable forms: ṭi� (कोटिरः).
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ṭīr (कोटी�).—[ṭimīrayati īr a� Tv.]
1) A diadem, crown; यत्पादाम्बुजचुम्बिना� सुरपते� कोटीरगारुत्मतस्तोमानां तुलसीदलप्रकरत� (yatpādāmbujacumbinā� surapate� koṭīragārutmatastomānā� tulasīdalaprakarata�) Viś. Guṇ�.26.
2) A crest.
3) The hair collected (by ascetics) on the forehead in the shape of a horn, matted hair in general; कोटीरबन्धनधनुर्गुणयोगपट्टव्यापारपा�- गममु� भज भूतभर्तु� (koṭīrabandhanadhanurguṇayogapaṭṭavyāpārapāra- gamamu� bhaja bhūtabhartu�) N.11.18; कठोर� कोटीरे स्खलसि जह� जम्भ�- रिमुकुटम� (kaṭhore koṭīre skhalasi jahi jambhā- rimuṭam) Ā. L.
Derivable forms: ṭīr� (कोटीरः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭi (कोटि�).—m.
(-�) 1. An ichneumon, (Viverra ichneumon.) 2. An insect, coccinella of various kinds: see indragopa. 3. A name of Indra. E. ṭi excellence, and ra what possesses.
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ṭīr (कोटी�).—m.
(-�) 1. Long entangled hair. 2. A crest, a diadem. E. � to be crooked, iran affix and the radical vowel converted.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṭi (कोटि�):—[from ṭa] m. the hair (collected on the forehead in the shape of a horn), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] an ichneumon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] (= ṭika) an insect (coccinella of various kinds), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) ṭi (कोटिरा):—[from ṭi > ṭa] f. Name of one of the mothers in Skanda’s retinue, [Mahābhārata ix, 2632] (ṭarā [varia lectio])
6) ṭīr (कोटी�):—[from ṭa] m. (= ṭi) long entangled hair, [Naiṣadha-carita xi, 18]
7) [v.s. ...] a crest, diadem, [Pārśvanātha-caritra ii, 1 and 54.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṭi (कोटि�):�(�) 1. m. An ichneumon; an insect (Coccinella); Indra.
2) ṭīr (कोटी�):�(�) 1. m. Long entangled hair; a crest, a diadem.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKōṭīra (ಕೋಟೀ�):�
1) [noun] a circlet or headdress, often of gold and jewels, worn by a monarch as an emblem of sovereignty.
2) [noun] the hair collected and tied in any mode (as in the shape of a horn by an ascetic).
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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