Gacchat: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Gacchat 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Gachchhat.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGacchat (गच्छत्) refers to “being on one’s way (going someplace)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] Thus the good sage spent a long time with his mind utterly agitated by pangs of love. Once while the good sage was on his way (gacchat) to the river Puṣpabhadrā for taking his bath he happened to see the young maiden Padmā who was as charming as goddess Lakṣmī. The sage asked the persons standing by—‘Who is this girl?’ The people, afraid of the curse bowed to the sage and replied. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaGacchat (गच्छत्) refers to “walking” (which has no meaning for one having achieved the inner freedom of having nothing—svāsthya), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] No benefit or loss comes to me by standing, walking or lying down, so consequently I live as I please whether standing (tiṣṭhat), walking (gacchat) or sleeping (svapat) [tiṣṭhangacchansvapantasmādahamāse yathāsukham]. I lose nothing by sleeping and gain nothing by effort, so consequently I live as I please, abandoning loss and success. Frequently observing the drawbacks of such things as pleasant objects, I live as I please, abandoning the pleasant and unpleasant”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGacchat (गच्छत्).—mfn. (-cchan-cchantī-cchat) Going. E. gam to go, śatṛ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGacchat (गच्छत्):—[from gaccha] mfn. [present participle] [Parasmaipada] [from] √gam q.v.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gacchate, Gacchatha, Gacchati, Gacchatu.
Full-text: Abhigacchat, Astamgacchat, Adhvagacchat, Arshtri, Tishthat, Svapat, Deva, Gam.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.55 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.52 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.14.13 < [Sukta 14]
Physician as depicted in Manasollasa (by Sri B. S. Hebballi)
4. Environmental factors and the body’s capacity for resistance < [Chapter 4 - Ancient treatises on Indian medicine]
Modern science supports ancient Ayurvedic diet for diabetes. < [Volume 25 (issue 3-4), Jan-Jun 2006]