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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Grāmakūṭa.—(EI 8-3); EI 30; CII 4; HD), cf. Grāmamahattara; the headman of a village (or probably, a member of the village council). Paiṭhīnasi and Kauṭilya (IV 5) use the word, and the commentary on the Kāmasūtra (V. 55) explains Grāmakūṭa as halottha-vṛtti. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, p. 285; Ind. Ant., Vol. XVI, p. 24. See Rāṣṭrakūṭa, Deśakūṭa. Note: grāmakūṭa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Grāmakūṭa (ग्रामकूट).—

1) the noblest man in a village.

2) a Śūdra.

Derivable forms: grāmakūṭaḥ (ग्रामकूटः).

Grāmakūṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grāma and kūṭa (कूट).

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

Grāmakūṭa (ग्रामकूट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) A man of the fourth tribe, a Sudra. E. grāma a village, and kūṭa a number, the crowd or population of the village. grāmasya kūṭa iva vañcanāpraghānatvāt . śūdre .

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

1) Grāmakūṭa (ग्रामकूट):—[=grāma-kūṭa] [from grāma] m. = -kūṭaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of an author of Prākṛt verses, [Hāla]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grāmakūṭa (ग्रामकूट):—[grāma-kūṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A sūdra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gramakuta in German

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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 corpus

Grāmakūṭa (ಗ್ರಾಮಕೂಟ):—[noun] the chief of a village or town.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Grama, Kuta.

Starts with: Gramakutaka.

Full-text: Gramakutaka, Rashtra-grama-kuta, Bhasmatula, Deshillaka, Rashtra-grama-mahattara, Deshakuta, Kuta, Gavuda, Gavundu, Gramani, Gavunda, Grama-mahattara, Rashtrakuta, Gramapati, Gamunda, Paura-vithillaka, Mahattara.

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