Goratha, Go-ratha: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Goratha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGoratha (गोरथ).—The palace of Magadha. This palace was situated on a mountain near Girivraja. (Śloka 30, Chapter 20, Sabhā Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGoratha (गोरथ).—Sages.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 200. 10.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGoratha (गोरथ).—a carriage drawn by oxen; Rām.2.82.26; Ms. 11.174.
Derivable forms: gorathaḥ (गोरथः).
Goratha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and ratha (रथ). See also (synonyms): goyāna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Goratha (गोरथ):—[=go-ratha] [from go] m. ‘cow-cart’, Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata ii, 797]
2) [v.s. ...] Śiva, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusGōratha (ಗೋರಥ):—
1) [noun] a carriage drawn by an ox or oxen.
2) [noun] Śiva, whose vehicle is Vřṣabha, the best of bulls.
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: Gorathagiri, Gorathaka.
Full-text: Goradgamana, Goyana, Gorathagiri.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Goratha, Go-ratha, Gōratha; (plurals include: Gorathas, rathas, Gōrathas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.50 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.51 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XX < [Jarasandha-badha Parva]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)