Gharatta, Gharaṭṭa: 10 definitions
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Gharatta means something in 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 Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट) refers to a “millstone”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 2.85.
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’.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट) [=Gharaṭṭaka] refers to a “grinding stone”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The man of knowledge should mark the sacred fields located in the towns. Thus (this) category has been explained externally; now listen (to how it is) in the home. Prayāga is in the middle (of the house). Varuṇā is present in the door. Kollāpura is in the scissors. The stove is Aṭṭahāsaka. One should know that the threshing floor is Jayantī and Caritra is the mortar (in which grain is cleaned or threshed). The winnowing fan is said to be Ekāmraka and Devikoṭa is the grinding stone. (Thus there are) the dish (used to cover water jars), the bedstead, mortar, threshold, stove, winnowing fan and grinding stone [i.e., gharaṭṭa]. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट).—A grinding stone; उपलैश्च घरट्टैश्च प्रज्वलद्भिस्तथोल्मुकैः (upalaiśca gharaṭṭaiśca prajvaladbhistatholmukaiḥ) Śiva B.13.88.
Derivable forms: gharaṭṭaḥ (घरट्टः).
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट).—[masculine] grindstone.
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट):—m. a grindstone, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii, 1244; 1303 and 1589; Subhāṣitāvali]
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट):—m. Reibstein [Śabdakalpadruma] nach einem [Purāṇa]
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट):—m. Handmühle [Indische studien von Weber 15,455.] [Rājataraṃgiṇī 7,1244,1303.1589.] [Āryavidyāsudhākara 141,5.]
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gharaṭṭa.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Gharaṭṭa (घरट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gharaṭṭa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gharaṭṭa (ಘರಟ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] a hand-driven grinding mill, made of two stone discs, the below one being fixed on which the other one is rotated.
2) [noun] (fig.) (chiefly in comp.) a destroyer.
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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Starts with: Gharattaka.
Full-text: Gharattaka, Gharattika, Ghusamjna, Gharata.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
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