Catra, Catrā, Cātra: 5 definitions
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Catra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatra.
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Marathi-English dictionary
catrā (चत्रा).—a (Corr. from catura) Knowing, cunning. kara.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cātra (चात्र).—[cāy karaṇe ṣṭran] A cylinder of catechu-wood used in producing the sacred fire.
Derivable forms: cātram (चात्रम्).
Catra (चत्र):—s. cātra .
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Cātra (चात्र):—n.
1) Spindel [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 1, 15.] [GOBH. 2, 7, 7.] —
2) die Spindel, welche bei der Erzeugung des heiligen Feuers gebraucht wird. In die Spindel wird der pramantha fest eingefügt und auf eine Kerbe in der unteren araṇi aufgesetzt; wird die Spindel mittelst eines um sie geschlungenen Seiles, an dessen Enden abwechselnd gezogen wird, in rasche Bewegung versetzt, so entsteht durch die Reibung Feuer. [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi] [S. 363. 366. 356.] Oefters die var. l. catra .
Catra (चत्र):—n. = cattra.
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Cātra (चात्र):—= cātra.
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
Catra (ಚತ್ರ):—[noun] a building where shelter (sometimes food also) provided benevolently to people, esp. wayfarers.
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Catra (ಚತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಚತ್ರಿ [catri].
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Cātra (ಚಾತ್ರ):—[noun] a pupil or follower of any teacher; a disciple.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Catracam, Catracam-parimarukai, Catrappa.
Full-text (+16): Samayacatram, Caturya, Caturyya, Cannaram, Dharmacatra, Nihkshatra, Ceshtitavya, Atvara, Aprasiddha, Avasiti, Upahridaya, Nidarshana, Aukthya, Apaghata, Mantra, Apurvarthatva, Ashtadashapurana, Parihara, Nishkraya, Khadyota.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 140 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 151 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 982 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Part 8 - Writers and treatises on painting, sculpture, gems etc. < [Chapter 18 - Quotations nad References]
10. The poetic style of the Yasastilaka < [Chapter 7 - Yasastilaka as an Anthology of Sanskrit verse]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3a.4 - Descriptions of the Aranis < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Chapter 2a - The nature of the Parisistas (of the Atharvaveda)
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 6 (sastho vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 2 (dvitiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 3 (trtiyo vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Glorification of Bharatavarsa < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
The Quotations of the Puranas in the Danasagar < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Three Ancient Famous Temples of the Sun < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]