Alternative spellings of this word include Chatita.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Caṭita.—(LP), one who makes an attack. (LP), accumulated. Cf. khaṇḍa-sphuṭita-caṭita-pratiṣaṃskāra; a crack. Note: caṭita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Catita (चतित).—a. (Ved. catta) Hidden; made to disappear.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Caṭita (चटित).—ppp. as adj. and subst. (to caṭ, in this sense only in cpds. in Sanskrit, except caṭita, zerbrochen, once according to [Boehtlingk]; [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. caṭ erroneously abfallen for Pañcat. Koseg. 131.1; not recorded in MIndic), broken down, or cracked: caṭita-sphuṭitān (adj.) vihārān Kāraṇḍavvūha 13.9; stūpa-bimbāni caṭita-sphuṭitāni viśīrṇa-bhūtāni 13.11; tenāsau dṛṣṭaḥ stūpaḥ; caṭita-sphuṭitakaḥ prādurbhūtaḥ Divyāvadāna 22.27, he saw that stūpa; it appeared cracked and broken (ruined); [Page223-a+ 71] (subst.) break, crack, fissure, or broken place: tenāsmin stūpe caṭita-sphuṭitakāni prādurbhūtāni Divyāvadāna 23.6, here seemingly dvandva [compound], fissures and breaks appeared in the stūpa. See next.

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

1) Caṭita (चटित):—[from caṭ] mfn. gone or driven anywhere ([locative case]), [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

2) [v.s. ...] hanging down from (in [compound]), [Pañcatantra ii, 3, 3/4]

3) [v.s. ...] broken, [Caraka ii, 1]

4) [v.s. ...] fallen in (a house), [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha iii, 20 f.]

5) [v.s. ...] n. = taka, [Divyāvadāna i, 413 and 418] (in [compound])

6) Catita (चतित):—[from cat] mfn. class. = catta, [Pāṇini 7-2, 34; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

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

Caṭita (चटित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uccuppia.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Catitaka, Catitarumam.

Ends with: Avacatita, Carcatita, Catacatita, Copada Catacatita, Uccatita.

Full-text: Cat, Uccuppia, Sphutitaka, Pratisamskara.

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