Karahata, Karahāṭa: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Karahata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKarahāṭa (करहाट) refers to one of the Siddhas of the Tradition of the Eastern House (pūrvagṛha-āmnāya), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Note: Each name is preceded by ‘śrī’ and ends with ‘pāda’.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Early History Of The DeccanKarahāṭa (करहाट) refers to a province (viṣaya).—Karahāṭa derived its name from Karahāṭa, Karahāṭaka, the Karahakaṭa or Karahākaḍaka of Brāhmī inscriptions, modern Karāḍ, the chief town of the Karāḍ tāluk in the southern part of the Sātāra District at the junction of the Kṛṣṇā and the Koynā.
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras1) Karahāṭa (करहाट) or Karahāṭaka is the name of a village mentioned in the “Janjirā plates (set I) of Aparājita”. Karahāṭa is modern Karhāḍ in the Sātārā district. The Brāhmaṇas of Karahāṭa correspond to the modern sub-sect of the Karhāḍe Brāhmaṇas in Mahārāṣṭra and Koṅkaṇa.
2) Karahāṭa is also mentioned as a region in the “Miraj plates of Mārasiṃha”. Karahāṭa is modern Karhāḍ.
3) Karahāṭa is also mentioned in the “Bhoighar plates of Chittaraja”. Karahāṭa is well known as Karhāḍ in the Sātārā District, from where several learned Brāhmaṇas were invited to North Koṅkaṇ by the Śilāhāras. They may have been residing at Bhoighar at the time of the present grant.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarahāṭa (करहाट).—
1) Name of a country; (perhaps the modern Karad in Satara district); करहाटपतेः पुत्री त्रिजगन्नेत्र- कार्मणम् (karahāṭapateḥ putrī trijagannetra- kārmaṇam) Vikr.8.2.
2) The fibrous root or stem of a lotus.
-kaḥ (= karahāṭaḥ) अचिरशैशिरविक्लमशेषिता कमलिनी करहाटकशेषिता (aciraśaiśiraviklamaśeṣitā kamalinī karahāṭakaśeṣitā) Rām. Ch.4.6.
3) A group of lotuses.
Derivable forms: karahāṭaḥ (करहाटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarahāṭa (करहाट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. The fibrous root of a lotus. 2. A tree, (Vangueria spinosa.) E. ka water, and rah to abandon, karaha a lotus, aṭa what goes, or by what it goes; or kara the hand, haṭ to illuminate or adorn, and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karahāṭa (करहाट):—m. the tree Vangueria Spinosa, [Suśruta]
2) the fibrous root of a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Name of a region.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarahāṭa (करहाट):—[kara-hāṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. The fibrous root of a lotus; Vangueria spinosa.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Karahāṭa (करहाट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Karahāḍa.
[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 corpusKarahaṭa (ಕರಹಟ):—[noun] = ಕರಹಡ [karahada].
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Karahāṭa (ಕರಹಾಟ):—[noun] = ಕರಹಡ [karahada].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karahataka.
Ends with: Bhikarahata.
Full-text (+21): Karahataka, Karahada, Kardata, Kotama, Karatam, Karatin, Lakshmidhara, Vavanaiya, Govardhanabhatta, Dhareshvarabhatta, Tikapaiya, Vapyaiya, Lokapaiya, Ramba, Vambana, Keshavabhatta, Nagadevaiya, Risiyapaiya, Narayana-bhatta, Vavalaiya.
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