Govikarta, Go-vikarta, Govikartā: 5 definitions
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Govikarta 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 EncyclopediaGovikartā (गोविकर्ता).—The man who puts nose-bands on bullocks. (Śloka 9, Chapter 2, Virāṭa Parva).
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 dictionaryGovikarta (गोविकर्त).—m.
1) the killer of a cow; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.2.9.
2) a husbandman.
Derivable forms: govikartaḥ (गोविकर्तः).
Govikarta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vikarta (विकर्त). See also (synonyms): govikartṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovikarta (गोविकर्त):—[=go-vikarta] [from go] m. a cow-slaughterer, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā ii; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa v, 3, 1, 10; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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.
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Full-text: Halika, Vikarta, Govikartri, Aralika.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.591 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Vedic Sacrifices and Cattle Wealth < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)
Part 9 - Details of Non-Vegetarian Food in the Mahabharata < [Chapter 4 - Food and Drinks]