The Sanskrit term Gṛhavat can be transliterated into English as Grhavat or Grihavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Gṛhavat (गृहवत्) refers to “one’s home”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] When 1,008 recitations have been made, all great Nāga kings are subdued. They will always appear. They will always provide all that is wished for. They accomplish everything in detail. All retinues of kinsmen with children and grandchildren are subdued. They do everything that is desired. They guard him as if it were their own home (sva-gṛhavat)”.

context information

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛhavat (गृहवत्).—m. The possessor of a house, house-holder; तथान्यासामपि विभुर्गृहेषु गृहवानिव (tathānyāsāmapi vibhurgṛheṣu gṛhavāniva) Bhāgavata 1.6.59.

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

Gṛhavat (गृहवत्):—[=gṛha-vat] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. the possessor of a house, householder, [Pañcatantra ii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 60, 59.]

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

Gṛhavat (गृहवत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghariṃta.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Griha, Vat.

Starts with: Grihavati, Grihavatika.

Ends with: Svagrihavat.

Full-text: Gharimta.

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