Dhauti, Dhautī: 6 definitions

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Dhauti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhauti (धौति) or Dhautī (धौती).—f. Ved.

1) A spring.

2) A river; यो धौतीनामहिहन्नारिणक् पथः (yo dhautīnāmahihannāriṇak pathaḥ) Ṛgveda 2.13.5.

3) One of the ways of practising Yoga; धौती बस्ती तथा नौती नौलिकी त्रोटकस्तथा । कपालभाती चैतानि षट् कर्मणि समाचरेत् (dhautī bastī tathā nautī naulikī troṭakastathā | kapālabhātī caitāni ṣaṭ karmaṇi samācaret) || Haṭhayogapradīpikā.

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

Dhauti (धौति).—[feminine] spring, brook.

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

1) Dhautī (धौती):—[from dhauta] a f. washing, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

2) [from dhauta] DotI b f. a kind of penance (consisting in washing a strip of white cloth, swallowing it and then drawing it out of the mouth), [Catalogue(s)]

3) Dhauti (धौति):—[from dhauta] 1. dhauti f. a kind of penance (consisting in washing a strip of white cloth, swallowing it and then drawing it out of the mouth), [Catalogue(s)]

4) 2. dhauti f. (√1. dhāv) spring, well, rivulet, [Ṛg-veda ii, 13, 5.]

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Dhauti 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhauti (ಧೌತಿ):—[noun] (yoga.) a yogic cleansing, in which a narrow, long piece of clean cloth is taken into stomach and taken our from the anus.

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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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Search found 18 books and stories containing Dhauti, Dhautī; (plurals include: Dhautis, Dhautīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

4.1. Shodhana (cleansing) and Satkarma (six processes) < [Chapter 2 - The Eight Components of Yoga]

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Part 2.4 - Branches of Yoga—Hathayoga < [Chapter 3 - Yoga Philosophy in Yogatattva Upanisad]

Part 2 - Practice of Mudra (spiritual gestures) < [Chapter 4 - Ashtanga-yoga and Practice in Yogatattva Upanishad]

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Therapeutic Effects of Shatkarma on Health Through Ayurvedic Perspective < [Volume 10, Issue 5: September-October 2023]

Effect of Hatha Yoga in the management of Kitibha vis-a-vis Psoriasis < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]

Comparative Clinical Study of Nasya and Jala Neti in Allergic Rhinitis < [Volume 8, Issue 3: May - June 2021]

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Evaluation of efficacy of the Vamana Dhauti with and without Shivapalapindi in Amlapitta < [Volume 11, issue 1 (2023)]

Role of vamana karma in neurological disorder- a review study < [Volume 10, issue 1 (2022)]

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