Ghatuka, Ghātuka: 11 definitions
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Ghatuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghātuka (घातुक).—a S Murderous, mischievous, deleterious; that kills or destroys.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishghātuka (घातुक).—a Murderous, mischievous, deleterious.
Marathi 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 dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhātuka (घातुक).—a. (-kī f.) [इन् णिच् उकञ् (in ṇic ukañ)]
1) Killing, destructive, mischievous, hurting; वत्सांश्च घातुको वृकः (vatsāṃśca ghātuko vṛkaḥ) Av.12. 4.7.
2) Cruel, savage, ferocious.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhātuka (घातुक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Mischievous, hurtful. 2. Cruel, savage. violent, ferocious. E. han to kill, changed to ghāta, and ukañ aff. hiṃse, krūreca.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhātuka (घातुक).—[adjective] killing, harmful, mischievous.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ghātuka (घातुक):—[from ghāta] mfn. ([Pāṇini 3-2, 154]) slaying, killing, [Atharva-veda xii, 4, 7; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii, 1, 1, 3; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii, 2, 9, 6; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] hurtful, mischievous, cruel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhātuka (घातुक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Mischievous, cruel, ferocious.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ghātuka (घातुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghattu.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGhātuka (ಘಾತುಕ):—[adjective] = ಘಾತಕ [ghataka]1.
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Ghātuka (ಘಾತುಕ):—[noun] = ಘಾತಕ [ghataka]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ghatukarikavali, Ghatukatana.
Ends with: Aghatuka, Atmaghatuka, Marmaghatuka, Matrighatuka, Samajaghatuka.
Full-text: Matrighatuka, Hanuka, Aghatuka, Ghattu, Katukan, Karukan, Ghanaghana, Sharvara.
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