Dhauta: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Dhauta means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Dhauta (धौत) refers to “being washed”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “13. His cheeks are washed with the must-fluid (jala-dhauta) that flows in streams; he is filled with thunder (roaring) like a rolled-up cloud; rushing forward intent on slaying even those at a distance, —(in this state) the lordly elephant is declared to be ‘wet-cheeked’ (in the second stage of must)”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Dhauta (धौत) refers to “(being) cleansed (by the oozing of the seed)”, according to Vāgīśvarakīrti’s Tattvaratnāvaloka verse 17.—Accordingly, “Cleansed by the oozing (sruti-dhauta) of the seed (i.e. semen) from the thunderbolt (i.e.the officiant’s penis) growing as a sprout born from a purified lotus (i.e. the consecrated vulva of the consort), the crop that is the fourth [state of consciousness] comes to full bloom; [although] the Fourth [Initiation] is manifest, it is hidden even from the wise”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
dhauta (धौत).—p S Washed.
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
Dhauta (धौत).—p. p. [dhāv-kta ūṭh]
1) Washed, washed off, cleaned, purified, laved; कुल्याम्भोभिः पवनचपलैः शाखिनो धौतमूलाः (kulyāmbhobhiḥ pavanacapalaiḥ śākhino dhautamūlāḥ) Ś.1.15; Śik.58; Kumārasambhava 1.6;6,57; R.16.49; 19.1.
2) Polished, brightened; षष्ठ्या शरैः संयति तैलधौतै- र्जघान तानप्यथ पृष्ठगोपान् (ṣaṣṭhyā śaraiḥ saṃyati tailadhautai- rjaghāna tānapyatha pṛṣṭhagopān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.85.7.
3) Bright, white, shining, brightened, glistening; हरशिरश्चन्द्रिकाधौतहर्म्यां (haraśiraścandrikādhautaharmyāṃ) Meghadūta 7,46; विकसद्दन्ताशुधौताधरम् (vikasaddantāśudhautādharam) Gītagovinda 12.
-tam 1 Silver.
2) Cleaning, washing.
Dhauta (धौत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Washed, cleaned, purified. 2. Bright and shining. 3. White. n.
(-taṃ) Silver. E. dhāv to make clean, affix kta.
Dhauta (धौत).—[adjective] washed, clean, polished, bright; [neuter] & [feminine] ī washing.
1) Dhauta (धौत):—mfn. (√2. dhāv) washed, cleansed, purified, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Suśruta; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) washed off, removed, destroyed, [Kālidāsa; Śiśupāla-vadha; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] (cf. dhūta)
3) polished, bright, white, shining, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) n. idem, [Cāṇakya]
5) silver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Dhauta (धौत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Washed; bright; white. n. Silver.
Dhauta (धौत):—
1) adj. s. u. 2. dhāv . —
2) n. Silber [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Dhauta (धौत):——
1) Adj. s.u. 2. dhāv. —
2) f. ī Wäsche [Indische studien von Weber 15,252.] —
3) n. — a) das Waschen [Indische sprüche 7303.] — b) *Silber.
Dhauta (धौत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhoa.
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
Dhauta (ಧೌತ):—
1) [adjective] cleansed; clean; washed.
2) [adjective] white; shining; lustrous.
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Dhauta (ಧೌತ):—
1) [noun] a thing that is clean, washed (as clothes).
2) [noun] the quality of being white; whiteness.
3) [noun] a white metallic element that is sonorous, ductile, very malleable, capable of a high degree of polish, and chiefly univalent in compounds, and that has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance; silver; (Ag.).
4) [noun] that which is sharpened (as a weapon).
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 (+2): Dhautabali, Dhautadanta, Dhautaka, Dhautakata, Dhautakauhsheya, Dhautakausheya, Dhautakhandi, Dhautakoshaja, Dhautakushtha, Dhautala, Dhautamastaka, Dhautamula, Dhautamulaka, Dhautanjali, Dhautanjani, Dhautapanga, Dhautapapman, Dhautari, Dhautashila, Dhautatman.
Full-text (+48): Nirdhauta, Kaladhauta, Dhautashila, Dhautakoshaja, Dhautakata, Shatadhauta, Dhautakausheya, Dhautamulaka, Dhautakhandi, Mukhadhauta, Dhautatman, Dhautabali, Rupyadhauta, Kupyadhauta, Sudhauta, Dhautakushtha, Sudhadhauta, Dhautamula, Dhautapanga, Mamsadhauta.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 386 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.241 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmaceutical study of shatadhauta ghrita prepared by two different methods < [2016: Volume 5, May issue 5]
Tinted lip gloss formulation: dragon fruit peel powder and shat dhauta ghrita. < [2023: Volume 12, November issue 19]
Study of Naveen and Purana Guda's significance in classics. < [2020: Volume 9, May issue 5]
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satya Vrat Shastri)