Dhauta: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
See also

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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (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”.

context information

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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dhauta (धौत).—p S Washed.

context information

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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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.

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

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.

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

Dhauta (धौत).—[adjective] washed, clean, polished, bright; [neuter] & [feminine] ī washing.

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

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.]

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

Dhauta (धौत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Washed; bright; white. n. Silver.

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

Dhauta (धौत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhoa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhauta in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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).

context information

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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