Kauta, Kauṭa: 8 definitions
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Kauta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKauṭa (कौट).—a. (-ṭī f.) [कूट-अञ् (kūṭa-añ)]
1) Living in one's own house; hence, independent, free.
2) Domestic, homely, home-bred.
3) Fraudulent, dishonest.
4) Snared.
-ṭaḥ 1 Fraud, falsehood.
2) Giving false evidence.
3) A variety of gems; Kau. A.2.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKauṭa (कौट).—mfn.
(-ṭaḥ-ṭī-ṭaṃ) 1. Fraudulent, dishonest. 2. Snared, wired. 3. Domestic, homely, home-born, home bred. 4. Independent. n.
(-ṭaṃ) Fraud, falsehood. m.
(-ṭaḥ) A medicinal shrub, &c. kuṭaja. E. kūṭa fraud, or kuṭi a house, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKauṭa (कौट).—[adjective] deceitful, false.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kauṭa (कौट):—1. kauṭa mfn. ([from] kuṭi), living in one’s own house, independent, free, [Pāṇini 5-4, 95]
2) m. (= kuṭa-ja) Wrightia antidysenterica, [Bhāvaprakāśa i, 206.]
3) 2. kauṭa mfn. ([from] kūṭa), fraudulent, dishonest
4) snared, wired, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) n. fraud, falsehood, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) Kauta (कौत):—[varia lectio] for koḍya q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKauṭa (कौट):—[(ṭaḥ-ṭā-ṭaṃ) a.] Fraudulent; snared; kept at home. m. A medicinal shrub. n. Fraud, falsehood.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKauṭa (ಕೌಟ):—
1) [adjective] of the home; domestic; homely.
2) [adjective] having or living in, a house of one’s own.
3) [adjective] living without depending on another.
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Kauta (ಕೌತ):—[noun] a false reason or motive put forth to hide the real one; an excuse; a pretext.
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Kauta (ಕೌತ):—[noun] a kind of musical instrument (a percussion instrument ?).
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 (+11): Kauta-balli, Kautabhi, Kautahorina, Kautaja, Kautajabharika, Kautajika, Kautakamangala, Kautakasaroddhara, Kautakik, Kautakika, Kautali, Kautalu, Kautalya, Kautam, Kautaman, Kautamanar, Kautaneri, Kautapa, Kautaphala, Kautasakshin.
Full-text (+9): Kautasakshin, Kautasakshya, Kautataksha, Kautaja, Kautam, Kautaneri, Kautaphala, Muri kauta-balli, Kauta-balli, Kautya, Kautiya, Kautayana, Kautajika, Kodya, Kaudya, Pancakautam, Kautasthya, Kauti, Urkalam, Taksha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.4 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 11 - Examination of Gems that are to be entered into the Treasury < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]