Dharmaghata, Dharmaghaṭa, Dharma-ghata: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmaghaṭa (धर्मघट).—a jar of fragrant water offered daily (to a Brāhmaṇa) in the month of Vaiśākha; एष धर्मघटो दत्तो ब्रह्माविष्णुशिवात्मकः । अस्य प्रदानात् सफला मम सन्तु मनोरथाः (eṣa dharmaghaṭo datto brahmāviṣṇuśivātmakaḥ | asya pradānāt saphalā mama santu manorathāḥ) ||
Derivable forms: dharmaghaṭaḥ (धर्मघटः).
Dharmaghaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ghaṭa (घट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmaghaṭa (धर्मघट):—[=dharma-ghaṭa] [from dharma > dhara] m. a jar of fragrant water offered daily in the month Vaiśākha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Partial matches: Ghata, Dharma, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmaghataka, Dharmaghatavratakatha.
Full-text: Dharmaghatavratakatha.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 58 - In Praise of Planting Trees etc. < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 75 - Manifestation of Trilocana < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]