In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Ghaṭīghāta (घटीघात) refers to the “striking of the clock” (of kings), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Those who are wise speak about momentariness with the striking of the clock of kings (ghaṭīghāta—ghaṭīghātena bhūbhṛtām). The betterment of oneself must be accomplished. That [time] which is past will not return”.

Note: The Hindi explanation (JA[S] 3rd ed. p. 27-8) differs slightly from the commentary in its reading of this verse. It says that the sages have explained the transitoriness of animate and inanimate objects with the striking of the clock (ghaṭīghāta) of kings. This means that just as a clock indicates minutes and hours by striking on time so it also indicates the destruction of things according to the passage of time. The reason Śubhacandra refers to the striking of the clock of kings is due to the fact that, as laid down in the Arthaśāstra (attributed to Kauṭilya), from ancient times in India it was one of the responsibilities of a king to keep the time (Pargiter 1915: 699).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghaṭighaṭa (घटिघट).—An epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: ghaṭighaṭaḥ (घटिघटः).

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

1) Ghaṭighaṭa (घटिघट):—[=ghaṭi-ghaṭa] [from ghaṭi > ghaṭ] m. Name of Śiva, [Harivaṃśa 14884] (cf. ghaṭin.)

2) Ghaṭīghaṭa (घटीघट):—[=ghaṭī-ghaṭa] [from ghaṭī > ghaṭ] in [compound] and ifc. smaller and larger pots, [Harivaṃśa 3415; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa viii, 205.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghatighata in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Ghata, Ghatin.

Full-text: Dhatin, Ghati, Ghata.

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