Ghattana, Ghaṭṭana, Ghaṭṭanā: 14 definitions

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Ghattana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन) refers to “beating”, representing one of the various actions of Māra, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 10).—Accordingly, “[Question: What are the works of Māra?]—[Answer].—[...] Māra has three types of actions: (a) play, laughter, idle chatter, singing, dancing, and everything that provokes desire; (b) iron fetters, beating (ghaṭṭana), whipping, wounds, spikes, knives, slashing and everything that is caused by hatred; (c) [demented mortifications] such as being burned, being frozen, tearing out one’s hair, starving, jumping into the fire, throwing oneself into the water, falling onto spears and everything that results from stupidity”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ghaṭṭana : (nt.) striking; knocking against; insult.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ghaṭṭana, (nt.) (Sk. ghaṭana, to granth, cp. gantha) 1. combining, putting together, combination, composition, J.I, 220; PA. 312, etc.—2. striking, fig. insulting (ghaṭṭana=āsajjana) VvA.55. To meaning “strike” cp. saṃghaṭṭana. (Page 256)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन).—

1) Shaking, moving; सुप्तसर्प इव दण्डघट्टनाद्रोषितोऽस्मि (suptasarpa iva daṇḍaghaṭṭanādroṣito'smi) R.11.71.

2) Effecting, forming; प्रणयविघटनार्थं किं नु तद् घट्टनार्थम् (praṇayavighaṭanārthaṃ kiṃ nu tad ghaṭṭanārtham) Parṇāl 2.54.

Derivable forms: ghaṭṭanam (घट्टनम्).

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Ghaṭṭanā (घट्टना).—[ghaṭṭ-yuñ]

1) Shaking, moving, stirring round, agitating.

2) Rubbing.

3) A means of livelihood, practice, business, profession.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghaṭṭanā (घट्टना).—f.

(-nā) 1. Going, moving. 2. Practice, business, means of living. 3. Rubbing or striking together. E. ghaṭṭ to go, affix yuc fem. ṭāp.

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

Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन).—[ghaṭṭ + ana], n. 1. Scratching, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 98, 25. 2. Touching, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 14581. 3. Churning, Mārk. P. 12, 38.

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

Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन).—[neuter] pushing, stirring, touching.

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

1) Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन):—[from ghaṭṭ] n. pushing, touching, rubbing or striking together, [Harivaṃśa 14581; Raghuvaṃśa xi, 71; Kathāsaritsāgara lxxii, 42]

2) [v.s. ...] stirring round, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xii, 38]

3) Ghaṭṭanā (घट्टना):—[from ghaṭṭana > ghaṭṭ] f. (? for ghaṭanā) going, moving, practice, business, means of living, [Pāṇini 3-3, 107], [vArttika] 1.

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

Ghaṭṭanā (घट्टना):—(nā) 1. f. Going; rubbing; practice, business.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ghaṭṭana (घट्टन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ghaṭṭaṇa, Ghaṭṭaṇayā, Ghaṭṭaṇā.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ghaṭṭaṇa (घट्टण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ghaṭṭana.

2) Ghaṭṭaṇa (घट्टण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ghaṭṭana.

3) Ghaṭṭaṇā (घट्टणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ghaṭṭanā.

Ghaṭṭaṇā has the following synonyms: Ghaṭṭaṇayā.

4) Ghattaṇa (घत्तण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṣepaṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ghaṭṭaṇa (ಘಟ್ಟಣ):—[noun] = ಘಟ್ಟಣೆ [ghattane].

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Ghaṭṭana (ಘಟ್ಟನ):—

1) [noun] the act of rubbing by moving one’s hand, a cloth etc. over (something) or by moving two things one over the other, with friction repeatedly.

2) [noun] a hitting hard or ramming.

3) [noun] the act of grooming by gently rubbing, combing etc.

4) [noun] the act of shaking (something).

5) [noun] the act or process of beating, stirring or shaking curd, cream to form butter; churning.

6) [noun] a pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing.

7) [noun] the act or fact of moving away from or towards; a going.

8) [noun] a frequent, usual or daily repeated action, practice (as habit, vocation, occupation etc.).

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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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