Govata, Govāṭa, Go-vata: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Govata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGovāṭa (गोवाट).—a cow-pen.
Derivable forms: govāṭam (गोवाटम्).
Govāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vāṭa (वाट). See also (synonyms): govāsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovāṭa (गोवाट):—[=go-vāṭa] [from go] m. a hurdle for cattle, [Harivaṃśa 3397 and 3485; Kathāsaritsāgara xx] (ifc. f(ā). ).
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarygovata (ဂေါဝတ) [(pu,na) (ပု၊န)]—
[go+vata]
[ဂေါ+ဝတ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)govata—
(Burmese text): နွားအကျင့်။
(Auto-Translation): Cow behavior.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Govataka, Govatika.
Full-text: Ajavatagovata, Govasha.
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