Galat: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Galat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Galat (गलत्) refers to “oozing (various colors of light)”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 225).—Accordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Caṇḍikā, “[Then the portal to the sanctum sanctorum, a riot of colour and form:] She was being illuminated by the entrance, on which there were hanging cloths reddened by lamp-smoke, a row of bracelets made of peacock-throats festooned [over it], a garland of bells closely-set and pale with powdered flour-cakes, which supported two door-panels, [studded] with tin lion heads with thick, iron pins in their centers, barricaded with an ivory-rod bolt, carrying [what seemed to be] a necklace of sparkling bubbles that were mirrors oozing yellow, blue and red [light] (galat-pītanīlalohita)”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGalat (गलत्).—mfn. (-lan-lantī-lat) 1. Falling, dropping. 2. Oozing, trickling, flowing. 3. Melting. E. gal to flow, śatṛ aff.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGalat in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) wrong: incorrect, untrue; erroneous; improper; —[jagaha para] in the wrong box; in an awkward position; —[mohare para hatha rakhana] to back the wrong horse..—galat (गलत) is alternatively transliterated as Galata.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGalat is another spelling for गलत [galata].—adj. 1. wrong; improper; 2. untrue; false; 3. erroneous;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+9): Galata, Galatabayani, Galatamsa, Galatana, Galatapatra, Galataphahami, Galatbayani, Galate, Galatem, Galatfahami, Galatgat, Galatha, Galathaili, Galathana, Galathedara, Galathem, Galathi, Galati, Galatiga, Galatige.
Ends with: Gengalat, Paryagalat, Paryyagalat, Vigalat.
Full-text: Galata, Paryagalat, Galatkushtha.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Galat; (plurals include: Galats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.20.4 < [Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Verses 5.15.18-19 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Citrakāvya (3): Absence of some specific letter < [Introduction]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.220 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Traditions of transgressive sacrality (against blasphemy) in Hinduism < [Volume 78 (2017)]