Ghatashiras, Ghaṭāśiras, Ghata-shiras: 1 definition
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Ghatashiras 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.
The Sanskrit term Ghaṭāśiras can be transliterated into English as Ghatasiras or Ghatashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGhaṭāśiras (घटाशिरस्).—adj. (compare prec.; perhaps lit. pot-headed?), in Mahāvyutpatti 8807 (not in Mironov), according to Chin. and Japanese having a knotty, uneven head; this is probably also the meaning [Page219-1b+ 20] of Tibetan mgo (head) ḥbar ḥbur can; compare Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) ḥbar ḥbar, un- even, rough; pock-marked; Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) and [Tibetan-English Dictionary] ḥbur po, having protuberances, uneven, rough; ḥbur, boil, pustule (as pot- shaped?).
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: Ghata, Shiras.
Full-text: Vattushiras.
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