In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Gilat (गिलत्) refers to “devouring”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The three worlds, which are made foolish by the action of the poison of lust, are fast asleep in this gaping mouth of Yama’s serpent which is marked by fangs of destruction. While this one whose disposition is pitiless is devouring everyone (gilat—pratyekaṃ gilato'sya), certainly there is no way out from this for you, noble fellow, by any means [even] with some difficulty without knowledge of what is beyond the senses. [Thus ends the reflection on] helplessness”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gilat (गिलत्).—*** a. Swallowing; गिलन्त्य इव चाङ्गानि (gilantya iva cāṅgāni) Bhāg. 1.13.31.

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

Gilat (गिलत्).—mfn. (-lan-lantī-lat) Swallowing, eating, devouring. E. gai to swallow, śatṛ aff.

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

Gilat (गिलत्):—[from gila] mfn. ([present participle] √2. gṝ) swallowing, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 13, 31.]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gilat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) nickel; nickel-coat..—gilat (गिलट) is alternatively transliterated as Gilaṭa.

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Starts with: Gilata, Gilatheege, Gilati, Gilatige.

Full-text: Gilata.

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