Ghoratara: 2 definitions
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Ghoratara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryghoratara : (adj.) most terrible.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhoratara (घोरतर):—[=ghora-tara] [from ghora] mfn. more terrible, very awful, [Horace H. Wilson] (cf. -ghoratara.)
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ghorataravva.
Ends with: Aghoraghoratara, Ghoraghoratara.
Full-text: Ghoraghoratara, Aghoraghoratara, Nad, Ghora.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
3. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Āraṇyaka literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.26 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2c - Rasa (3): Raudra or the sentiment of furiousness < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Mukhalingas and esoteric meanings < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Doctrine of the Pāśupata-sūtras < [Chapter XXXVIII - Śaiva Philosophy in some of the Important texts]