Galavartta, Galavārtta, Gala-vartta: 4 definitions
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Galavartta 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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Galavārtta (गलवार्त्त).—adj. voracious, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 95. Durvārttā, i. e.
Galavārtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gala and vārtta (वार्त्त).
Galavārtta (गलवार्त्त):—[=gala-vārtta] [from gala > gal] mfn. living only for one’s throat, [Pañcatantra iii, 2, 6.]
Galavārtta (गलवार्त्त):—(gala + vārttā) adj. von der Kehle lebend, Schmarotzer: dṛśyante caiva tīrtheṣu galavārttāstapasvinaḥ [Pañcatantra III, 95.]
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Galavārtta (गलवार्त्त):—lies für die Kehle lebend und vgl. [Spr. 1510.]
Galavārtta (गलवार्त्त):—Adj. nur für die Kehle lebend [Indische sprüche 3521.]
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.
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Partial matches: Vartta, Gala.
Full-text: Vartta.
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