Datra, Dātra: 15 definitions

Introduction:

Datra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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

Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

Dātra (दात्र) refers to a kind of weapon (sickle). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.

Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda
Dhanurveda book cover
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Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Dātra (दात्र, ‘cutter’), denoting a ‘sickle,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda. Cows ‘with sickle-shaped marks on their ears’ (dātra-karṇyaḥ) are referred to in the Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā. Otherwise the expression is only found later, occurring in the Sūtra and epic literature. See also Sṛṇi.

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Datra (दत्र).—Ved. A gift, donation.

Derivable forms: datram (दत्रम्).

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Dātra (दात्र).—

1) An instrument of cutting, a sort of sickle or knife; दात्रैश्छिन्दन् क्वचित् क्वचित् (dātraiśchindan kvacit kvacit) Rām.2.8.7; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12. 228.6.

2) Ved. A share, possession.

3) A gift, donation.

Derivable forms: dātram (दात्रम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dātra (दात्र).—n.

(-traṃ) A sort of sickle, a large knife, a Da. E. do to cut, tran Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dātra (दात्र).—[dā + tra] 2., n. A kind of sickle, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 87, 9 Gorr.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Datra (दत्र).—[neuter] wealth, [plural] goods; p. vant.

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Dātra (दात्र).—1. [neuter] distribution, share, possession.

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Dātra (दात्र).—2. [neuter] sickle, scythe.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dātra (दात्र):—[from ] n. a sort of sickle or crooked knife, [Ṛg-veda; Āpastamba; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (dātra) allotted portion, share, possession, [Ṛg-veda]

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

Dātra (दात्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. A sort of sickle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dātra (दात्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Datta.

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Datra in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Dātra (ದಾತ್ರ):—[noun] a crescent-shaped blade with a short handle, used as a cutting tool; a sickle.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Nepali dictionary

Datra is another spelling for दातृ [dātṛ].—n. donor;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Pali-English dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

dātra—

(Burmese text): တံစဉ်။ P.S.D.၌ 'ပေးအပ်သော ဝတ္ထု၊ ပေးလှူခြင်း၊ အမရ၊ သျ၌ 'မြက်ခုတ်ဓား'ဟုဆိုသေး၏။ ဒါတ္တ-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): The translation of the provided Burmese text is: "In P.S.D., the 'given item, donation, immortality, and the 'grass-cutting knife' is still mentioned. Look closely."

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
Pali book cover
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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