Caranta, Caramta, Cārantā: 7 definitions
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Caranta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Charanta.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCaranta (चरन्त).—The son of Ārṣṭiṣeṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 5.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycaranta : (pr.p. of carati) walking or roaming about.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycarāṇṭa (चरांट).—n (Commonly caṛhāṇṭa) A rope, cord, string.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaranta (चरन्त):—[from car] m. Name of a man, [Vāyu-purāṇa ii, 30, 5.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaraṃta (ಚರಂತ):—[adjective] = ಚರಂತಿ [caramti]1.
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Caraṃta (ಚರಂತ):—[noun] = ಚರಂತಿ [caramti]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCārantā (சாரந்தா) noun < Urdu sārindā. A stringed musical instrument played with a bow; நரம்புவாத்திய விசேஷம். [narambuvathiya visesham.] (G. T j. D. I , 127.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Carantarita.
Ends with: Samacaranta, Samcaranta, Sancaranta, Vicaranta.
Full-text: Mithuya, Abhivicar, Mrigacarin, Kritaka, Mluc, Carika, Vichandayati, Vicchandayati, Kalpa, Carin, Kricchra.
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