Gatra, aka: Gātra; 5 Definition(s)
Introduction
Gatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 Hinduism
Purana
Gātra (गात्र).—A maharṣi, the son of Vasiṣṭha, who had by Ūrjjā seven Ṛṣis called Rajas, Gātra, Ūṛdhvabāhu. Savana, Alaghu, Śukra and Sutapas. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 20).
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopaedia
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
gātra (गात्र).—n (S) A limb or member.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygātra (गात्र).—n A limb or member.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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-English dictionary
Gātra (गात्र).—[gai tran gāturidam vā, aṇ; cf. Uṇ.4.168]
1) The body; अपचितमपि गात्रं व्यायतत्वादलक्ष्यम् (apacitamapi gātraṃ vyāyatatvādalakṣyam) Ś.2.4; तपति तनु- गात्रि मदनः (tapati tanu- gātri madanaḥ) 3.16.
2) A limb or member of the body; गुरुपरितापानि न ते गात्रण्युपचारमर्हन्ति (guruparitāpāni na te gātraṇyupacāramarhanti) Ś.3.17; Ms.2.29; 5.19.
3) The fore-quarter of an elephant.
-trā The earth.
Derivable forms: gātram (गात्रम्).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Vishuddhagatra | Viśuddhagātra (विशुद्धगात्र) refers to “stainless body” and represents the twenty-third of the ... | |
| Vrittagatra | Vṛttagātra (वृत्तगात्र) refers to “rounded body” and represents the eighteenth of the eighty mi... | |
| Prithucarumandalagatra | Pṛthucārumaṇḍalagātra (पृथुचारुमण्डलगात्र) refers to “body with broad and graceful limbs” and r... | |
| Mrishtagatra | Mṛṣṭagātra (मृष्टगात्र) refers to “smooth body” and represents the nineteenth of the eighty min... | |
| Anupurvagatra | Anupūrvagātra (अनुपूर्वगात्र) refers to “regular body” and represents the twentieth of the eigh... | |
| Sukumaragatra | Sukumāragātra (सुकुमारगात्र) refers to “youthful body” and represents the twenty-seventh of the... | |
| Adinagatra | Adīnagātra (अदीनगात्र) refers to “zestful body” and represents the twenty-eighth of the eighty ... | |
| Mridugatra | Mṛdugātra (मृदुगात्र) refers to “tender body” and represents the twenty-second of the eighty mi... | |
| Utsahagatra | Utsāhagātra (उत्साहगात्र) or Utsāhagātratā refers to “upright limbs” and represents the thirtie... | |
| Gatrakarshana | Gātrakarṣaṇa (गात्रकर्षण).—a. emaciating or weakening the body. Gātrakarṣaṇa is a Sanskrit comp... | |
| Vyapagatatilakagatra | Vyapagatatilakagātra (व्यपगततिलकगात्र) or Vyapagatatilakagātratā refers to “limbs that are free... | |
| Gatrotsadana | Gātrotsādana (गात्रोत्सादन).—cleaning the body with perfumes; Ms.2.211. Derivable forms: gātrot... | |
| Anunnatagatra | Anunnatagātra (अनुन्नतगात्र).—a. having limbs not stout or prominent.Anunnatagātra is a Sanskri... | |
| Prasannagatra | Prasannagātra (प्रसन्नगात्र) or Prasannagātratā refers to “clear limbs” and represents the thir... | |
| Gatrasamkocin | Gātrasaṃkocin (गात्रसंकोचिन्).—m. the pole-cat; (so called because it contracts its body in ord... |
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.7.20 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Verse 2.3.78 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana: Worship]
Verse 2.6.59 < [Chapter 6 - Abhīṣṭa-lābha: The Attainment of All Desires]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.3.43 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Verse 2.4.62 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 1.2.267 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.143 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter V - Creation of the Prajapatis < [Agastya Samhita]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)